[16880] in APO-L
An APO S.O.S. of sorts...
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Seth Fulmer)
Fri May 16 07:24:55 1997
Date: Fri, 16 May 1997 07:23:08 -0400
Reply-To: Seth Fulmer <usfulmer@MCS.DREXEL.EDU>
From: Seth Fulmer <usfulmer@MCS.DREXEL.EDU>
To: Multiple recipients of list APO-L <APO-L@VM.CC.PURDUE.EDU>
Zeta Theta recently received this email in our emailbox. You might want to
read it, think it over, and maybe pass it on.
>Return-Path: <USAMichele@aol.com>
>From: USAMichele@aol.com
>Date: Fri, 16 May 1997 00:27:47 -0400 (EDT)
>To: apombox@dunx1.ocs.drexel.edu
>Subject: An APO S.O.S. of sorts...
>
>Dear APO actives, pledges, alumni, & advisors:
>
>Greetings! My name is Michele Cervoni, and I'm writing at the suggestion and
>encouragement of my 1/2 sister, Linda Stein, a founding member and former
>Secretary of the Alpha Delta Eta chapter in Albany, NY. She assured me that
>any person involved with APO would probably be willing and able to help in
>some manner, either through their chapter (if active) or through any
>community groups (Scouts, Boys & Girls Club, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, etc.)
>to whom they might currently volunteer time. If this email is inappropriate
>or unwelcome, I apologize.
>
>I am the Director of an organization called SAPE (formerly "The
>Soviet-American Penfriend Exchange"). We match people -- aged 8 through
>adult -- in the USA and other countries with postal mail (not email) pen
>pals in the former Soviet Union (CIS/Baltics). One of the organizations we
>work with in the former USSR is The Peace Corps. U.S. Peace Corps Volunteers
>who are teaching in those countries enroll their students in our program as a
>way to practice their English. Because of the massive word-of-mouth network
>in the former Soviet Union, we now have a waiting list of THOUSANDS of people
>who would like a pen pal in the USA or another country, in order to practice
>their English. Most of these pen pals are between the ages of 12 and 30.
> Unfortunately, since the rapid expansion of the internet (into schools), it
>has become more and more difficult to find young people willing to exchange
>letters with people who don't have access to email.
>
>So, I'm calling to APO for any help you can provide. If each of you could
>help in one or more of the following ways, we could possibly find pen pals
>for everyone on the waiting list. Ways you can help:
>
>* Get a SAPE pen pal yourself
>* Tell your APO brothers about SAPE so they might get a pen pal, too
>* Give a copy of this letter (by email or in print) to these departments at
>your college (now
> or in the fall):
> Foreign Language Dept.
> Russian Studies or European Studies Dept.
> Political Science or History Dept.
> Education Dept. (for use by Education majors who will be student
>teaching)
>* Give a copy to:
> Your local high school
> Your local Big Brothers/Big Sisters organization
> Scout troops, Boys & Girls Clubs, 4-H, or other youth groups you
>work with or know of
> Your house of worship or religious fellowship for their youth
>group(s)
>* Post this email to your regional or sectional newsgroup or mailing list
>(please do NOT
> post to either of the national APO mailing lists -- my 1/2 sister is going
>to do this for me)
>* Include our info in your chapter/sectional newsletter
>* Tell any family members or friends who may be interested in this activity
>* Add a link to our website (URL below) on your Home Page
>
>After 8 years of existence (and more than 30,000 pairs of pen pals matched),
>we've just launched our first website, which features letters from teachers
>whose students have participated, stories by participants who've met their
>SAPE pen pals in person, as well as a more detailed description of our goals
>and history. Rather than make a long email LONGER, I invite you to check out
>the website for yourself. Our URL is:
>
><A
HREF="http://www.1webplaza.com/sape/sape.html">http://www.1webplaza.com/sap
>e/sape.html</A>
>
>If you click on the link at the bottom of the main webpage that says "Find
>Out How to Become a SAPE Penfriend!" it will bring you right to the
>registration information.
>
>Any person or group who isn't online can receive a condensed, print version
>of the webpages by sending a self-addressed, stamped envelope to our postal
>address, which is below.
>
>Thank you for your time and all of your help. I'd love to hear back from you
>with any comments or ideas you may have.
>
>In friendship,
>
>Michele Cervoni
>Director, SAPE
>P.O. Box 319
>Monroe, CT 06468-0319
>U.S.A.
>Email: USAMichele@aol.com -- OR -- sape@1webplaza.com
>
>
In Leadership, Friendship, and Service,
Seth Fulmer
Pledgemaster Spring '97
Zeta Theta #709
Pledged Fall '96
mailto:usfulmer@mcs.drexel.edu
mailto:st96t879@post.drexel.edu
http://httpsrv.ocs.drexel.edu/undergrad/st96t879
