Olivia, one of our student volunteers, created these beautiful watercolor cards! LAI is a great way for students to earn service hours!

Happy Sunday, Shreya!

I hope you're having a wonderful weekend! We're so so close to LAI's second birthday. We've achieved so much over the past year, and we can't wait to celebrate with all of you - if you'd like to join us please RSPV here.

This year, our big goal is to have homes in all 50 states before the big day. We're so close, we only need 6 more states - Deleware, Georgia, Idaho, Montana, Rhode Island and West Virginia. If you know of somewhere there that might appreciate our letters, why not give them a call?

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This is an exciting week! We've put 16 more Nursing Homes, Meals on Wheels, and Senior Centers on the spreadsheet. Lets give them a warm welcome to LAI and send them all some lovely letters. A big thank you goes to Paula and Tim for reaching out to so many facilities to help us spread the love to more isolated seniors.

Thank you so much for writing!

WE NEED YOUR HELP!

In April, LAI will be celebrating our second birthday! It is quite crazy to think that we have already been running for so long. Thank you to each and every one of you for coming along with us for this journey!

To celebrate our big birthday, we will be hosting a Zoom party with the LAI on April 9 from 5 - 6:30 EST. We would love for you to join us. To RSVP, click here.

Just as we did last year, we will be premiering a video with volunteers, seniors, and care home staff sharing what LAI means to them and how it has impacted them. We will review some of our most exciting achievements and milestones this year!

So here's our ask: We would love to hear from YOU! It will only take a minute or two to send in a short clip of yourself. Below, I've provided a few tips and tricks if you are feeling stuck.

1. Film a short video (1-2 minutes)
2. Introduce yourself! Share your first name and the city/state/country you are in. Let's show off our global community!
3. Tell us how long you've been volunteering for.
4. A few ideas for what to talk about:
5. How did you get involved in LAI?
6. What does LAI mean to you?
7. Why did you get involved in LAI?
8. Why do you think the mission of LAI is so important?
9. Show off some of the letters and cards you've written!
10. Close by saying "HAPPY BIRTHDAY LAI!"
11. Email your video to lai.birthdaybash@gmail.com

I will edit all of the videos together and we will debut the video at our BIG BIRTHDAY BASH!

Thank you for choosing to volunteer with us. We are always so amazed by the incredible work each of you do.

Have fun writing,

Saffron and Shreya

LAI Co-Founders

Letters Against Isolation