Nonprofit Love For Our Elders has set February 26th as national Letter to an Elder Day, a day designed to encourage writing to elders isolated by COVID-19 through its Letters of Love program, which lets you write an anonymous, handwritten card to brighten an older adult’s day.
In 2020, the organization sent 90,333 letters of love to 952 senior facilities across 7 countries: Australia, Canada, England, India, Ireland, Malawi, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States. With the support of Verizon and Unified Caring Association, Love For Our Elders hopes to collect 10,000 letters in time for Letter to an Elder Day. The organization accepts letters year-round.
Readers can learn how to put a smile on someone’s face with just a letter at loveforourelders.org.