MASSILLON – Once upon a time, 12-year-old April Showers spotted an ad in "Teen" magazine seeking people interested in a pen pal. Showers ... forwarded Armstrong's letter to Shupe in 1967.
The teens have been exchanging pen pal letters with the 6th grade students. They all met each other for the first time when each student was given a scooter by their pen pal.
After six decades of friendship fostered by handwritten letters, two pen pals finally met face-to-face for the first time — and the interaction was captured in a now-viral video. Emily Conn from ...