"Is there any way you can help me cheer this wonderful lady up?"

"I have someone that really needs cheering up and unfortunately she’s suffering from a disease that nobody’s found a cure for. She’s my grandma. She’s one of most meaningful people in my life and I feel so helpless whenever I try to brighten her spirits. I think she’s at a point where she’s given up hope and knows she will eventually die with the disease. Is there any way you can help me cheer this wonderful lady up?" - Megan, MD

Our team member in North Carolina wanted to make this letter a little more personalised for Megan, and asked her for any little anecdotes they may have between each other. Megan told PLL that her grandma calls her "Pooh Bear" and is devotely religious. She musters most of her strength from God, but even that is faltering at this time.

North Carolina got to work and sent out an envelope within a few days. 5 days later, PLL got an email that brought us all to tears

"My grandmother received her lovely package and cried when she opened it. It was the most thoughtful, selfless thing she’s received that’s given her the most joy, in the seven years she’s had her disease. I can’t thank you enough!

Thank you again for making this very special person realize how special she really is!"

This is all PLL want to achieve, to send someone joy and happiness in something as simple as an envelope. It is always the thought that counts, and we are so blessed that Megan contacted us for some special mail... some Paper Letters of Love.


♡ PLL

Say NO to hate, and wear purple on Wednesday

Thousands of people are wearing purple today to honour the young lives that have been lost due to hate. Wednesday October 20 has been designated as Spirit Day, to remind and bring to light the suicides due to hate against gay's.


In Australia, this has already occured, and most, if not all, of our Australian team members friends and family wore purple in one way or another. A shirt, a ribbon, a flower in your hair, a bracelet, nail polish... anything! Wear purple, and say NO to hate.

 

The idea was started by a Canadian Teenager and has spread worldwide (Join the Facebook event). One person. Remember that one person can make a difference; one person can make a change. Every little thing that you do can and will affect others.

So stand up, be strong, and be proud of who you are and what you have to offer the world.

Read more here

To the hundreds of thousands of LGBT youth who face unimaginable pressure, hatred, and intolerance: there is a vast community of people who support you, and we are just some of them. Stay strong. Your struggle is beautiful.


♡ PLL

Three little words can change someone's life

Don't be afraid to tell anyone, and tell them every chance you can! Just take a lesson from Hoops and YoYo ♡ 

♡ PLL

With ♡ from Texas

This week we have mail travelling from PLL in Texas to Seattle (for a Phillipino reader), Tennesse, Virginia, New York, and even Texas!

 

The PLL team is located all over the world - no matter where you are, if you have an address we can post to, we will post it. Just ask!

♡ PLL

With ♡ from North Carolina

On Friday, the first batch is leaving from North Carolina and heading to Ontario, Canada, Illinois, Maryland and Arizona !

 

Keep sending your mail, and please let your friends and loved ones know! Just one smile can brighten someone's darkest day.


♡ PLL

With ♡ from Australia

Today we are sending our first larger batch out from Australia! Mail is going to Western Australia, Germany and Brazil!

Thanks again to everyone for your emails - you are all such lovely to people to think of your loved ones.

 

 

♡ PLL

But I need your letters, more often than once

Twitter has connected the Paper Letters of Love project with Letters of Love - A pen pal support group for people suffering from depression, eating disorders, self injury and more.

Letters of Love are an organisation that began in a very similar way to PLL. They have a blog and a newsletter, and can mail you regularly.

Such a wonderful idea - and so beautifully planned out. Even if you do not need them, please know there are people out there that do. So spread the word, you may only reach one person - but you could change that person's life.

♡ PLL

Day 2 of Paper Letters Of Love

The past few days have all been about getting our name out there. We are not making any money from this, and therefore we are relying heavily on YOU to tell the people you know, or to request a letter from us.

This morning, the most wondreous thing happened! Sophia Bush, who plays Brooke on One Tree Hill, retweeted the blog link!

PLL said that if we can even make one person smile, we would be happy... Sophia certainly made all of us smile! And within moment we had an email for our first request via this blog, from Germany!

Thanks to all our subscribers and visitors, don't forget to tell your friends! :)

♡ PLL

This is the beginning. . .

This package was a "Forever Package". When it was sent it had origami hearts, quotes about love, a feather boa and some mix CD's in it. The idea was that she took out the CD's and the boa, and added her own quotes to it whenever she wanted. If she was ever down, or simply looking for some inspiration, she could pull one out at random and brighten her day.

The reaction to this package was where the idea for Paper Letters of Love was born:

"I cannot believe this!!! You're the bestest!!! Omg it made my week! Lol
5:52 AM Sep 24th

mom says I'm on cloud 9
5:45 AM Sep 24th

Omgomgomg my package is here!!!
5:44 AM Sep 24th"

To be able to make somebody so happy, ecstatic almost, with just a box and some paper... it really is incredible. And it really makes you see that it is the thought that counts. 

Slowly, an idea formed. . . somehow we could be contacted and we could then send an envelope with quotes, or a letter, or origami, or anything that could fit in the envelope, and post it! People could request for themselves, or for friends. They could be sent to people for so many different reasons, to lift hope, restore faith in friendship, help you be strong through a difficult time. . . and so many more.

So here we are! Any request, any need, we will do anything and all we can to fulfill. To make you smile. To make your friends smile. To make your family smile. 

Perhaps its just a special quote between you and the recipient, perhaps you don't know what you want sent to them other than "happiness", perhaps it is a special song. Whatever it is, email us and we will do the rest paperlettersoflove@gmail.com You can even stay anonymous, if you like 

If you know of anyone that needs an extra burst of love and sunshine in their lives, send us a message! We will send an anonymous letter filled with happiness 

♡ PLL