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Several students mention "Ben's Red Swings" in their list of places to take their online friends. Click the picture to see more about this very special playground and how it came to be.

April 20, 2005

Dear Paige B,

I go to school in Delmar. It is called the town too big for one state. If you were to come visit us, you would be able to do many things. You could go to the Delmar Speedway the Delmar Speedway is a very loud and has lots of different cars there.

You can go to the park. It has a playground and you can go fishing too. You can go to the Salisbury Zoo. It has lots of animals my favorite animal is the deer because it tastes good.

I got Ashley's shoebox. I can't wait to get your shoebox, and I want to know more about what Afrikaans is?

Your Friend,
Danielle


Dear Thandi,

I go to school in Delmar. It is called the town too big for one state. If you were to come visit us, you would be able to do many things. You can go to the park at the park you can go paddle boating. You can go to the zoo. At the zoo you can see monkeys.You can go to the Delmar Speedway. At the Delmar Speedway it is very loud. Where would you like to go?

I got your shoebox. Who is your favorite singer?

Your Friend,
Sammy S.


Dear Zahni H,

I go to school in Delmar. It is called the town too big for one state. If you were to come visit us, you would be able to do many things. There's a park where you can play on paddleboats, go fishing, listen to music, and play on the equipment. There's the Salisbury Zoo where you can see llamas, otters and more. I like the otters because they swim funny.

You can also see a Shorebirds Game were there's a funny Shorebirds mascot and you can have an extraordinary time. You can go to Ocean City and eat at Thrasher's fries and swim in the ocean but it is a half hour away.

I would like to go to the Ward Museum. You can go to other areas like the Baltimore Aquarium and see sharks, angle fish, turtles, and there's a gift shop there. It's spring in Delmar and the birds are chirping and you can play outside more often and enjoy the singing of birds.

I got your Shoebox. I found out that we both like riding horses. What is skiing?

Your Friend,
Kara


Dear Katherine, I go to school in Delmar. It is called the town too big for one state. If you were to come visit us, you would be able to do many things. There's the park its really fun you can ride in paddle boats, fish, listen to music and lots of other things.

Right next to the park is the Salisbury Zoo. There's buffalo, bobcats, owls, monkeys, llamas, bald eagles, prairie dogs, deer, jaguar, and more! Another place we have is the Delmar Speedway. It's really loud.

There's Shorebirds Baseball! I'm really exited because we're going on a fieldtrip on May 16th! I also like to go to Ocean City and take a swim with my family on hot summer days.

I got your shoebox. No I don't know what Rugby is. What is it? I saw you like art. I love art also. Out of all the things I wrote what do you like best?

Your Friend,
Nathanial


Dear Adrienne S.

I go to school in Delmar. It is called the town too big for one state. If you were to come visit us, you would be able to do many things. You can go to the Delmar Speedway after you can go to the Salisbury Zoo. then you can go to the park. You can go to the Shore Birds game.

I got your shoebox. I think that you would be cool if you put a cat. What do you do with your family? How many animals do you have? I have two best friends their names are Ridge and Tyler. What is your favorite sport? Mine is football.

Your Friend,
Jonah


Dear Megan G.,

I go to school in Delmar. It is calledthe town too big for one state. If you were to come visit us, you would be able to do many things. You would like to go to Ocean City. At Ocean City I like to swim in the ocean.

You could also go to the zoo. At the zoo you can see buffalos, bobcats, owls, monkeys, bald eagles, and more I like the monkeys, after you visit the zoo I like to go to the park, which is called Ben's Red Swings.

I think you would like to go to the Shorebird's Baseball game. At the Shorebird's Baseball game you can watch the game, play at the park there and you can have hotdogs, fries, drinks, and pizza, I like to eat pizza. I like going to the park at the park you can go in a paddleboat, you can go fishing, and I like to listen to music. My favorite place is the zoo.

Out of all the places I talked about, which one would you visit? I think it's cool we both like music, what kind of music do you like to listen to?

Your Friend, Lauren F.


Dear Chloe F,

I go to school in Delmar. It is called the town too big for one state. If you were to come visit us, you would be able to do many things. I would take you to the Shorebirds game. I would take you to the Ward Museum for the first time. Marques told me that you could see carved ducks and other stuff.

I would take you to the Delmar Speedway to see cars race. I would take you to the Salisbury park. You can paddle boat, you can go fishing, feed the ducks, or play on the HUGE jungle gym. I would take you to the Salisbury Zoo. You can see snakes, black panthers and other animals. I would take you to Ocean City. You can ride on all kinds of rides, or swim on the beach.

I got your shoebox. I also like now 38. I also like Judy Moody Gets Famous. I love swimming. I like playing hockey. What is your favorite drink? Where do you play hockey? I play hockey at school.

