Virtual Pen Pal

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About VPal Connects

Location:

72 mulholland ave, Cambridge, Ontario N3H 0C2, CA

Mission Statement

V-Pal Connects is a youth-led organization that aims to provide teenagers with the opportunity to build strong friendships through E-letters in which they freely express themselves, and share their skills and insight.

Description

Our goal is to help teenagers across North America earn volunteer hours easily and efficiently!

Our program:

• Provides people the opportunity to have a V-buddy (otherwise known as a pen pal!)

• Allows high school students to earn volunteer hours

• Strengthens literacy skills

• Promotes positive self-esteem

Benefits:

• The program helps students practice the art of writing, increase literacy skills and build positive relationships
• The letters help develop a deeper CULTURAL AWARENESS, enhanced COMMUNICATION SKILLS, and gain COLLABORATION OPPORTUNITIES

Earning hours:

• Volunteers will earn hours according to the word count per e-letter
  • A V-buddy can only sent up to 3 letters per week

Less than 100 words → 0.5 hours

More than 100 words → 1 hour

(NOTE: Minimum of words → 50, this is to ensure we are not falsely giving volunteer hours)