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This is big news if it is true; TSIG.com Forms Agreement With the 4-H Clubs to Sell myMusicCards For Fund-Raising; myMusicCards Demonstrate Strong Appeal in Fund-Raising Programs for American Youth Business Wire - July 08, 1999 10:29 ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 8, 1999--TeleServices International Group, Inc. (OTC BB:TSIG), known as TSIG.com, announced today that its My MusicCard subsidiary has entered into an agreement with The National 4-H Council, a charitable and educational organization that works in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to develop programs that promote the development of American youth and their involvement in solving issues critical to their lives, their families and society. Under the agreement, the 6.5 million members of 156,000 local 4-H Clubs throughout the United States will be able to sell customized, private-label myMusicCards for fund-raising purposes. The revenues will be shared between TSIG.com and the 4-H Clubs. TSIG.com will also develop a National 4-H Council Internet site to facilitate the fund-raising campaign. The agreement supports TSIG.com's strategy to aggressively build its position in the marketplace by partnering with companies that have a strong national presence. The buyers of the 4-H Club myMusicCards will be able to purchase music CDs and cassettes at prices lower than major retail or online sources. "We are proud to be working with the youth of the 4-H Clubs to help them raise funds for their community development programs. This agreement again confirms the appeal of the myMusicCard concept for youth organizations," commented Robert Gordon, Chairman of TSIG.com. "Along with the Babe Ruth League and Lifetime Learning Systems, the 4-H Clubs will provide broad national exposure of myMusicCard to millions of America's youth." TSIG.com's myMusicCard.com offers more than 250,000 music selections from a complete range of artists, and focuses on serving the music needs of consumers. The site has the most robust search capability of any music commerce site on the Web, enabling consumers to search by any combination of artist, title, release date, song name and other criteria. TSIG.com has established myMusicCard relationships with Babe Ruth League Baseball, a 900,000 member organization; the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Ice Palace, a National Hockey League Franchise; Lifetime Learning Systems, the premier provider of corporate-sponsored educational programs in more than 100,000 schools throughout the United States; the National Music Foundation; The Entertainment Marketing Promotion Organization (TEMPO), which represents the corporate premium and incentive services of PolyGram Records and Philips; USA Volleyball; and Future Business Leaders of America. About the 4-H Clubs 4-H was born in the early 1900s in response to the need for better agricultural education for young people. In 1911, 4-H adopted its four-leaf clover emblem, symbolizing the four H's (Head, Heart, Hands and Health). Today the community club model engages more than 6.5 million young people, ages 5-19, in "learning by doing." The goal of 4-H is the development of youth as individuals and as responsible and productive citizens. While continuing to serve rural youth, 4-H also works with diverse groups of youth in urban and suburban locales. About TSIG.com Headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida, TSIG.com created the myMusicCard program to enable consumers to purchase CDs and cassettes at the lowest prices, and to develop revenue-generating programs with corporations and non-profit organizations that attract consumers to customers' sites. TSIG also provides customer service and support with its Web-based call center and related services. Recently, TSIG.com introduced its myPhotoCard program to provide low-cost film processing and Kodak film.