12-year-old’s idea leads to Toronto seniors becoming pandemic pen pals with young teens

At the beginning of the pandemic, Aryelle Sigulim, then 12, wrote letters to her grandparents. They loved it, so she started writing to some of their friends. Her bat mitzvah was approaching, and as part of the preparation, it was important to do something for the community. I decided to write to seniors to help them with being lonely during isolation," she says.