The Vegan Pen Pals Project
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There is nothing like receiving a hand written letter from a friend, a loved one, or a stranger for that matter. Introducing the Vegan Pen Pals Project.
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The Vegan Pen Pals Project
By Kaycee Bassett, Guest Contributor
What ever happened to good old fashion hand written… anything?! There is nothing like receiving a hand written letter from a friend, a loved one, or a stranger for that matter. When you receive something written by hand, you know that person took the time to sit down and do something just for you. You can sense their presence through their writing; it is so much more personal than an email. Anyone can write an email right? Hey, you can send 100 people an email at the same time if you want to. That doesn’t seem like it takes very much thought at all.
I was really missing the days when writing and connecting with people was more personal. Everything is email and social networks these days, and I feel like you don’t really get to know other people as well as you really could. (Are you really friends with your 750 friends on Facebook? I’m guessing no.)
So here’s the scoop: I made a way for vegans and aspiring vegans to connect. Remember those things called Pen Pals? Well let’s get back into that, but with a twist… how about Vegan Pen Pals?!
This is how it works
• You fill out the form. (Be as detailed as possible.)
• I find you a Pen Pal. (Matched based on the info you have provided.)
• I will email both of you letting you know a little about the other, then I will assign one of you to write the other first.
• You send your letters to me, then I send the letters to them. (For the sake of each others’ privacy. If you want to eventually exchange addresses, that is great too.)
• If would help me out if you could provide an extra stamp in your letter, but if you don’t it will still make it to its destination. (Just a stamp is fine, I can provide the other envelope.)
ALSO
• Please be nice and tasteful.
• Please let me know if you have any issues with your Pen Pal and I can get you a new one.
• HAVE FUN!
To get set up with your very own pen pal, please visit Vegan Machine’s Pen Pals Project to fill out the form!
Photo: Andreas Nilsson
I emailed her and asked if it would be back up and running any time soon. I hope she gets back with me. We vegans need something like this
Hi, is this site still active?
Thank you Kaycee:
I was just searching for some honest means to meet and converse with new friends…Birds of a feather flock to get her…
Hi, is this project still happening? We hope so!
I am messianic, have two young adult kids and have been vegan for about twenty years. I ll be 51 this month, looking for female friends
Can’t find the form
Aww 😭im too late. Thats to bad im vegetarian anyway
Cant find any form
Can’t seem to get into form??? Xxx
I also found out about this a bit late, but I’d really like to find a vegan penpal. I’d prefer communicating via email, chat, facebook rather than handwritten letters though.
Let me know if you are interested in penpal-ing :)
Is this still a thing? B/C it’s a really good idea.
I think I just found it too late. Anyway, anyone who wants to exchange real mail letters, I’m up for it! I don’t know how to coordinate it, but we could work on that…
Kaycee:
Have you thought of screening candidates, and steering towards munch and mingle get-together s?
Monthly potlucks maybe…?
Thank you for your service….
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