Kids from Valley Park Schools in St. Louis had an unlikely project for their P.E. class… writing letters! Apparently the philosophy at Valley Park is to frequently integrate writing into the curriculum wherever they can, even sports!

So the kids were directed to write essays about sports figures who inspire them. They then sent the essays and letters to the athletes and have actually gotten a great rate of response.

You can read more about this inspiring article at: STLtoday

Who inspires you? Why not write a letter to someone who inspires you? And how about sending it? Even if you don’t get a response, won’t you feel great sending some great vibes their way? Jot me a note and tell me who inspires you and why. We can all use a little inspiration!

[photo credit: Erik Charlton]

Tags: athletes, inspiration, kids, News, to-do

I ran across something today that is really cool. It’s called a Holley Portrait, named after a guy who came up with a clever way to do a typographic self-portrait involving his thumbprint and text. I’d never heard about them until I ran across Daniel’s web site that has a few. How clever!

As I’m always on the lookout to find some new and interesting way to write a letter, why not a Holley Portrait Letter? Go over to the site and read about how to make them. Then, instead of doing the traditional portrait, why not put a letter into it instead — the type of letter that someone would keep, like a “how I feel about you” letter or a “you’ve made an impression on me” kinda note. Or do a smaller version with all five fingers in a “bouquet” for “five reasons I love you” or “five reasons why I’m lucky to have you as a friend”, etc. You get the idea.

Have fun!

Tags: interesting, to-do, weird

Okay, I’ve found our next “victim” of random acts of letter writing.

Nigel Alston of the Winston-Salem Journal wrote a great column about an acquaintance of his who wrote a letter for each of the 40 days of Lent. Mr. Alston says he was inspired by his friend’s tradition and decided to try it himself and found it gratifying.

I think it would be nice to send Mr. Alston a note and tell him how great he is for passing along the inspiration to his readers. I hope you will do another one of these with me since it turned out to be so much fun with Erin. Who knows what will happen.

Here is the article: Sending a Note of Thanks Give the Season Meaning

Here is the address:

Nigel Alston
c/o Winston-Salem Journal
P.O. Box 3159
Winston-Salem, N.C. 27102

Please leave a comment if you are playing!

Tags: random acts of letter writing, to-do

Want to give someone a wedding present for less than a buck? There is a woman who is collecting congratulatory cards for someone’s wedding. If you want to participate, be sure to do so before mid-May.

Read more about it here: http://www.wildpostcards.com/2009/04/send-a-postcard-to-a-wedding/

Better hurry!

Tags: card, postcard, to-do, wedding