To: Chuck Rubin who wrote (30548 ) 6/8/1999 12:09:00 AM From: cicak Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 44908
Check out the NMF information: thanks to Mitch (Chapin) and others: :~) Regards, Phil =====================================================================nmc.org The program involves a discount card that allows individuals to order CDs or cassettes at low prices. The holder of a "MusicCard" can order up to 20 CDs or cassettes at 30 to 40 percent off retail prices. Orders are made from My MusicCard Co.'s inventory of more than 250,000 titles, by calling a toll-free number or accessing a Web site. Once 20 titles are ordered, the card can be "reloaded" for the same discount on up to 10 more albums. There is no "club" or obligation to order. For every card that is activated or reloaded, My MusicCard Co. will make a generous royalty donation to the Foundation. The cards will be distributed by middle, junior high, and high schools, as part of a program run by Lifetime Learning Systems of Stamford, Conn., which designs school fundraisers. The company will promote the idea to more than 53,000 schools nationwide this April, which would sign up to begin in September. Interested schools will receive promotion packets which teachers, PTAs, or other school groups would distribute to students. School supporters would buy a card for $10, and the school will receive $5 for each card sold. A individual ordering 20 CDs can save up to $100. Promotion packets will also include information about how teachers can qualify for awards through NMF's American Music Education Initiative (see page 1). My MusicCard Co. is a subsidiary of TeleServices International Group, which has invested more than $300,000 in the program, according to TSIG chairman Robert Gordon. "Those who use the MusicCard will not only benefit from substantial savings," Gordon says, "but also from knowing that a significant portion of their dollars help fund the many vital programs of the National Music Foundation."