With Tiffany Hayes
SPPRING VALLEY, WI – When Jacob Cramer from Cleveland, Ohio was 12 years old, he lost his grandpa, whom he was very close to and shared a very special connection with. To help find that special connection again, Jacob started volunteering at a nursing home close to him, as the “Bingo Boy.” He found many meaningful connections with the residents at the nursing home, but he also witnessed the extreme loneliness many of them felt with their families not being able to come visit or call and the limited mail they received.
To help spur generosity after the holiday season, they founded National Letter to an Elder Day on February 26, 2020. Since then, it’s been noted by Hallmark, included in several holiday calendars and celebrated by thousands. Help us celebrate the holiday far and wide by sharing! This year National Letter to an Elder Day is on Thursday, February 26.
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