With only a handful of days left in the OLPC Give One, Get One laptop promotion, Nicholas Negroponte, founder and chairman of One Laptop per Child, has decided to extend the offer through the end of December. The Give One Get One program was started on November 12 and was intended to run for a limited time of only 2 weeks but according to Negroponte there has been such an large interest in the program that the foundation is extended the offer period.

“In the past 10 days, we’ve experienced an outpouring of support from the public that is truly gratifying and encouraging,” said Negroponte. “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.”

The offer allows residents of the U.S. and Canada to purchase two “$100 laptops” for $399. One of the laptops will go to the buyer and the other will be donated to a child in a developing country who otherwise would not have access to a computer. If you are interested in making a purchase to get one of these laptops for yourself along with making the charitable donation you can do so at LaptopGiving.org. Of the $399 purchase, $200 is tax deductible and buyers receive a free one-year subscription to T-Mobile Wi-Fi HotSpot locations throughout the U.S.

Negroponte is also making a deal for those wanting to purchase the XO Laptop for educational purchases with price ranges based on quantity, from $299 each to as little as $199 each of you buy more than 10,000. The OLPC states that they are still holding to their goal of having a loptop available for only $100. The OLPC organization’s Give One Get One program has received an average of $2 million per day so far.