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The world doesn’t need another website.

Not another network. Not another app.

What she needs is really basic.

Simple. Bare-boned.& often forgotten in the race to get followers. & “Likes.”

Love. Pure, old-fashioned, never-goes-out-of-style Love. Ridiculous, oozing, cannot-pack-this-thang-into-140-characters kind of love.

that’s where we come in.

the start.Hannah K. Brencher, 24, began leaving "love

letters" all over New York City in October 2010 as

an effort to extinguish her own feelings of

loneliness and depression. From coffee shops to

coat pockets and church pews, she left unsigned

notes strewn across the city with the hope that a

serendipitous moment might be sewn into the

days of those who found the letters.

Brencher began blogging about her letter leaving

experiences shortly after and promised a

handwritten letter to anyone who emailed her with

a mailing address. In the nine months that

followed, she wrote over 400 handwritten notes to

strangers around the globe. From the tragic

stories she found waiting in her inbox nearly every

morning, Brencher keyed into the fact that the

world could use more far more than her own love

letters.

The World Needs More Love Letters launched

into the world in August 2011 after a Wall Street

Journal reporter took note of Brencher’s letter

writing.

what we do.MORE LOVE LETTERS USES THE POWER BEHIND SOCIAL MEDIA TO INVOLVE INDIVIDUALS IN THE WRITING AND MAILING OF LOVE LETTERS TO

STRANGERS. YES, HANDWRITTEN LETTERS. YES, SNAIL MAIL.

& how we do it.OUR WEBSITE COLLECTS LOVE LETTER REQUESTS DAILY. ANYONE CAN VISIT OUR SITE AND REQUEST A LOVE LETTER FOR SOMEONE IN THEIR LIFE WHO COULD USE A BOOST.

WE SIFT AND SORT THROUGH THE LETTER REQUESTS.

SOME OF THE LETTER REQUESTS ARE HANDED OFF TO OUR TRAINED WRITING STAFF WHILE OTHERS ARE BLASTED OUT TO OUR NETWORKS AND SUBSCRIBER LIST TO CREATE LOVE

LETTER BUNDLES.

love letter

bundlesLOVE LETTER BUNDLES ARE OUR SPECIALTY.

WE STACK TOGETHER ANYWHERE FROM 10-100 (SOMETIMES EVEN

MORE!) LOVE LETTERS FROM ALL ACROSS THE WORLD.

THE STACKS OF LETTERS, TIED WITH A BRIGHT RED BOW, ARE MAILED

OFF TO RECIPIENTS WHO HAVE NO IDEA THEY ARE NEXT IN LINE FOR

A LOVE LETTER, NEVERMIND DOZENS OF THEM.

“I got a package today from The World Needs More Love Letters. I read every letter and

card twice and they truly brought tears to my eyes. I was sitting reading and crying, all

choked up. I could not believe others took the time to think of me this way. I cannot

begin to tell you how much this meant to me. I cannot thank you enough.”

MARKMark was the recipient of a Love Letter Bundle right after a life-threatening surgery. His daughter’s best friend,

Nina, requested the letters for him.

“I want to thank you guys for including my mother, Alenka, in your “12 Days of Love

Letter Writing.” These letters meant so much to her. She kept them in a special folder

and would take them out and read one or two a day. She passed away in March but I

still read those They help me feel closer to her, and when I am having a particularly

rough day, they remind me that the world is full of decent, loving and compassionate

people. “

RACHELRachel’s mother, Alenka, was a recipient of a Love Letter Bundle in December 2011.

Individuals around the world– in over 47 countries– take to “love lettering” the

spaces & places where they live, work & love.

They write “moreloveletters.com” on the card or envelope so that letter finders

can come back to the site and join the movement.

“I found this letter in the coffee shop on my college campus today (in Lancaster PA). The day had not at all gone as planned.

Today my mother was supposed to find out if she has cancer, and after my last class I was looking for a mentor of mine to talk to

about it. And, of course, she was not on campus. Knowing I had time to kill before work, but not enough to find someone else to

talk to, I walked over to the coffee shop to relax for a bit. As I sat my bag down, I found this letter on one of the chairs. It took all I

had not to cry when I read it. I was such an act of beauty in such a difficult time for me. I truly think that I was met to find this

letter. “

RUSTINLancaster, PA

“I came out to my parents about a month ago. My mother decided the best thing to do was to tell me I was giving up on my life

and throwing the towel in. Needless to say, they didn’t really support my decision to come out. It took me 24 years to finally be

ok with who I am. I knew they wouldn’t celebrate with me, but a little support would have been nice. The next day I went into

Starbucks and got some Iced VIA Coffee…when I picked up the package I found a love letter. Inside it said, “Keep your chin up.

You got that? Good!” Sometimes all you need is to know someone loves you. Thanks. I needed this.”

TYLERNew York, NY

Hi, I had to e-mail you because I am so intrigued by your project. Here’s my little story: yesterday I was having literally the worst

(bad bad bad!) day. Then, I walked into a bathroom at my university and found one of these letters. It was so nice and helped

me so much…to just feel okay about where I’m at. I should have taken a picture but it didn’t feel right wrecking the anonymity of

the moment. I left it where I found it so others could enjoy. I am going to write some letters now. I think what you are doing is the

best. Since my part of Florida hasn’t been put on the map, I wanted you to know Pensacola, Florida has letters!

Keep it up. This is what the world needs!

BRITTANY Pensacola, FL

spreading.

6 continents

47 countries

50 states

6 team members

11 love letter writers

31 campus cursive leaders

4,000 + email volunteers

4,500 + love letters mailed

& inking the headlines.

Oprah.com

Wall Street Journal

TED

Glamour

The White House Blog

Hello Giggles

The Daily Candy

New Haven Register

HerCampus

Eco Salon

& more.

so promise you’ll write.visit:

www.moreloveletters.com

mail:More Love Letters

PO Box 2061

North Haven, CT 06473

tweet:@moreloveletters

the book:Facebook.com/moreloveletters

email:info@moreloveletters.com

ring: 203-824-2488

Photo Credit: Tiffany L. Farley.