Sending Heartfelt Mail to Socially-Isolated Elderly in Nursing Homes

What happened when a tight-knit group of former JC schoolmates came together during the circuit breaker? In this particular instance, Hey, You Got Mail! was born. 

In our very first episode of A Singapore Story, we find out from team member Wei Lin why they felt it was important to send personalised, handwritten mail to the socially-isolated elderly in Singapore’s nursing homes.

Producer/Interviewer: Arman Shah

Video/Editing: Naufal Azman

Arman Shah

A former travel writer with fond memories of solo adventures in Southeast Asia, Arman is now founder and editor of The Everyday People. If you ever see him approaching with a camera and voice recorder in hand, please choose kindness and don’t decline his request for an interview.

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