Welcome
to our Pen Pal News area. We invite you to >submit
newsworthy notes, announcements, or articles that we can post
in this section that would be of interest to our Senior Pen
Pals.
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Beloved
pen pal, Bernice Levine of South Africa passed away on October
16th. She will be tremendously missed and we would like her
family to know that we are holding them in our hearts.
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Pat
heads "Over the Pond"...>take
the tour
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Write a Senior Citizen Pen Pals Ruthe, Pat & Ben
Meet in Orlando, Florida for the second time! > Pat,
along with her husband, John, and pen pal friend Ben, came from
"over the pond" (England) to link up with their Write
a Senior Citizen Pen Pal, Ruthe and her pet Benji! Write
a > Senior
Citizen webmaster, John Thomas, also paid a surprise visit!
Central Florida News 13 was there to record the event...>take
the tour
•Write
a Senior Citizen was featured as one of their most revered sites
on Salt Lake City's Utah-Channel 5 morning news!...reported
by new pen pal member, >Carolyn
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Pen
Pals Meet! Wales Write
a Senior Citizen pen pal, >Joyce,
met with American pen pal, >Linda
who came to Cardiff, Wales to visit Joyce during her 5 week
UK visit. They had a great day together.
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>Cactus
just received her diploma as a tourist guide.
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>Poetry
by Nan
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>Poetry
by Maurice P.
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>Ruthe
is a very prolific writer. Read her work...>more
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A
note from Pura...>more
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Ev
meets Write a Senior Citizen "Chat Room Pals" in Australia...>more
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"Happy,
Safe, and Healthy Holidays!" from Marci...>more
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>Bob
of Zimbabwe is presently in the hospital, having undergone major
surgery. He asked that we let all his penpals know, as his computer
is in the office and he won't be back for a while. (The operation
went off very well, by the way.)
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An Old Lady's Poem by Kate ...[>more]
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Peggy
has a surprise 70th birthday party....[>more]
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Quilts by >Popcorn
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Introducing Bobby-Lee, Pat's new GREAT grandchild ...>the
pic
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Meeting my email friends on our trip to Orlando...>Pat's
story
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>Reigna
would like to annouce the birth of her 18th grandchild, Ebony
Jade, born May 30, 2002 at 1:30 a.m. in Germany, and weighing
in at 6lbs. 7oz.
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Brazilian Images from >Iara
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My Mother wrote this in my autograph book when I was very
young... >Woody
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An award-winning poem by >Sabref
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>Elowese
and her husband, Edward, will celebrate their 54th
wedding anniversary on December 13, 2001. ...>more
about Elowese
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>Jeannette's Poetry
Jeannette lost her husband nine years ago, and recently found
>this poem to share.
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60th Aniversary
On April 19, 2001 >Mary
and her husban, Phil, celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary
and will both celebrate their 86th birthdays this year. >Visit
>Mary's page at Write
a Senior Citizen.
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> Marci
has posted several articles and poems, with a special focus
on birds. Go to >Marci's area
and read her work.
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>Barbara
F., who attended Bethpage High School in Bethpage
NY. in 1956 and 1957, is planning to attend their reunion
November 10th in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and is interested
in finding any others in her class that may also be interested
in attending.
Other News
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>Rita W.,
a new spotlighted senior, recently lost her husband after
being together for 40 years.
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Do you have some news that you'd like to see posted here,
click >here
to submit it.
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Seniors
find each other on Writeseniors Web-site--by Ruthe...>read
it!
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Nova Meets
Air Force One
Our long-time participant in the Write a Senior Citizen
Chat Room, Nova, has been chosen by Florida's Del Ray
Police Department to represent the Department and the City while
meeting President G. W. Bush as he leaves his plane on Thursday,
January 8, 2003 in West Palm Beach, Florida. Nova is
very honored to have been chosen to represent the many volunteers
across the country. He promises to tell us all about it when
he returns. Congratulations, Nova!!!
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>Barbara
has a written a nice poem about the worth of a smile....>read
it!
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>Marilu
has
a beautiful new memeber in the family. Her
first greatgranchild! It's a girl! Her name is Kyra. The only
downfall is that she lives in Maryland and >Marilun
lives in Louisiana.....
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Write
a Senior Citizen featured in USA Today's Web
Guide "Hot Sites".
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Marian
Eaton passed away on January 31, 2003 after battling cancer.
She will be missed by many.
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Massive
Bird Kill in Georgia....from Marci....>more
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 Marion
McGoffin, one of our dearest pen pals, passed away on January
11, 2003. Marion is survived by her nine children and 25 grand-children.
Marion's husband, Bob, passed away Thankgiving, 2002. They will
be missed by many.
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Student
Puts His Computer Skills To Good Use (Pasadena Star
News.com)
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An award-winning poem by >Genie
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Some old stuff by >Fred
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Dear Members,
My email friend, Enid T., who was a member at Write a Senior
Citizen, has passed away. I had a card from her niece telling
me that she had died last month. I do not have any more details.
She was a great friend & I will always be grateful for her friendship.
>Margaret
L. ( A page has been posted in our >Memorial
section for Enid)
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Carmen,
an avid "Egger", loves to decorate egg shells....>the
pics
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Dear Members,
My dear sister, Corky, also a member here on Write a Senior
Citizen, has succumbed to cancer. She loved her computer. Many
times, she mentioned how wonderful it was to meet people from
around the world. Bless you all for being her friends and giving
her encouragement during her ten month battle that she finally
conceded to. Her whole family thanks you. >Ruthe
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Pat (from over the pond) met with Reigna in the UK.
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>• PEN
PALS STAR ON CENTRAL FLORIDA NEWS 13...>view
the photos
• PEN PALS MEET!
Write a Senior Citizen Pen Pals Ruthe, Pat & Ben Meet in
Orlando, Florida! >Pat,
along with her husband, John, and pen pal friend Ben, came all
the way from "over the pond" (England) to link up
with their Write a Senior Citizen Pen Pal, Ruthe and her pet
Benji! Central Florida News 13 was there to record the
event.
...>view
the photos
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Corduroy Roadsl... >Paulette
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Listening was once a developed skill... >Lorraine
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> A Poem from Glenda
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>Ellie
is now home recouperating from total knee replacement. She also
had open heart surgery last june, 2001when she had her aortic
valve replaced.
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>A story by John B.
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>Lost Diamond by Princess
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On Jan. 4, 2002 >Carol
became a grandmother for the 1st time, Jordan Ann is the baby's
name. 7lb 12 oz
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>Poetry by Beatrice
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>Sue A. and her
husband, Jim, will have their 27th wedding anniversary
on December 5th. They also have another grandchild
on the way, due in April. Between them, they have 11 grandchildren
plus the other on the way. ...>more
about Sue
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>Ladeevic has
just lost her Father after a long illness--on Oct. 28, 2001----
please keep them in your prayers--she is the only girl with
7 brothers---
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>Mary Patricia
Hall recently had surgery, and underwent six weeks of
radiation therapy. Mary
would like us to know that she is finished with the cancer treatments
and is now free of cancer and feeling good again. Send >Mary
a get well note.
• >Poems by Lady Lou
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