GEN: Read In! Celebrity eBay Auction

[Jane Coffey <LDRSRLEDUjane@AOL.COM>]

Dear LM_Netters,

The Read In! Chat Rooms are ready for setup! We have successfully halted=20
those annoying "parts" and "joins" and are back up to full speed with this=20
year's event! Joins us! visit the website this week to register and please=20
participate in our Read In! auction!=20

Also, below is Monday's press release: Please join us on April 29: We are=20
raising funds to keep The Read In! free to all!=20
Jane ;-)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:=20
Monday, April 24, 2000

Contact:        Jane Coffey, Director =20
            The Read In Foundation, Inc. 209.869.3945
            Email: thereadin@aol.com
            URL: www.readin.org

THE READ IN FOUNDATION, INC. ANNOUNCES:

THE READ IN/CELEBRITY AUCTION ON EBAY LAUNCHES APRIL 29, 2000

Riverbank, CA- The Read In Foundation, Inc., a registered, 501(C)3 non-profi=
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literacy organization which created The Read In! http://www.readin.org, its=20
annual Internet event to promote and encourage global literacy and the use o=
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telecommunications technology in education, today announced the launch of it=
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first eBay Celebrity Auction to be held on April 29, 2000. To participate in=
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the auction, visit: http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/thereadin@aol.com


Ten examples of the over fifty items up for auction are:=20

=C2=B7   Ten autographed Robert Munsch books, including "Love You Forever"
=C2=B7   Autographed CD and knit ski cap from Country Western singer Amy Gra=
nt
=C2=B7   Elizabeth Taylor canvas bag, AIDS Foundation tshirt and autographed=
 photo=20
of Ms. Taylor
=C2=B7   "So Weird" television script, signed by the entire cast and produce=
r,=20
Henry Winkler
=C2=B7   "Nightmare Hour" autographed novel by R.L. Stine
=C2=B7   Autographed photo and two guitar picks  from Country and Western si=
nger=20
Tim McGraw=20
=C2=B7   Carol Burnett signed and original pen and ink of the charwoman char=
acter=20
from "The Carol Burnett Show"
=C2=B7   Signed, original Muppets cartoon storyboards from illustrator Guy=20
Gilchrist
=C2=B7   Two matted and framed Disney (Mickey and Goofy and Donald and Micke=
y) pen=20
and ink drawings, signed by the illustrator
=C2=B7   Autographed photos from Clint Eastwood, Hulk Hogan, David Copperfie=
ld,=20
Carol Channing, Sharon Stone, Pauly Shore=E2=80=A6and many, many more!

All items are available for pre-auction viewing at: www.readin.org=20

What IS The Read In!? The Read In! is a day-long reading project for childre=
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ages 5-18 in grades K-12. It incorporates and integrates the Language Arts=20
Curriculum and telecommunications into a worthwhile educational collaboratio=
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among peers throughout North America and the world. Kindergarten through=20
twelfth graders across North America and around the globe gather together by=
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modem prior to and during the Day Of the project to speak with twenty-two of=
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their favorite authors and illustrators.

On the Day of The Read In!, students and teachers bring blankets, pillows,=20
and all types of reading materials (no restrictions, other than=20
site-mandated) to join in a lively, interactive exchange. They spend the day=
=20
together reading and celebrating reading. If they have Internet access on=20
site they use telecommunications to chat together live to discuss the day's=20
events and, of course, all aspects of reading!

Partners in Education: To fulfill its stated mission, The Read In Foundation=
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is broadening it base of support through partnerships with public and privat=
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educational institutions, corporations, and private citizens worldwide. To=20
that end, The Read In Foundation, Inc., has partnered with:

CTAP6, The California Technology Assistance Project Delta Sierra Region 6, a=
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cooperative effort of the Counties of Amador, Calaveras, San Joaquin,=20
Stanislaus and Tuolumne in California. Its goal is to provide regional=20
educational technology leadership initiative and provide assistance to=20
schools and districts in integrating technology into teaching and learning.

The 21st Century Teachers Network (21CT), a nationwide, non-profit initiativ=
e=20
of the McGuffey Project, dedicated to assisting k-12 teachers learn, use and=
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effectively integrate technology in the curriculum for improved student=20
learning. 21CT seeks to empower teacher leaders by connecting them with=20
people and resources that will assist in the creation of teacher-driven=20
professional development programs.

LM_NET Network, a 12,000 member, worldwide online discussion group and=20
organization of school library media professionals and others interested in=20
supporting school libraries. LM_NET Network is used by library media=20
specialists to ask for input, share ideas, and information, link programs=20
that are geographically remote, and to establish and hone professional=20
contacts.

Chapbooks.com, a new, Internet-based company that focuses on classroom and=20
community publishing. This is a unique, web-based service which enables=20
groups or individuals to create a permanent record of their ideas,=20
experiences, and achievements in the form of a paperback book. For registere=
d=20
Read In! participants, The New Publisher Program awards micro-grants to K-12=
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classroom teachers to publish a class set of thirty anthologies of student=20
writing in paperback book form.

KidBibs brings kids and books together! KidBibs is an Internet based source=20
of information to help children with their schoolwork and situations that=20
arise in their lives. KidBibs will suggest strategies and materials to help=20
children achieve their potential. KidBibs is the ultimate resource for=20
helping children become good readers, writers, and learners.

Elliot and Friends, Inc. The mission of Elliot and Friends is to enlighten,=20
educate and entertain children through interactive technology, to motivate=20
and empower children to learn about the world through explorations, to learn=
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to protect and preserve their world by going on exciting, imaginary=20
adventures.  Blending education and storytelling, animation and live-action,=
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online interactivity and television, Elliot and Friends challenge children t=
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take care and responsibility for the environment. =20

Hoadworks, Inc. provides online interactive word games, puzzles, and will=20
soon offer interactive story telling. Hoadworks, Inc. will partner with the=20
Read In! by providing word puzzles and games on The Read In! website which=20
will be tailored specifically to Read In! events. With classroom technology=20
integration and core literature and vocabulary in hand, it is hoped that thi=
s=20
innovative strategy will enhance students' active reading skills, enrich=20
their vocabulary, and enable them to grow and become more literate.

The Read In! 2000 is sponsored by:

The RGK Foundation
The Rathmann Family Foundation
The R.L. and Jane Stine Foundation
Waitt Family Foundation Technology Resource Center
Apple Computers, Inc.
Digital Voodoo, Inc.
Communities.com
California Technology Assistance Project, Region 6
MacIrc, Chris Bergmann

The Read In Foundation, Inc. is a non-profit 501(c)(3) foundation and is in=20
the process of raising funds. For more information about the Foundation, The=
=20
Read In! or to learn how to pledge a tax deductible donation, visit the=20
website: www.readin.org or contact Jane Coffey, Director, at=20
209-869-3945, or through email at thereadin@aol.com


Jane Coffey
Director
The Read In Foundation, Inc.
http://www.readin.org
thereadin@aol.com

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