Your Pen pal,
Jade


Dear Sasha,

I go to school in Delmar. It is called the town too big for one state. If you were to come visit us, you would be able to do many things. If you come here you can go to Ocean city and you can swim in the ocean and make sandcastles.

You can also go to the Shorebirds baseball and watch baseball games. On May 16 our class is going to the Shorebirds baseball game as a field trip. At the park you can go on paddleboats, fish,listen to music. At the zoo you can see buffalo, bobcats, owls, monkeys, llamas, bald eagles, deer,prairie dogs, jaguars. My favorite animal is the monkey because they swing on all the trees.

I got your shoebox and I'm glad to know you like dogs I like DOGS too. What are your dog's names?

Your friend
Justin


Dear Carolyn I,

I go to school in Delmar. It is called the town too big for one state. If you were to come visit us, you would be able to do many things. You would be able to see-Shorebirds base ball-you could catch a foul ball. The zoo -if you like animals you will see lots here! The park-you can play, play, And PLAY! And...Delmar Speedway-you can race your self to pieces!

I got your shoebox. I like too dancing also! What is a honky ball? Do you like cats and dogs? I like the stuff you put in your shoebox and I would have put it in mine too I just was not thinking at the time. What kind of music do you listen to? I also like to read!

Best Loving Wishes,
Cierra


Dear Katherine,

I go to school in Delmar. It is called the town too big for one state. If you were to come visit us, you would be able to do many things. My favorite place to go is Ocean City because there are a lot of rides, games, cool prizes, the fries are extravagant, the boardwalk is awesome, and the sunset on the beach is beautiful.

On May 16, 2005 our class is going to see a baseball game with the Delmar Shorebirds vs. The Lake Wood Blue Claws. My Mom is going too. Some of our school specials are PE, Music, Art, and Library.

I got your shoebox. You say you love driving fast cars on a farm I drive a go-cart on a farm because I live on a farm. You like rock music. I like hip-hop and rap. What is rugby and cricket? Where would you like to go in Africa? How many brothers do you have? I have one. Do you have any sisters? That is all the questions I have. Bye.

Your friend in Maryland


Dear Victoria D. , I go to school in Delmar. It is called the town too big for one state. If you were to come visit us, you would be able to do many things. You can go to Ocean city boardwalk there are stores like Ripley's, rides, and the Atlantic Ocean.

You can also go to the Salisbury Zoo. You can see animals like buffalo, monkeys, and bobcats. In Baltimore there is the Baltimore Aquarium there are lots of fish there.

I got your shoebox. I like roses to its my favorite flower. My mom had a rabbit when she was little. Hope to talk to you again. By!

Your friend,
Taryn C.


Dear Lucca M.,

I go to school in Delmar. It is called the town too big for one state. If you were to come visit us, you would be able to do many things. I want to tell you about where I live. There are a lot of things to do here. You can see and do fun things.

You can visit Ocean City it is fun instead of Ocean City You can visit Rehoboth there you can get on rides and in Ocean City you might be able to see dolphins. You can visit the Salisbury Zoo you see Buffalo, Bobcats, Owls and much more.

I got your shoe box and me and you have a lot in common I agree with numbers 1,2,3,4,5,7,8,and 9.I like flowers, swimming, my family, bunnies, music, golf, toys, and shells. I have not played golf but it might be fun. Do you have other pets?

Your Pen pal,
Elijah


Dear Elizabeth. C .

I go to school in Delmar. It is called the town too big for one state. If you were to come visit us, you would be able to do many things. One thing is go to the park. You can paddle boat there. Next to that there is the Salisbury zoo. There are monkeys, bald eagles, buffalo, bobcats, owls, alligators, and prairie dogs. The things in ocean city are fun.

You can also go to the Delmar Speedway. One more thing is Ben's red swings. It has a castle with many obstacles. There are lots of fun things to do in Delmar.

I got your shoebox. I saw that you like CD's. My favorite kind of CD is Lincoln Park. I also saw that you like hockey. Hockey is one of my favorite sports.

Your Penpal,
Ryan


Dear Gorgia L,

I go to school in Delmar. It is called the town too big for one state. If you were to come visit us, you would be able to do many things. Gorgia L. At the park you can ride paddleboats, fish, and listen to music. Right next to the park is the zoo. You can see lots of animals like buffalo and Jaguars.

I am excited to go to the Shorebirds because my whole class is going. My favorite is the Delmar Speed way because we get to watch cars race around in circles.

I got your shoebox. I would like to know what kind of paintings you do. I am so glad you like animals just like me. I like dancing to Which one do you like best. How exciting do you think each one is? Which one would you like to see? I wonder if you are in dancing class. I hope you like my shoebox. I really liked yours.

