Senior citizens in Vero Beach looking for pen pals

It's been a lonely year for many senior citizens and now some are looking for pen pals.

LIVING FACILITIES AND NURSINGHOMES FOR MONTHS.

NOW ONECENTER IN VERO BEACH IS ASKINGYOU TO HELP MAKE A DIFFERENCEIN THESE SENIORS' LIVES.

WPTVNEWSCHANNEL FIVE'S STEPHANIESUSSKIND SHOWS YOU HOW THESTROKE OF A PEN CAN DO JUSTTHAT.YOU MAY THINK PEN PALS ARE ATHING OF THE PAST..

BUT FORTHE RESIDENTS AT THE BRENNITYAT VERO BEACH SENIOR LIVING..A SIMPLE LETTER IS THE KEY TOTHEIR FUTURE.

MURIEL 5:51 ITWOULD BE LOVELY.

I LOVE TOWRITE, I ALWAYS HAVE ENJOYEDWRITING MURIEL IS ONE OF MANYSENIORS WHO IS LOOKING FORSOMEONE TO CONNECT WITH.COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS HAVEKEPT THEM FROM SEEING ANYFAMILY OR VISITORS FOR MONTHS.DEBBIE 3:20 WE LOVE THEM JUSTLIKE THEYBUT WESO WHEN YOU ARE DISCONNECTEDFROM YOUR FAMILY, YOU FEEL ALITTLE BIT LOST SO ITS VERYDIFFICULT AND ITS HARD TOADAPT EXECUTIVE DIRECTORDEBBIE HOLLENBACH SAYS THAT'SWHY THEY ARE RECRUITING PENPALS.

THEY'RE LOOKING FORANYONE AND EVERYONE TO SENDLETTERS TO THE SENIORS.

MURIEL6:35 REALLY BASICALLY THEIRLIVES, EVERYONEDIFFERENT AND THERESOMETHING INTERESTING SALLY9:45 HOW THEY DECIDED TO MOVEDOWN TO VERO AND HOW LONG AGOTHEY CAME AND HOW THEY LIKE ITAND WHATS CHANGED HOLLENBACHSAYS ITS A GREAT WAY TO BRINGBACK AN OLD SKILL MANY PEOPLEHAVE FORGOTTEN WITH ALL OFTODAY'S TECHNOLOGY..

AND MAKESOMEONE SMILE AT THE SAMETIME.

DEBBIE 2:07 WHETHER THEYLIKE TO KNIT, PLAY CARDS, DOART, BE A GARDENER, LOVEANIMALS, IT DOESNMATTER BECAUSE THE RESIDENTSFACES JUST LIGHT UP AND THEYJUST ENJOY HAVING THATCOMMUNICATION WITH PEOPLE ANDTHEY'LL MAKE SURE EVERY PENPAL GETS A LETTER BACK.STEPHANIE SUSSKIND WPTV NC 5.(TAG) IF YOU'D LIKE TO SEND ALETTER WE'VE PUT THE MAILINGADDRESS ON WPTV.COM.

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