Two unlikely pen pals, one from Louisiana and one from Alaska, are celebrating more than five decades of friendship this week ...

MASSILLON – Once upon a time, 12-year-old April Showers spotted an ad in "Teen" magazine seeking people interested in a pen pal. Showers, a fan of the Beatles, responded asking for a pen pal from ...

FORTVILLE – Students learning Mandarin at Mt. Vernon High School have developed new friendships with students from schools in Taipei, Taiwan, thanks to the class pen pal project. This is the eighth ...

COLOMA, Mich. (WSBT) — Fourth graders and veterans finally met face to face after a year-long pen pal connection. It was all a part of a pen pal program to enhance students’ reading and writing skills ...

In 1998, when Elly Pearson found a letter addressed to her in her family's "letter box" in Melbourne, Australia, she was more than a little confused. Pen pals Elly Pearson (left) of Melbourne, ...

A unique new Friends of the St. Clair River project seeks to update the pen pals concept for the 21st century and move students out of the classroom and into the great outdoors. The educational River ...

WAYNE, Pa. (WPVI) - After staying in touch for more than 40 years, two women who became pen pals in 5th grade met in person for the first time. Lifelong friends Krystel Alston and Haley Briggs were ...

After six decades of friendship fostered by handwritten letters, two pen pals finally met face-to-face for the first time — and the interaction was captured in a now-viral video. Emily Conn from ...

A new program to help connect inmates to those who want to encourage them, called Adopt and Inmate, is underway.

Abby’s favorite things are sleeping and reading. She also loves sunflowers, playing soccer, and asking her teenage brother for treats or favors because he can’t say no. Abby’s not a Harvard Business ...