Maryland Baby Boomers introduce the joy of snail mail to an emoji generation

Volunteers at a Maryland senior living community bring back letter writing in a unique pen pal program.

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It’s not always easy for people born generations apart to find common ground, but every year, volunteers at a Maryland retirement home try to forge those cross-generational friendships through a pen pal program. As part of our Here to Help series on volunteerism, NPR’s Lakshmi Singh reports.

UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #1: Good morning. Good morning. Good morning. Good morning.

UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #2: Good morning.

LAKSHMI SINGH, BYLINE:

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