Teens Launch Hotline for Isolated Seniors to Listen to Pre-Recorded Jokes, Stories, and Messages of hope.

INFORMATION ABOUT THIS ARTICLE

• Author: McKinley Corbley
• Source: goodnewsnetwork.org
• Date this article was published: April 14, 2020

What is this article about?
This article is about “youngsters” and a teacher named Jamie Anderson that made a hotline for all ages. On this hotline they encourage kindness, creativity, and diverse messages of joy. They are focusing more on the elderly.

WHO IS INVOLVED?

Where
This is happening all over the United States.

When
This began on April 14, 2020. The article said they would end hotline in June.

How
This event affects mostly elderly. This affects the elderly because the elderly aren’t with their family during this pandemic. So with this hotline it lets the elderly talk to people.

Why
This is important because this can teach us to be happy about who we have during this pandemic. This is important in our world because it also shows how kids can make things happier during any situation.

CLASS DISCUSSION

• How would you feel if you were alone and couldn’t contact anyone during this pandemic?
• Are you happy with the people you are staying with while we’re at home?
• Quote: “To make a difference in someone’s life you don’t have to be brilliant, rich, beautiful, or perfect. You just have to care.” -Mandy Hale