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You Are Here: Home > Information > About WiredKids > Special Programs E-mail to America Immediately following September 11th, 2001, children from around the world began to write expressing their fears and their messages for other children, for the search and rescue dogs, for firefighters and for Mayor Giuliani and President and Mrs. Bush, among others. One of our TeenAngels lost her father at the World Trade Centers, and it was decided that they could help children learn to understand this horrible event without fearing for their personal safety. Teaching them to communicate, not to hate, was important. Finding those who needed help the most was also a way for them to survive their fears. That was the origin of this program, which continues today. Servous, the search and rescue dog who became the "spokesdog" of the K-9 Angels program, receives 100 emails for every one email the others receive. When children write emails, they are not censored (if at all possible) when children express fear or anger. Those fearful or angry children are approached by the CrisisAngel volunteers to help them work through these issues of pain. E-Pals, the best pen pal program online, assisted in publicizing the Email to America Program, as did Bonus.com, one of the most popular and fun sites online for kids. Follow this link To read some of the emails submitted by children worldwide >> |