I recently learned about a website called "Write a Senior Citizen" at http://www.writeseniors.com
What is the purpose of the site? The site's FAQ states, "The goal of this site is to provide an opportunity for Senior Citizens to be able to obtain pen pals from around the world, receive birthday cards and have something special to look forward to."
Age guidelines are as follows: "To have a page on Write a Senior Citizen, you need to be at least 55 years of age or older. All others are invited to participate with us by becoming a pen pal with our seniors."
The website was created by two young adults, age 18 and 21. What a great idea! Be sure to share it with others!
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3 comments:
I have been searching for pen pals for my fifth grade class. This just may be the answer to my search. thanks for the post.
You're welcome. I think that would be a great project for your class - all generations involved will no doubt benefit!
Hmmm, don't quite get the point of this! I'm comfortably within the age range this site is "aimed" at - but get along just fine talking to people of all ages around the world with a range of existing social networking tools. Why does age matter so much to some people?
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