Last year, the Times canceled take your daughter (or son, both genders enjoy a day off from school) to work day. But they had an excuse: Children are annoying. Just kidding, the company was moving. This year, the Times is once again pretending that children are the future. Full memo from one of the first beneficiaries of the program, Arthur Sulzberger, Jr., after the jump.

March 19, 2008

To the Staff:

The 2008 Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work program will take place on
Thursday, April 24. It will be a great opportunity to provide our children
with a better understanding of what we do in our daily lives — and for us
to gain a new perspective on our own work by seeing it through their eyes.
The program will consist of a half day of morning classes, with most
classes concluding at noon, and marks the first time that the event will be
held in our new headquarters at 620 Eighth Avenue.

The program is open to children between the ages of 11 and 15. Look for
registration information on the intranet site for the newspaper at:
http://web.nytimes.com and on our corporate intranet site at
http://web.nytimes.com/insite beginning on March 21.

Since space is limited, we urge you to complete and return the registration
form by April 4. It's first come, first served — and if you register after
250 children have been signed up (or after April 4), you will be placed on
a waiting list.

Volunteers are crucial to the success of this program. Please let the Take
Our Daughters and Sons to Work coordinators know if you can volunteer your
time by checking the "volunteer box" on the registration form. The
coordinators will contact you to provide all the information you'll need to
participate in the day's activities.

I thank you for any contributions you can make to ensure that our Take Our
Daughters and Sons to Work program is a great experience.

Arthur

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