WGAL

After exchanging handwritten letters, fourth grade students meet their veteran pen pals

In Michigan, a group of fourth graders is learning important lessons on reading and writing. Since December, they have been exchanging handwritten letters with veteran pen pals and finally got the ...
wsbt

Pen pal program: Coloma 4th graders work on writing skills, form friendships with veterans

COLOMA, Mich. (WSBT) — Fourth graders and veterans finally met face to face after a year-long pen pal connection. It was all a part of a pen pal program to enhance students’ reading and writing skills ...
NBC Chicago

After 60 years of writing letters, pen pals meet face-to-face for the first time

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 ...
Yahoo

2 women are pen pals for 60 years but have never met — until one pays the other a surprise visit

Pen pals Emily Conn (left) and Brenda Stowe (right) have been in touch since they started writing letters to each other in middle school. After six decades of friendship fostered by handwritten ...
Fox2Now St. Louis

First graders learning through writing to pen pals

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. OAKVILLE, Mo. – First grade students at ...
NPR

A high schooler shares the story of her 80-year-old pen pal in podcast project

Virginia high schooler Michelle Liu met her 80-year-old friend Sue Miller back when Michelle was three years old. They became friends and, over time, they became devoted pen pals. This story was ...
WTNH

Branford seniors, students become pen pals

BRANFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Branford seniors are teaching students cursive, how to read legal documents and other life skills. “Everybody’s texting, all their assignments go through computers,” said ...