What Does It Take to Write a Thank You Letter the Size of a School Gym?

Courtesy of Carew Papritz

One day, as author Carew Papritz was teaching a cursive writing class at the elementary school his son was attending and reading from the book he wrote, “The Legacy Letters,” the idea came to him: what if students could make a letter the size of their school gym? In fall 2018, students from Continental Elementary School and locals—about 700 people—pulled off the stunt, creating a letter 85 feet long by 50 feet wide, with an addressed envelope that was sent to a nearby school. He later filed for a designated day, November 14, to be National Thank You Letter Day. He wants to extend the campaign: he plans to organize a send-off of supplies to Ukraine schoolchildren along with heartfelt letters.