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Pen Pals Finally Meet at Marcy Elementary School

Generations came together at as fourth-graders bond with their senior counterparts.

After exchaing letters for months, fourth-graders at Marcy Elementary School had a chance to meet their senior citizen counterparts at the school’s annual Pen Pal Party. 

The pen pal project is a collaborative effort between the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) of Waukesha County and the Hamilton School District. The goal of the project is to provide students letter-writing experience while learning about life in the past through stories shared with their pen pals.

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