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Read letter days.


"To send a letter is a good way to go somewhere without moving anything but your heart," wrote the California California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W).  essayist and teacher Phyllis


Phyllis is a character in Greek mythology. Daughter of Lycurgus, King of Thrace, she married Demophoon, son of Theseus, while he stopped in Thrace on his journey home from the Trojan war.
 Theroux.

Theroux would probably agree that letter writing today is a lost art, and so would the members of the Vermont Vermont (vərmŏnt`) [Fr.,=green mountain], New England state of the NE United States. It is bordered by New Hampshire, across the Connecticut R.  Sunshine Society, a volunteer organization based in the Green Mountain State. The society encourages its members to write letters and develop pen pal pen pal
n.
A person with whom one becomes acquainted through a friendly, regular correspondence.


pen pal
Noun

Informal same as pen friend

Noun 1.
 relationships with other seniors across the state, many of whom are in nursing homes or other forms of senior housing. Those seniors also receive birthday cards, holiday hellos, and a monthly newsletter called The Gristmill.

According to according to
prep.
1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians.

2. In keeping with: according to instructions.

3.
 the Burlington [VT] Free Press, anyone can join, and the service costs nothing. The majority of the Sunshine Society's current 600-strong membership is seniors, but people of all ages are encouraged to sign up. The Sunshine Society is hardly the only organization of its kind in the country. Find out what correspondence programs might appeal to your residents--or better yet, find a way to start one!
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Title Annotation:THE BREAKROOM
Publication:Contemporary Long Term Care
Date:Apr 1, 2007
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