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I just received this note from the American Family Association (slightly edited to remove their HTML)(I don't think they went far enough as the way it reads homeschoolers are still excluded from the current contest): Subway apologizes to home schoolers
May 28, 2008
Dear Xxxxx,
Your efforts made a difference!
Today, Subway apologized for excluding home schoolers from its "Every Sandwich Tells a Story Contest. AFA has verified a newly released apology from Subway by its partnering Scholastic public relations department.
The apology reads:
Regarding your concerns about the Subway contest that excludes home schools from contest eligibility, Scholastic and Subway apologize to all individuals who have taken offense at this. Our intention was never to make independent schooled children feel discriminated against or excluded from this specific promotion.
Throughout the course of the year Scholastic runs a number of contests and sweepstakes that are open to all teachers and students. The eligibility of this contest in particular was solely put in place to award a large group of children with the grand prize of $5,000 worth of athletic equipment. We do however understand how home- schooled children could benefit from this type of prizing and will make sure eligibility is open to everyone in future promotions.
We appreciate your feedback and will make sure a similar situation does not happen in the future.

I want to thank you for taking time to contact Subway. AFA has thanked them on your behalf.

Sincerely,

Don

Donald E. Wildmon,
Founder and Chairman
American Family Association