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Send an Avon E-Bear for Breast Cancer Research
Netlore Archive:  Promotional email asks recipients to 'send an e-bear' to raise money for breast cancer research by visiting Avon Canada's Website

Description:  Email promotion
Circulating since:  Oct. 2004
Status:  Outdated
Analysis:  See below
 


Email example contributed by Kim S., 13 October 2004:

Subject: FW: Fw: An e-bear

Here's an e-bear to help fight breast cancer. Trust it works!

Click here to see your e-bear:
http://avonweb.ca/ebear

Pull your friends together to beat breast cancer!
For every e-bear you send to your friends, Avon Canada will donate 10¢ to breast cancer research (up to maximum of $10,000).


Comments:  This was a valid promotion run by Avon Canada in 2004. Visitors to the Website were asked to "send an e-bear" by clicking a link, whereupon the company donated 10 cents toward breast cancer research. Having reached its goal of $10,000 in donations, the promotion is now over.


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Sources and further reading:

Avon Canada 'E-Bear' Campaign
Gives notice that the promotion is over


Last updated: 11/10/04


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