JESSIE WARDARSKI
Even before she sees the name on the return address, Nancy Sloane knows who sent the letter the Snoopy sticker that seals the envelope is a dead giveaway.
It’s from Wesley Morgan, a 32-year-old fan of the comic strip “Peanuts” who’s been sending Snoopy-themed cards and letters across the country to ease the solitude of older adults in isolation due to the coronavirus.
“He’s kept me from being lonely,” said Sloane, 67, a retired teacher now quarantined at the Brookdale Senior Living Community in Denver. “I look forward to his letters.”
After Morgan was furloughed from his job at the Denver International Airport in March, he soon ran out of shows to stream and items to craft.
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Sherina Jones poses with one of her community refrigerators. Jones offers free food for the community from a stocked community refrigerator called the Village Freedge. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
The pandemic led to a food crisis in many low-income families, which is why Sherina Jones began a fundraised organization called the Village Freedge. The organization began when Jones scraped together money to purchase a community fridge. Two others were fundraised after the first, all with the intention for community members to take what they need and give what they can. Half of those who use the fridges are homeless, others include single, working mothers and laborers who need food for lunch.
Colorado man starts Peanuts pen pals, finds comfort in correspondence
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In this Dec. 20, 2020, still image taken from video, Wesley Morgan, a 32-year-old in Denver, shows a letter from one of his âPeanutsâ pen pals. After being furloughed from his job at the Denver International Airport, Morgan began writing to over 500 older adults living in isolation due to the pandemic. He says 142 responded, and many have become consistent correspondents. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)
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After Wesley Morgan, 32, was furloughed from his job at the Denver International Airport in March, he soon ran out of shows to stream and items to craft.