<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Cambria">Dear Sharetompkins-ites,</font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Cambria"><br></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Cambria">The Prisoner Express program, sponsored by the </font><a href="http://www.alternativeslibrary.org/"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Cambria">Durland Alternatives Library</font></a><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Cambria">, promotes rehabilitation by offering inmates information, education and the opportunity for creative self-expression in a public forum. Participation in this program fosters self-exploration, enrichment and knowledge. The Durland Alternatives Library has a number of ongoing programs as parts of its Prisoners Express project. </font><a href="http://www.prisonerexpress.org/?mode=about"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Cambria">Read more</font></a></div><div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Cambria"><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></font></div></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Cambria">I wanted to let you know about the many volunteer opportunities available at Prison Express (</font><a href="http://www.prisonerexpress.org/"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Cambria">http://www.prisonerexpress.org/</font></a><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Cambria">). They range from creating book packages for prisoners (ongoing, in the Durland Alternatives Library bookroom at Cornell University), to offering to take the books to the post-office (URGENT help needed approx. every 2 weeks), to offering to be a penpal, or reading and responding to prisoner journals, or creating educational opportunities in your field of interest or expertise.</font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Cambria"><br></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Cambria">Gary Fine is in charge of the project and you can contact him at:</font></div><div><span class="pe"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Cambria">Prisoner Express</font></font></span><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Cambria"> 127 Anabel Taylor Hall - Cornell
University - Ithaca, NY 14853</font></font></div></font><div apple-content-edited="true"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="clear:both"><div id="footer"><p>
<span><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Cambria" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;">phone: (607) 255-6486</span></font></font></span><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Cambria" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;">
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</span></font></font><span><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Cambria" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;">email: <a href="mailto:alt-lib@cornell.edu">alt-lib@cornell.edu</a></span></font></font></span><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Cambria" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;">
</span></font></font></p><p><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Cambria" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;"><br></span></font></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 18px; ">I would be grateful if you could pass this on to any church groups or other organizations or individuals who you think might be interested in helping out with this important project.</span></p><p><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Cambria" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;">Also donations of text books in every college level field are always very welcome!</span></font></p><p><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Cambria" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;">Thank you,</span></font></p><p><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Cambria" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;">Allison</span></font></p><p><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Cambria" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;">( I currently volunteer at Prison Express in the bookroom).</span></font></p>
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