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The Big Send

October 20, 2020 By Carol

Last Saturday was the “Big Send.” That was the day all the Vote Forward handwritten, Get-Out-The-Vote letters went into the mail. The campaign’s original goal of 10 million letters was quickly reached, so another 5 million was added on. I wrote 120 letters to voters in Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Texas. I hand printed why […]

Filed Under: Handwriting, Letter Writing in the News, Special Occasions Tagged With: 15 million letters, GOTV, handwritten letters, personal touch, swingleft, The Big Sned, US Postal Service, Vote, Vote Forward, vote.org

“You are very important to me.”

May 18, 2020 By Carol

    The post office has been the focus of a lot of media attention lately. Much of it is prompted by the financial uncertainly that the USPS finds itself in during this coronavirus pandemic.  At present, there are more questions than answers. Still, postal workers continue to give “essential service” during this crisis. On […]

Filed Under: Letter Writing in the News, MAKES SENSE, Newsflash, Post Office News Tagged With: coronavirus pandemic, Emerson Weber, essential workers, Good Morning America, handwritten letters, letter carriers, Megan Brennan, NALC, NPR.org, Paul Barner, thank you notes, The Postal Record, the Postmaster General, USPS

Dear Father Christmas

December 17, 2015 By Carol

  In celebration of National Letter Writing Day, Letters Live asked celebrities to write a letter to Santa. Above is a heartfelt one from Benedict Cumberbatch to Father Christmas. Letters Live was inspired by Shaun Usher’s international best-selling Letters of Note series, Letters Live is a live celebration of the enduring power of literary correspondence.  Every year, Letters […]

Filed Under: Letter Writing in the News Tagged With: Benedict Cumberbatch, celebrities letters, Father Christmas, handwritten letters, Letters Live, Letters of Noel, Letters of Note, literary correspondence, Shaun Usher, the guardian

War Letters

May 26, 2014 By Carol

Memorial Day 2014 Here’s another holiday that brings the handwritten letter to the foreground. Letters from soldiers are extremely valuable and cherished, especially if handwritten.  These letters, written in unusual, often dangerous situations, reach out to family and loved ones offering solace and connection to the writer, and comfort to those addressed.  Personal history is […]

Filed Under: Holiday Tagged With: AARP, Andrew Carroll, comfort, connection, dangerous situations, handwritten letters, Last Letters Home, Lt. Dean Allen, Memorial Day, mortality, personal history, personal identity, solace, WilliamSaltLetters

Catching Up!

July 31, 2012 By Carol

July 31, 2012 It has been too long, I have to catch up! So, what’s new? July marks the second year  anniversary of Writealetter.org.  I am proud of what’s been accomplished thus far and I am grateful for all the valuable contacts this website has attracted. I find myself  now more strongly committed to supporting […]

Filed Under: Just Talk Tagged With: American Greeting Card Association, anniversary, cellphones, handwritten letters, pen friends, personal correspondence, personal script, political bickering, poor and elderly, post office, Postmaster Donahoe, Rafe Morrissey, rural areas, Special Delivery, texting, USPS

A Secret Gift by Ted Gup

September 5, 2011 By Carol

September 5, 2011 Labor Day Speaking of history collected in handwritten letters… Ted Gup’s 80 year old mother gave him an old suitcase filled with some family papers and a trove of old handwritten letters.  As he set out to discover the meaning and mystery behind this stack of mail, he unraveled much  family history […]

Filed Under: Main Tagged With: 1933, A Secret Gift, Canton, Christmas, generosity, handwritten letters, Ohio, personal letter, Sam Stone, Ted Gup, The Great Depression, The Hard Times

Projects for Kids!

July 10, 2011 By Carol

July 10, 2011 Kids ARE the future! If the art of the handwritten letter is to have any longevity, we must enlist and teach our children how to write letters. Summertime is the perfect time to begin to cultivate this skill.  One easy way to get started, as my friend’s daughter, Hailie suggests is to […]

Filed Under: Postcards Tagged With: fun, handwritten letters, Kids are the future, pen friend, postcards, postcrossing.com, summertime, swap-bot.com, writing skills

“Give your write arm to pen and paper” (letters to soldiers)

November 11, 2010 By Carol

November 11, 2010… Veterans’ Day How much thought do most of us give to the war in Afghanistan? Unless we know someone serving in the armed forces, it probably doesn’t cross our minds much.  I don’t recall “war” being an issue in this last American election! Why was  that?  Although I personally don’t feel that […]

Filed Under: Main Tagged With: "Dear Soldier", Afghanistan, armed forces, Associated Content, Cecilia Cooper, Diane Cass, Doug Hewitt, drawings, eHow, foreign military soldiers, handwritten letters, hobbies, letters to soldiers, Linda L. Donahue, mail call, mailing regulations, overseas mailings, pen pals, practical application, schoolchildren, servicemen, sports, troops, US Postal Service, USO, Veterans' Day, war, write hand, writing venture

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