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Letters: Our kids started delivering papers aged 4 and 6

Delivering the paper was a 'family affair,' says letter writer.
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Richmond News has stopped printing its paper, and is fully online now.

Dear Editor,

Sad to hear the last edition of Richmond News is this week!

Our kids have been delivering newspapers for the past seven years and started when my son (Matthew) was six and daughter (Leah) was four.

They have been delivering for more than half of the years that they have been on this earth.

Of course, my husband and I started with them initially and it was a family event, but eventually they did everything on their own.

It really was a great experience for us all, especially for our kids who learned responsibility, commitment and a good work ethic no matter what the weather conditions were like, e.g., rain, wind, snow, heat dome.

Thank you for the opportunity to help spread the Richmond News in Richmond.

The staff at the Richmond News has always been so supportive, especially Kristene Murray who no longer is with the organization.

Lori Takenaka

Richmond

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