Just been mailed this - maybe all you far-flung ´catters could help out. Sounds like an interesting idea.

Subject: Class Project > > > >Hi! We are fifty 6th grade students at > Taylorsville > >Elementary School in Taylorsville, North Carolina > the > >county seat of Alexander County. We are located in > >the foothills of the Brushy Mountains and are often > >called "Apple City". We have decided, after seeing > >this done at another school, to map an e-mail > project. > > We are curious to see where in the world our > e-mail > >will travel via the Internet, between the period of > >December 13, 2000 and April 1, 2001. This is not a > >pen-pal project, so we will not write you back > (unless > >you request a verification). We would like your > help. > > > >If you receive this e-mail, we ask that you: > > > >1. E-mail us back at taylab@twave.net and tell us > your > >city/state/location so we can plot it on our map. > > > >2. Forward this e-mail to everyone you know so that > >they can send it on to everyone they know (and so > on) > >to help us reach even more people. (We don't mind > >receiving repeats, so sent it on to everyone. > We're > >tracking the number of responses we receive as > well, > >and will be making a graph in our computer lab > classes > >using the numbers received by state.) > > > >We will post our results on our school's web site > >after our deadline so that you can see how we did. > >Our site can be accessed through > > > >www.alexander.k12.nc.us. > > > >With your help we can make this a very fun and > >exciting learning experience. PLEASE help us. > > > >Thank you for any help you can give. > > > >Your friends, > > > >Taylorsville Elementary's 6th grade students > >(Mrs. Janet Forrest's Social Studies Classes) > >121 7th St SW > >Taylorsville, NC 28681 > >