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[Bert Freudenberg]

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One Laptop per Child Extends Give One Get One Program Through  
December 31

Giving Campaign off to Strong Start; People Want More Time to  
Participate

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--One Laptop per Child (OLPC), a non- 
profit organization dedicated to providing every child in the world  
access to new channels of learning, sharing and self-expression, is  
extending its recently launched Give One Get One program beyond the  
initial two-week limited time offer through December 31, 2007, in the  
USA and Canada. The extended period gives people more time to  
participate in this unique giving program and support the mission of  
One Laptop per Child.

On November 12, OLPC launched the Give One Get One program for  
individuals in the USA and Canada to support the OLPC Foundation by  
paying US$399 for two XO children’s laptops – the buyer gets one  
laptop and the other is given to a child in the developing world. The  
donated laptops will go to children in such countries as Afghanistan,  
Cambodia, Haiti, Mongolia and Rwanda.

“In the past 10 days, we’ve experienced an outpouring of support from  
the public that is truly gratifying and encouraging,” said Nicholas  
Negroponte, founder and chairman of One Laptop per Child. “Because so  
many people have asked for more time to participate either  
individually or in order to organize local and national groups to  
which they belong, we have decided to extend Give One Get One through  
the end of this year. During this extended period we will solicit  
input and transition to a program of giving only at the beginning of  
2008. We want as many people as possible to have the opportunity to  
act upon the giving spirit of the holiday season.”

$200 of the Give One Get One contribution is tax deductible as a  
charitable donation. Give One Get One donors also get access to one  
year of complimentary T-Mobile HotSpot Wi-Fi access, which is  
available at more than 8,500 locations throughout the United States.

In addition, XO laptops can be purchased for educational purposes and  
in quantities of 100-999 at $299 each, 1000-9999 at $249 each, and  
10,000 and up at $199 each.

To date, donations to the Give One Get One program have averaged US$2  
million per day.

- Bert -