‘I cherish it’: Student, senior pen pals unite after months of writing

ALIAMANU (HawaiiNewsNow) – After corresponding by email for more than four months, several Aliamanu Middle School students and their kupuna pen pals met face-to-face for the first time Tuesday.

The school held a luncheon for its inaugural group of pen pals through the city’s Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) Pen Pal Project.

In January, seventh and eighth grade English Language Learner (ELL) students started exchanging emails with senior volunteers…

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