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Cole, a second grader at Mission Grammar School, has been busy informing his BWH pen pal of his favorite things: gold and red for colors, science for school subject and wolves in the animal category.
Cole is one of 108 students in Mission Hill elementary schools who swap letters throughout the year with a BWH pen pal as part of a program run by the BWH Center for Community Health and Health Equity.
Last week, excitement levels were high in the second- and third-grade classrooms of Mission Grammar School and second grade at Tobin School, as BWHers visited their student pen pals for the first time.
“After exchanging four letters, the students were really happy to meet their pen pals,” said Pamela Audeh, who manages the pen pal program and provides topics for each letter. “We have employees from departments across the hospital volunteering as pen pals, and it means a lot to the students to receive letters from them.”
In its third year, the program is a fun way for students to practice their reading and writing skills and also learn about different careers in health care through their BWH pen pals.
For information on how to volunteer in local schools through the Center for Community Health and Health Equity, e-mail Audeh at paudeh@partners.org
See more photos of BWHers with their pen pals.