Jennifer Hill-Robertson’s son Sean, is an 12-years-old who loves getting mail. Each year he receives letters and Christmas cards from Natchitoches and all around the world.
For the past three years Sean has participated in a Christmas Card Campaign, collecting over 11,000 pieces of mail. This year he’s also collecting soda can tabs for Ronald McDonald House Charities as his 4H project.
Sean has Autism Spectrum Disorder, Bilateral Sensorineural hearing loss, and hypoparathyroidism. Because of his exceptionality and difficulty with social skills and pragmatics, Sean is often the target of bullying and is picked on by students at his school.
“I started this for him because he has been the object of teasing, bullying, and being picked on by his peers at school,” said Jennifer. “Since an incident occurred where he was hit in the face with rocks and broken pencils, he has asked me to help him get mail. It’s very hard for him to understand why children are so cruel. I want him to know that there are good people out there and not everyone is mean.”
Sean’s message is to send cards to others who need it. He has benefited from the cards campaign tremendously. He wants others to benefit as well. Anyone interested in sending Sean something can mail it to: Sean Stewart, P.O. Box 359, Natchitoches, Louisiana 71458.
What a great article, Corey! Thanks so much!