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May 20, 2004

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(Free-Press-Release.com) May 20, 2004 -- From: "Scott Provost"

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Subject: Tutors needed for Free MIT

Date: Thu, 20 May 2004 13:09:00 -0500



Thanks for your interest in Free MIT. We are looking for college students

who are willing to help less fortunate students who can not afford

traditional college or can not leave their village or country to attend a

university. Student will be asked to support our department heads by

answering no more than 4 emails per month from Free MIT students all over

the world. All questions and answers will be added to the course FAQ for use

by future student. Any notes, papers or supporting documents that the

volunteer students wish to contribute will be added to the course FAQ

database.



Feel free to contact me at hamster@freemit.com or 281-236- 2605 an time day

or evening CST



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Scott Thomas Provost, Director

Free MIT - Now theres no excuse not to learn.

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