Borders Books & Music and Waldenbooks Stores in Hawai`i Support the Friends of the Library of Hawai`i; Governor Lingle Thanks Bookstores for Supporting State Libraries.Business Editors HONOLULU--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 7, 2003 All Borders Books & Music(R) and Waldenbooks(R) stores in the state of Hawai`i will offer a discount to customers who donate an electronic gift card to the Friends of the Library of Hawai`i between July 13 and July 26. Shoppers who participate will receive a 15% discount coupon valid for one item and redeemable at area Borders and Waldenbooks between July 27 and August 3. Hawai`i Governor Linda Lingle Linda Lingle (born Linda Cutter on June 4, 1953) has been Governor of Hawaii since December 2, 2002. She was sworn in for a second term on December 4, 2006. recently recognized Borders' and Waldenbooks' support of Hawai`i public libraries by writing a letter that is displayed at each bookstore location. "On behalf of the people of the state of Hawai`i, I extend my thanks to Borders Books & Music and Waldenbooks, and to their customers, for helping support our state libraries through this innovative program," said Governor Lingle. "Borders and Waldenbooks customers know the joy of reading, and by donating gift cards to the Friends of the Library of Hawai`i, they can help share that joy with all the citizens of Hawai`i." "Borders and Waldenbooks are happy to assist the local libraries and we invite all of our customers to participate in the fundraising drive," said Les Honda, area marketing manager for Borders Group stores in Hawai`i. "As a company that supports literacy organizations nationwide, we understand the importance of helping public libraries provide the latest books and other information to local residents." Borders and Waldenbooks stores in Hawai`i will collect electronic gift cards bought by customers for the Friends of the Library of Hawai`i. Friends of the Library of Hawai`i, an active group of library users and advocates who have supported Hawai`i's public libraries since 1879 through legislative testimony and funding for programs, equipment and staff training, will then use the donated gift cards to purchase much-needed books at a discount for the state's libraries. Borders Group operates six Borders Books & Music stores in Hawai`i on Oahu, Hawai`i, Kaua`i and Maui, and 11 Waldenbooks stores on Oahu, Hawai`i and Maui. About Borders Group Borders Group (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :BGP (Border Gateway Protocol) The routing protocol that is used to span autonomous systems on the Internet. It is a robust, sophisticated and scalable protocol that was developed by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). ) is a leading global retailer of books, music, video and other information and entertainment items with stores in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. , Singapore, and the commonwealth of Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (pwār`tō rē`kō), island (2005 est. pop. 3,917,000), 3,508 sq mi (9,086 sq km), West Indies, c.1,000 mi (1,610 km) SE of Miami, Fla. . A FORTUNE 500 company headquartered in Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, city (1990 pop. 109,592), seat of Washtenaw co., S Mich., on the Huron River; inc. 1851. It is a research and educational center, with a large number of government and industrial research and development firms, many in high-technology fields such as , Mich., Borders Group employs 32,000 worldwide and operates over 410 Borders domestic superstores This is a list of superstores by country. Multi-national
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