Dear … That simple, one-word salutation has started some of the greatest letters in history as kings, philosophers, ...

While letter writing has taken a dive over the decades, the internet has rekindled the communicative art and introduced it to new generations. Martina Calvi from Sydney started a pen pal project ...

Pen pal programs do more than give an opportunity for sympathetic volunteers to relieve their guilt and direct their anxiety. Weiss reports that receiving letters helps relieve loneliness for ...

The care packages include personal letters from the students, thanking the soldiers for their service. The students collected various items for the packages, including food, hand sanitizer ...

He wanted to expand the impact of his volunteer work and invited his peers to join him in writing letters to senior residents. "The pen pal idea, I didn’t expect it to be this big," Carpenter said.

Olson said the activity is popular among the students. “They get so excited when they get their pen pal letter back. It is also usually one of those popular highlights when I always ask them at ...

When an ad in a magazine prompted young Canadians to become pen pals with a girl in Scotland, 11-year-old Roberta Gorham jumped at the opportunity. She penned a letter to her new friend ...