On Monday and Wednesday, Dec. 11 and 13, Lynda Fourchalk was on the road, delivering 3,100 Christmas cards crafted by school children for seniors at more than 30 locations in Langley.

Among the drop-off points for Fourchalk, the card program coordinator with the Aldergrove-based , was Meals on Wheels, the food bank, St. Dunstan91裸聊视频檚 Anglican church in Aldergrove, and residents at one seniors apartment building, where she said an organizer advised 91裸聊视频渟ometimes those are the only cards they get.91裸聊视频�

Fourchalk was impressed by the creativity of the young card makers.

91裸聊视频淭hey91裸聊视频檙e all just so beautiful,91裸聊视频� she enthused.

91裸聊视频淭his year, they used cutouts and glued things onto the cards like bells [and] one class did a little bit of braiding, like friendship bracelets, for one of the groups of seniors. Some did them on computer, a scenic thing with the person91裸聊视频檚 name on it and all kinds of different decorations.91裸聊视频�

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91裸聊视频淢ay you enjoy the holidays and have a wonderful new year!91裸聊视频� was the message on one card from a student.

91裸聊视频淐hristmas is coming up soon, and I would like to find out what you do to celebrate the holidays,91裸聊视频� another wrote. 91裸聊视频淓very year, my family makes pancakes shaped as snowmen.91裸聊视频�

91裸聊视频淚 hope you like this card!91裸聊视频� another said.

Teachers were encouraged to include their classroom and school to the cards, so seniors can write back.

91裸聊视频淪ome seniors like to write thank-you notes and that has resulted in a couple pen pal situations where they kept in touch,91裸聊视频� Fourchalk shared.

91裸聊视频淭he notes that these kids write are just so sweet, you can91裸聊视频檛 help but be affected by them.91裸聊视频�

Fourchalk said getting a card can be an emotional moment for some seniors.

One woman, she was told, began crying when she received a card on Valentine91裸聊视频檚 Day.

91裸聊视频淪he said she hadn91裸聊视频檛 seen a card written to her with the word 91裸聊视频榣ove91裸聊视频� on it for years,91裸聊视频� Fourchalk recalled.

91裸聊视频淚t just shows you the impact it has.91裸聊视频�

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Since 2021, the volunteer bureau has delivered more than 21,000 cards to seniors in Langley, prepared by students at more than 30 schools in Langley from kindergarten through university.

The program started during the pandemic to help combat the isolation some seniors were facing.

Fourchalk said it has continued 91裸聊视频渂ecause it91裸聊视频檚 just been so well received by teachers, students, and the [senior] facilities.91裸聊视频�

Cards have also been sent out on Easter, Valentine91裸聊视频檚 Day, and Remembrance Day.

, also known as 91裸聊视频楲angley Volunteers91裸聊视频�, is now a registered charity, formed to promote the value of volunteering and to connect volunteers in the community with organizations who need them.

Anyone who would like to register a senior or volunteer with the program can email cardsforseniors@langleyvolunteers.ca or visit .