Subject: [email-masked]

From: "Anna Zuccarini" <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2005 09:07:46 -0600

On Fri, 14 Jan 2005 16:23:22 -0800
 "Dr. R. Stephens" <[email-masked]>
wrote:
> As a science educator, you may already realize that
> Darwin's 200th birthday will occur on February 12, 2009.
>  Our 'Darwin Day' project is a nonprofit
> organization designed to promote science education and at
> the same time develop an international celebration of
> Science and Humanity each year on, or near, Feb. 12.
>  Darwin and the theory of evolution are being used as
> symbols of scientific progress, and our goal is
> to achieve a Global Celebration by 2009.  Currently,
> events that teach about Darwin and evolution are
> being registered on our Web site for 2005.  
> The purpose of this letter is to invite you to visit our
> Web site at http://darwinday.org  -- and then to consider
> joining many others in this constructive educational
> effort.  Our Web site offers basic information to assist
> you in developing ideas for a 'celebration' event that is
> suitable for your own circumstances.  In addition you can
> browse the events from previous years for
> many more ideas.  
>  
> Supporters include prominent scientists,
> educators, philosophers, and writers such as: Patrick
> Bateson, Provost, Kings College, Cambridge; Edward O.
> Wilson, Harvard University; Richard Dawkins, Oxford
> University; Daniel C. Dennett, Tufts University; Steven
> Pinker, Harvard University; Helena Cronin, London School
> of Economics; Eugenie Scott, National Center for Science
> Education; Steve Jones, Univ. College London; and many
> others.  We encourage you to join them and become an
> enthusiastic participant in this project.  To sign up
> quickly, register at
> http://darwinday.org/register/index.php .
> 
> Sincerely Yours,  
> Robert J. (Bob) Stephens, Ph. D.
> Emeritus Director, Cell Biology Program, 
> SRI International, formerly Stanford Research Institute.
> Chairman of the Board, Darwin Day Celebration, a
> Nonprofit Corp.
> http://darwinday.org
>  
> PS If you do not want to receive additional e-mail from
> Darwin Day Celebration, simply reply to this e-mail at
> [email-masked].
> 

Anna L. Zuccarini
Crone Middle School
4020 111th Street
Naperville, IL 60564