2020 Top 10: Main Street Pen Pal program expands due to overwhelming community response emporiagazette.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from emporiagazette.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
When Emporia Main Street put out the call to community members last month for the pandemic pen pal program they hoped it would be well received. Main Street Community Development Coordinator Jessica Buchholz says the response has been more than they ever anticipated.
âWe have had a big response,â Buchholz said. âIt has been such a big response, itâs amazing.â
When the program began, Emporia Main Street had partnered with residents at Emporia Place to match residents with community pen pals. All of the residents were matched quickly as letters and care packages began to roll in. Because of the overwhelming response, Sunflower Care Homes was able to join the program, matching their residents with pen pals as well.