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The letters were to be delivered to which is a
foundation to help stop the stigma of leprosy.
Leprosy has had a negative stigma since
the moment it was first experienced. Even
in ancient accounts those afflicted with
leprosy were thought to have either
been cursed or sinned and their
condition was considered their own
fault. Today we know that is not
the case. Yet in third world
countries the stigma remains.
People with leprosy are cast out
of their homes and disowned
by their families when they
could easily be cured. They
are turned away from
hospitals and not able to
get the help they need and that is where this letter-writing service began.
When was the last time you wrote a letter? In this
fast-paced digital world of Email and social media, it
seems like mail in America is only good for delivering
packages of useless items to people across the
nation. Well in B 5/6 most of the kids themselves
had not written a letter. However, that was all to
change. On April 19, 2019, everyone in our
class picked up a pencil and an envelope
and wrote letters to children in need.
Letters that make
a difference
Written by: Adam Oviedo
Both Annie Chisholm and
Jane Gardener, students in
our class, took a service trip
out to help serve people with
Leprosy. One of the moments
that stuck out the most to them
was when they saw the children
read the letters they had received
from America. They saw how excited
the children were to be learning about people so different then themselves yet
so similar. “”. So, they decided that our
class needed to be a part of this and send the next batch of letters.
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It really makes these kids days when they get to read a letter from one of us