Remember the last time you got a real letter in the mail? Not a bill, coupon, or invitation. And, not even a thank-you note.

The ease of texting and emailing has made these methods the preferred ways to communicate for many of the young generations. But, Martin Walker Elementary students are learning that there is still ...

Some people have one pen pal they exchange letters with on a regular basis. Megan Warantz, a 60-year-old television and movie producer from Oceanside, has 18. Melissa Bedell, a 44-year-old director of ...

After six decades of friendship fostered by handwritten letters, two pen pals finally met face-to-face for the first time — and the interaction was captured in a now-viral video. Emily Conn from ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Helen Roth of Sugarloaf Twp. has shared all of her joys, sorrows, love, loss, life and world ...

Said Beth Schaeffler, coordinator of the pen pal program at the veterans home, "These letters have been a way for some of our folks to remain active and engaged in the community and form ...

Teri Massa was a seventh-grade student in Union County when her English teacher, Mrs. Wise, gave the students an interesting assignment: establish an international pen pal. With the help of a ...

When Kayla Hernandez puts pen to paper, she commits to friendship through an age-old practice. The 22-year-old Sydneysider said she "honestly didn't know what [she] was getting into" when she began ...

Be a Pal provides pen pals to seniors in assisted living facilities in the Brainerd lakes area. The nonprofit began in December 2020 during the coronavirus pandemic. There are five facilities ...

MIDDLEBURG HEIGHTS, Ohio -- A friendship that began in 1969 through a Girl Scout pen pal program became a reality this summer when Valerie Scafaria of Middleburg Heights met her longtime pen pal, ...

For example, Desso says, if a class chooses Ramona the pig, as their pen pal, Ramona, with help from Desso — lots of help — will write a letter back to the class with some facts about herself along ...