Your Pen pal,
Kylie


Dear Cathy G.,

I go to school in Delmar. It is called the town too big for one state. If you were to come visit us, you would be able to do many things. Sometimes I go to Ocean City and swim it is 30 minutes away. There are Shorebird baseball games sometimes. There is a Salisbury Zoo that has animals some of them are the buffalo that I like. Delmar Speedway is my favorite because I like to see the cars race.

There is a park where you can fish and more.

I have a lot of fun where I live. Where would you like to go?

I got your shoebox and I read you like to dance, so does my sister, Ashley. I like climbing trees, too. I love to swim just like you. Do you like dogs and cats? If you do you will be like me.

Your friend,
Amanda


Dear Jenna K,

I go to school in Delmar. It is called the town too big for one state. If you were to come visit us, you would be able to do many things. We can go to the Shorebirds game they play baseball against other teams. We can go to the park we can go fishing, listen to music, and go on boats. We can go to the Salisbury Zoo we can look at animals like monkeys, alligator, flamingos, bears, ducks, and more. Here it is spring it is starting to getting warm outside. On May 16 I get to go to the shorebirds game with my classmates.

I got your shoebox. We have some things in common. I like cats a lot and I have one. I would put a picture of my family too and I love them so much. Don't you think it hurts when you flick your fingers on the guitar? Is it really hard to tap dance.

Your friend,
Samantha L.


Dear Tegan D.,

I go to school in Delmar. It is called the town too big for one state. If you were to come visit us, you would be able to do many things. I want to tell you about where I live. There are a lot of thing to do here. One place I like to go is Rehoboth Beach because I like to play and in the water. Oh I forgot to tell you it is 1 hour away. I also like to go to the park in Delmar, Delaware. I also like to play on the go round there I would also like to go to the Delmar speed way I have never been there before but I have hear it is a good place to be in the summer because the wind of the speed cars cools you off.

I got your shoebox and who is Natasha Beddinngfeid? Oh I forgot my favorite singers are Alicia Keys and Beonsae, I think I spelled her name wrong and Raven she is a singer too. What is your dogs' name? What is your favorite book to read mine is Amber Brown. And they call me bunny boo because bunnies hop and I love hip-hop music.

Your friend,
Alexis


Dear Ashley H.

I go to school in Delmar. It is called the town too big for one state. If you were to come visit us, you would be able to do many things. You can go to the park where you can play on the speeding boards. You can also go to the Salisbury Zoo where you can watch the buffalo or the prairie dogs. Right on the other side of the park you can go to Ben's Red Swings where you can play on the tire swing, or go to Delmar Speedway where it is load. There's a mall you can go there. You can go to Ocean City where you can ride on a roller coaster and win stuff like a bear or a toy fish.

You can also go to the Baltimore Aquarium and see the dolphin show which is 2 in a half hours away. You can go to Barn in Nobles and buy some books or CD's. I like to go to the Shorebirds baseball game and watch them play baseball and this time they will be playing Lake Wood Blue Claws.

I got your shoebox I have a question. When you said. "I love music". What kind of music do you like? I like music that sounds sad. We have some things in common we both like to play the piano, we both like to swim, we both like to go to school and we both like to read.
From, Jeremy


Dear Giorgia A.

I go to school in Delmar. It is called the town too big for one state. If you were to come visit us, you would be able to do many things. You can see Delmar Speedway it has many kinds of car races it's extremely loud. You can see Shorebird Stadium and maybe see the Shorebirds play. You can go to the mall there you can buy many things. At Salisbury Zoo you can see my favorite animal the jaguar.

At Ocean City you can buy and do many things. At the park you can go paddle boating, fish, or listen to music. These are some things you can see or do if you come here in the Spring.

I got your shoebox. I like watching TV but I don't like dogs at all. I like cats.

Your Penpal,
William


Dear Simone,

I go to school in Delmar. It is called the town too big for one state. If you were to come visit us, you would be able to do many things. You can go to Ocean City at there you can ride rides eat food and swim in the ocean it is not far from here. There is a park with paddleboats music and you can go fishing.

I love to go to the mall you can play video games, buy stuff, eat food, and watch movies. It is fun at the Shorebirds Stadium you can ride rides, eat food, and watch people play baseball. At the Delmar speedway you can eat food, and watch cars race.

I've gotten your shoebox. I read that you like music so do I! We both love our family too.

Your friend,
Savannah


Dear Tayla S.,

I go to school in Delmar. It is called the town too big for one state. If you were to come visit us, you would be able to do many things. There is a park you can go to. At the park, you can go paddle boating, you can fish, and you can listen to music and play on the playground. The Salisbury Zoo has buffalo, bobcats, prairie dogs, and lots of other animals.

I like going to the Delmar Speedway. It has lots of races and it's loud. My baseball coach races there. We have Shorebirds baseball and it's fun to go there. I almost caught a ball that went into the audience. My class is going on a field trip to a Shorebirds game.

