Penpals for Seniors

Jessica Chu - VP Admin

Program: Honours Life Sciences III

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What are your roles/duties in the club?

My role is to keep the team on track by hosting meetings and keeping our documentation up to date.

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Why did you join this initiative?

In today's society where we highly depend on technology as a major source of communication, such as social media, it is difficult for seniors to feel like a member of the community. Penpals for Seniors allows the youth community to go back to the times before the advent of modern technology and communicate with the seniors using letters. I believe that this is a wonderful opportunity for both youth and seniors to connect, especially during stressful and lonely times of the pandemic. Taking a step back from the digital world, we can experience the beauty of handwriting and the smell of a fresh piece of paper.

Why don't you join us and learn the tingling feeling of opening the mailbox?

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What is a fun fact about you?

I went 10m cliff diving when I was 10 without even knowing how it's done! *Thankfully, I am still alive :)*