On Monday and Wednesday, Dec. 11 and 13, Lynda Fourchalk was on the road, delivering 3,100 Christmas cards crafted by school children for seniors at more than 30 locations in Langley.

Among the drop-off points for Fourchalk, the card program coordinator with the Aldergrove-based , was Meals on Wheels, the food bank, St. DunstanB次元官网网址檚 Anglican church in Aldergrove, and residents at one seniors apartment building, where she said an organizer advised B次元官网网址渟ometimes those are the only cards they get.B次元官网网址�

Fourchalk was impressed by the creativity of the young card makers.

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B次元官网网址淭his year, they used cutouts and glued things onto the cards like bells [and] one class did a little bit of braiding, like friendship bracelets, for one of the groups of seniors. Some did them on computer, a scenic thing with the personB次元官网网址檚 name on it and all kinds of different decorations.B次元官网网址�

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B次元官网网址淢ay you enjoy the holidays and have a wonderful new year!B次元官网网址� was the message on one card from a student.

B次元官网网址淐hristmas is coming up soon, and I would like to find out what you do to celebrate the holidays,B次元官网网址� another wrote. B次元官网网址淓very year, my family makes pancakes shaped as snowmen.B次元官网网址�

B次元官网网址淚 hope you like this card!B次元官网网址� another said.

Teachers were encouraged to include their classroom and school to the cards, so seniors can write back.

B次元官网网址淪ome seniors like to write thank-you notes and that has resulted in a couple pen pal situations where they kept in touch,B次元官网网址� Fourchalk shared.

B次元官网网址淭he notes that these kids write are just so sweet, you canB次元官网网址檛 help but be affected by them.B次元官网网址�

Fourchalk said getting a card can be an emotional moment for some seniors.

One woman, she was told, began crying when she received a card on ValentineB次元官网网址檚 Day.

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B次元官网网址淚t just shows you the impact it has.B次元官网网址�

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Since 2021, the volunteer bureau has delivered more than 21,000 cards to seniors in Langley, prepared by students at more than 30 schools in Langley from kindergarten through university.

The program started during the pandemic to help combat the isolation some seniors were facing.

Fourchalk said it has continued B次元官网网址渂ecause itB次元官网网址檚 just been so well received by teachers, students, and the [senior] facilities.B次元官网网址�

Cards have also been sent out on Easter, ValentineB次元官网网址檚 Day, and Remembrance Day.

, also known as B次元官网网址楲angley VolunteersB次元官网网址�, is now a registered charity, formed to promote the value of volunteering and to connect volunteers in the community with organizations who need them.

Anyone who would like to register a senior or volunteer with the program can email cardsforseniors@langleyvolunteers.ca or visit .