Ocean City is one of the most fun things to do here but it's 30 minutes away from where I Iive. There are delicious French fries here. There is also a place called Ripley's believe it or not. It has nasty and unusual things in it.

I got your shoebox, I like to draw too. My favorite kind of flower is a rose because they're very pretty. What is your favorite kind of flower?

Your Friend,
Jessica


Dear Nicola K.,

I go to school in Delmar. It is called the town too big for one state. If you were to come visit us, you would be able to do many things. You should go to the Salisbury Zoo. There are a lot of animals there like monkeys, owls, bobcats, and my favorite is the bobcat.

There is Ben's Red Swings. There you can swing, run, and more you even can cool off in a place that sprays water. I'd go to Ben's Red Swings. Where would you go?I saw you like ballet so do I. See you!

Your friend,
Lauren L.


Dear Samantha A.,

I go to school in Delmar. It is called the town too big for one state. If you were to come visit us, you would be able to do many things. We can go to Ocean City and swim in the beaches or go ride on the Ferris wheel in the carnival. Or we can go topark and rent a paddleboat and gofishing. And listen to music.

We could also go to the Salisbury Zoo and see buffalo's, bobcats, monkeys, llamas, bald eagle, prairie dogs, deer, bears,seals, and the jaguars. My favorite animal is the bald eagle because I like the colors of its feathers and the way it looks.

We can also go to the Shorebirds stadium and watch the famous Shorebirds play baseball. We can also go to the mall and movies at the movie theater because I like to watch movies. The library would be the place I could spend all day.

I got your shoe box Samantha A.I noticed you like CD's. So do I. And I also like family, like you do. I also like chocolate like you do I also like books I could read and read all day, and you like books. And those are the things I have in common that I would put in my shoebox.

Your friend,
Peter


Dear Savannah S.,

I go to school in Delmar. It is called the town too big for one state. If you were to come visit us, you would be able to do many things. There isthe Delmar Speedway. It is a racetrack. It is really loud. There is the Ward museum too. You could go to the park. You could get on paddleboats, you could you could listen to music, or play on the equipment.

In the summer, it's fun 'cause you could go to Ocean City! Ocean City is a fun place. It has rides, food, boardwalks, and other cool stuff. The best part is that .... It's by a beach!

I got your shoebox. I have some questions for you... What is a budgie? On # 4... Do you have 3 dogs? I like to ride bikes too. I also like to do math. I love animals like you.

Your Penpal,
Clarisse


Dear Caroline S.,

I go to school in Delmar. It is called the town too big for one state. If you were to come visit us, you would be able to do many things. You can go to the sports complex. Its got baseball and softball fields, a tennis court, and basketball court. On opening day for baseball and softball all the players get on a trucks and ride threw a parade and after that we get pictures and a barbeque we get to have the first game. I play softball.

You can go to the Salisbury zoo you can see a llama, monkeys, bears, bald eagles, and buffalos. We are going to the shorebirds May 16. They're playing the Lakewood Blueclaws. You could go to Ben's Red Swings it has red swings. A really cool castle and mosaics everywhere.

I got your shoebox. I think it's great that you would put a picture of me in your shoebox. My family really loves me. My dog is real little her name is Maddie. My favorite flower is the rose.

Your friend,
Tressie W.


Dear Megan T,

I go to school in Delmar. It is called the town too big for one state. If you were to come visit us, you would be able to do many things. There are parks you can fish, paddleboat, and listen to music. There is Delmar Speedway where you can watch cars race.

Ocean City is where you can ride rides, go on the beach, get candy, eat at restaurants, and eat ice cream. There is a Mall. There is a Salisbury zoo where you can see buffalo, bobcats, owls, monkeys, and llama, bold eagle, prairie dogs, deer, and jaguar. My two favorites are the monkeys and the jaguars.

I got your shoebox. I ran out of time. Where would you like to visit if you came to visit me here in the United States?

Your pen pal,
Tionna


Dear Sarah H.,

I want to tell you about where I live. I live in Delmar - a town too big for one state. What do you think Delmar means? There are a lot of things to do here. You can go to Ocean City. I love to go there because they have a place called Planet Maze. They have big plastic tubes to climb through and a ball pit that you can jump in. You can also go to the park. The park has a playground and paddleboats. You have to pay to rent the boats and then you drive them like a bicycle. Next to the park is the Salisbury Zoo. You can see buffalo and llamas and lot of other animals.

We also have a pro baseball team here called the Shorebirds. I love to eat the hot dogs there. You can also go to the Ward museum. They have duck and bird carvings there. There are other places too. Which one sounds the most fun to you?

I got your shoebox. I noticed that you like music. My favorite song is by a musician called Usher. We both like to run. I like to run in the park. Where do you like to run? My favorite books are Cam Jansen books.

Your penpal,
Marques


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