Target-> Have your heard about this award?

["Rita Kaikow (Oceanside High School)" <K12OCKZR@VAXC.HOFSTRA.EDU>]

A friend received the following and has asked me what I think about it.  Can
you help?  Have you heard about it?  She was quoted but never asked if it was
ok.

>
>
>Will you join teachers, community leaders and volunteers across
>the country in support of young Americans, ages 7-24.  We are
>witholding public announcement until May 7, 1994 to demonstrate our
>support for communications via the electronic community.
>
>The event is THE ANNUAL YOUTH ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS AND GALA, which
>will recognize young Americans in 20 awards categories.
>
>We would like to provide you with brief updates about entry
>qualifications and events leading up to the Gala, to be held in
>Washington, D.C. this December.  A response of "GO ACHIEVE" to this
>message confirms your interest in this national Internet
>demonstration.
>
>   ================= Begin forwarded message =================
>
>    From: youthusa@aol.com (unknown)
>    To: erics@cap.gwu.edu
>    Subject: YOUTH ACHIEVERS U.S.A. (GO ACHIEVE!)
>    Date: Wed, 26 Apr
>
>    Please extend a "GO ACHIEVE" to this American from Youth
>    Achievers across the U.S.A.   We are continuously encouraged
>    by electronic networking as demonstrated in the following:
>
>****     Joan Berger        K12ROBZJ@vaxc.hofstra.edu
>
>     I'm a 5th grade teacher and after 33 of teaching, I'm happy to
>     say I'm not burned out.  The trick is to always accept new
>     challenges. When a new program arises in school, be the
>     teacher to try it out.  When they ask for someone to take a
>     workshop in a new area, be the one to do it.  Keep your
>     skills up to date..explore telecommunications more..go into
>     any new and stimulating projebt that comes up.  You never get
>     bored or burned out this way.
>
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>    |
>    GO ACHIEVE FOR >>>>  ****      ***      ***      ***    |||||||
>    |                   **  **   **   **  **   **  **   **
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>    |                    **      **   **  **   **  **   **
>    ||||||||||||||||||  ******     ***      ***      ***    |||||||
>    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>    YOUTH ACHIEVERS U.S.A., Inc.
>    8201 CORPORATE DR. SUITE 620
>    LANDOVER, MD 20785
>    (301) 336-0118
>
>    Thank you for your help in preparing the nation's youth for the
>    21st century.
>
>    Stephanie A. Colbert
>    Executive Director
>
>    Youth Achievers, U.S.A. is a national nonprofit organization
>    incorporated in the state of Maryland.
>    Legal Counsel:  Epstein, Becker and Green - Washington, D.C.
>   --
>
>   "NOTHING GREAT WAS EVER ACHIEVED WITHOUT ENTHUSIASM"...
>    Ralph Waldo Emerson>>>       Let's Just Do It! -s-
>
>
>--
>There's no limit to what can be accomplished if it doesn't matter
>who get's the credit--There's been no shortage of resources......
>JUST RESOURCEFULNESS!  Thanks much! Eric
>
>


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