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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”361″][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]Dear friends,<\/p>\n

Happy World Letter Writing Day 2020.<\/p>\n

Since I founded World Letter Writing Day in 2014 thousands of people from all around the world have picked up a pen or pencil & wrote a letter, in many cases for the very first time.<\/p>\n

I have received many letters myself since 2014 from people just wanting to say thank you to me for encouraging them to write letters again.<\/p>\n

A lot of people tell me that they used to write letters when they were younger, but as time goes on they have stopped, many used to have pen pals & they used to love writing & receiving letters from their pen pals.<\/p>\n

As the years pass most of us have lost that special connection of writing to a pen pal.
\nA few months ago I started a World Letter Writing Day Pen Pal Facebook Group & since then hundreds of people have connected with one another & have become pen pals.<\/p>\n

It’s obviously been a very difficult year with Covid 19 & because of this many of us at times are feeling lonely, scarred & anxious, I know I have felt like this sometimes throughout the year.<\/p>\n

There has never been a more important time that right now to really connect with loved ones & friends, sure we can connect with them on social media, but if you really want to connect & make someone feel special then why not write them a letter?
\nYou will feel great once you have written the letter & the person that receives your letter will feel very special.<\/p>\n

It’s also a challenging time for us parents as well.<\/p>\n

A few months ago my son started writing letters to his classmates during homeschooling & the response was incredibly positive from his school friends.<\/p>\n

Most of his friends had never received a letter before & they all really enjoyed writing a letter back to him.<\/p>\n

So this year for World Letter Writing Day lets really show those that we care about how very special they are by writing to them, you’ll really make someones day.<\/p>\n

Happy World Letter Writing Day 2020!<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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