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Daniel dances in the set.

Daniel is in his twenties, with short curly brown hair and wears glasses, jeans, and a burgundy and white hooded TVO Kids sweatshirt.

Daniel says WELCOME BACK TO TVO K NEWS,
I'M DANIEL,
AND I WANT YOU TO MEET
MOM JESSICA,
AND TWINS TAMARA AND JEREMY.

A picture of them appears on a screen behind Daniel with the caption "The Friend Send."

Daniel says THEY CREATED THE FRIEND SEND,
A KINDNESS PROJECT
THAT MAILS CARDS ALL OVER
ONTARIO AND CANADA.
LET'S CHECK OUT THEIR
AMAZING STORY.

A clip rolls on the screen.

Jessica sits with her twins on a couch.

Jessica is in her thirties, with long straight brown hair and wears black trousers, a black sweater and a statement necklace.

She says I STARTED SEEING ALL THESE
POSTS ON FACEBOOK
AND ON THE INTERNET ABOUT
CHILDREN HAVING
BIRTHDAY PARTIES, AND SOMETIMES
NO OTHER CHILDREN WOULD SHOW UP.

Tamara is in her early teens, with long wavy dark blond hair in a half-do. She wears a gray sweater with a print on the front.

She says SHE TOLD US, AND WE
FIGURED OUT WE HAD TO
DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS.
SO WE THOUGHT OF AN IDEA
TO SEND THE CARDS,
AND WE THOUGHT TO MAKE
THE FRIEND SEND.

Jessica says AND THEN WE STARTED THINKING,
WELL THERE'S KIDS ALSO
WHO ARE BULLIED,
AND WE REALLY BETTER DO
SOMETHING TO HELP THEM TOO.
SO WE STARTED SENDING
OUT CARDS TO KIDS
WHO ARE BULLIED AS WELL.

Jeremy is in his early teens, with short dark blond hair and wears a gray and green sweatshirt.

He says FOR EACH PERSON WE
WRITE A DIFFERENT MESSAGE.
BUT WE ALWAYS JUST TRY...
WE MAKE IT PERSONAL,
AND WE ALWAYS JUST TRY TO
GIVE THAT BOOST OF
ENCOURAGEMENT IN THEM.
AND JUST MAKE THEM FEEL
POSITIVE ABOUT THEMSELF.

He writes a message in a card and says I THINK I'M GONNA SAY,
"BENNETT, HE IS ALWAYS
CARED ABOUT,
AND YOU ARE AN AWESOME KID."
FIRST, MY MOM GETS THE
EMAIL ADDRESS
AND INFO ABOUT THE KID,
AND ALL THAT.
TAMARA: WE FIND A CARD
THAT FITS THEM
AND A MESSAGE THAT
FITS THEM.
WE WRITE THAT DOWN
ON THE CARD...
JEREMY: WE PUT SOME
STICKERS ON THE CARD,
AND THEN WE PUT IT IN THE
ENVELOPE, DESIGN IT,
THEN WE ALL GO AND PUT
IT IN THE MAILBOX.
I THINK THEY DEFINITELY
FEEL REALLY GOOD,
KNOWING THAT NOT JUST THEIR
FAMILY SUPPORTS THEM...
THAT EVERYONE SUPPORTS THEM,
AND YOU'RE NOT ALONE.

Tamara says IF THEY HEAR FROM OTHER KIDS,
THEY KNOW THAT
IT'S SPECIAL,
BECAUSE WE GO THROUGH
THE SAME STUFF.
AND THEY'LL THINK IT'S A
LOT MORE POSITIVE
TO HEAR FROM ANOTHER KID.

Jessica says OTHER PARENTS WANT TO DO THIS
WITH THEIR CHILDREN.
WE'VE HAD GRANDPARENTS
ASKING TO DO IT WITH
THEIR GRANDCHILDREN,
AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
IT'S SO EXCITING FOR US TO KNOW
THAT OTHER PEOPLE ARE
TAKING THE KINDNESS
WE'RE DOING,
AND TAKING IT INTO
THEIR OWN HOMES,
AND SPREADING IT OUT
TO THESE CHILDREN
WHO REALLY NEED THE SMILES.
SO, IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE
TO DO THIS AS WELL,
WE'RE SO EXCITED TO HAVE OTHER
PEOPLE JOIN THE PROJECT.
THEY CAN WRITE TO US
ON OUR WEBSITE...

Jeremy says THEFRIENDSEND.CA.

Daniel says JESSICA, JEREMY,
AND TAMARA STARTED
THE FRIEND SEND FOUR MONTHS AGO,
AND HAVE SENT OVER
100 CARDS TO KIDS 12 AND UNDER
THROUGHOUT CANADA.
WHAT AN AMAZING ACT OF KINDNESS.
THE FRIEND SEND IS MAKING THE
WORLD A BETTER PLACE.
AND IF YOU HAVE A STORY WE NEED
TO SHARE ON TVO K NEWS,
EMAIL US AT TVOKIDS.COM, AND
TELL US ALL ABOUT IT.
ANYWAY, I'M DANIEL, THANKS FOR
WATCHING, AND SEE YOU NEXT WEEK.

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