Wishing CD a Happy Birthday
From Shropshire Tourism:
Join the World and say:
“Happy Birthday Charles Darwin”
2009 is the 200th anniversary of the birth of Shrewsbury’s most famous son Charles Darwin and founder of the theory of evolution. It is also the 150th anniversary of the publication of his most famous work ‘On the Origin of Species’.
To celebrate, this global email is inviting as many people as possible to pass on their own birthday wishes and special messages to Charles Darwin, you can even upload an image if you want to.
Each individual entry will get a unique ID and location pin on a google map of the World, so if you would like to join in this global event simply click on the link below:
http://www.discoverdarwin.co.uk/happy-birthday/
Please forward this email as we hope to get as many people as we can to join in.
The Dispersal of Darwin 
Our goal: 200,000 Facebook members join the Facebook “happy birthday Darwin group” by Feb 12, 2009.
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=53320310123
Join and wish Darwin a happy 200th birthday!
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* Current Facebook group member count – as of 2009/02/06 15:02 new york: *85,504*
How can you help once you have joined the Facebook group?
* Tell all your friends and family to join – give them the link to the Facebook group page: http://tinyurl.com/ch3lkr
* Post the link in your Facebook status update (and update it frequently)
* Twitter and blog about this group
* Tell bloggers, press, universities, churches, synagogues, mosques, and everyone else to post the link
* Reach out to the university in your area – they are likely hosting Darwin celebrations – and ask the professors (start with biology) to help spread the word
And for some real fun…
* Take pictures of yourself with white beard and hat and upload to the Facebook group
* Take video of yourself singing happy birthday to Darwin and upload the video to the group
* Host a birthday party, or a Happy Birthday Lunch, for Darwin
Thanks!