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A service initiative This can be done by writing valentines, donating candy, cameras or by financial donations. Make as many as you choose. You can participate.

Valentines for Veterans has been collecting and distributing valentines to our military service members and veterans, both at home and abroad, for the past four years. As we enter our 5th year we are excited to share a small token of our love and respect for those who have taken a stand to protect our freedoms. Mail Valentines or financial donations to:
Darlene Head
4158 S Aubrey Lane
SLC UT 84128
801-918-1947
--OR--
Salt Lake Community College
Veterans Services
4800 S Redwood Road
SLC, UT 84130
801-957-3833

email:valentines4veterans@yahoo.com

Detailed information on Valentines 4 Veterans

Our purpose is to provide a way for the community to connect with and show their appreciation for Veterans in our communities and our Active Duty members serving around the world. We invite clubs, schools, families, businesses and church groups to participate. Be creative and make homemade valentines, write messages of gratitude for the veterans’ service to our country and our freedoms. The more we collect the more we can send. We sell our specially designed valentine for $1.00. Contact us to order these special valentines and write your message on the back. The proceeds of the sales assist us purchasing candy for the boxes, mailing the packages. During our first four years with the assistance of the community, we collected and delivered over 22,000 valentines from across the nation, hundreds of pounds of candy and many boxes of Girl Scout Cookies. We read every valentine and are touched by the words of love, support and encouragement that were written to the veterans and active duty members. During the week of Valentines Day, volunteers pass out valentines to Veterans in the VA Hospital, VA nursing homes, Veteran Homeless Shelters, and to a variety of other institutions around the region. We connect with the veterans heart to heart and thank each one for their service to our country. Valentines and candy are sent to our Active Duty service members around the world. Over 150 boxes of 250 valentines, candy and cookies are sent to servicemembers state side and around the world. The person the box is sent to is asked to pass the valentines and treats our to those serving with them. We are collecting valentines, treats and financial donations now for our 2012 Valentine delivery. It doesn't matter where you live in the nation. We are also accepting addresses from family members across the nation wishing a box be sent to their loved ones. We will send as many boxes as we can to soldiers in the order we receive names and as many boxes as we receive valentines. A letter is sent with each box identifying the group that contributed to the donations. If a response comes back from the service member, we send the letter to the group that provided the valentines. This provides the connection back from the service members to our community members.

02/07/2018

I am collecting valentines for Veterans again this year. Please bring or send them to Darlene Head, 108 West 750 North, Clearfield, Utah 84015. If you know of anyone stationed or deployed around the world please private message me and I will send them a box of valentines to share with those stationed with them also.

02/01/2017

Valentines are starting to come in!!! Thank you so much. I have had calls and emails from groups across the nation joining with us making their valentines and emailing them here. Let's rock this year and make it the biggest ever!!! :-)
Tomorrow I will announce delivery schedules for Utah sites. If you live outside of Utah, if you would like to schedule delivery to a VA hospital or VA nursing home near you, let me know and I will see about getting you valentines and you can deliver them where you are.
Valentine gift bags are stuffed and ready for the Veteran homeless shelters. Thanks, Kaitlyn!
I have received 5 addresses for servicemembers stationed stateside and deployed overseas. Yeah!!!! Hoping to also send enough valentines to all serving on an aircraft carrier. That is 6,000 for the ship alone :-) We can do it. Keep sending addresses. I will send as many boxes as I have valentines.
We make a difference one valentine at a time. Just think, if every night you sat down and wrote 5 messages a night, you would have 70 written by Valentine's day. Messages of love, support and gratitude will make a difference in the lives of our veterans and active duty servicemembers!

01/03/2017

We would like to invite you to participate in our 10th Annual Valentines for Veterans drive. The purpose of our drive is to provide an opportunity for our community members to connect with and show appreciation for our Veterans and Active Duty members who have served or are currently serving our country.

Over 38,000 valentines and pounds of candy and treats have been collected since we began 10 years ago. Valentines have been delivered to Veterans in VA hospitals, nursing homes and VA homeless shelters, to Veterans from WWII to the current OEF/OIF servicemembers. Over 150 boxes packed with candy, treats and 250 valentines have been mailed to active duty service members serving around the world. Each box includes a note requesting the recipient share the contents and our love with those they are serving with.

Participants from across the country have joined with us in writing valentines and financial donations to assist us to mail the packages ($13.00 each) and add treats. Families of service members, entire schools, scout troops, preschools, church and family groups and others join with us. 100% of all donations is used for this drive.

Feel free to copy this and pass it on to your family, friends, and co-workers. Take pictures of your group in action making valentines and send pictures to us. Most of all have fun and create as many as you would like to. Email me and I will send you a copy of the flyer once it is done and this invitation to participate letter.

In addition to writing notes, we are collecting addresses of service members currently deployed or stationed around the world. We will send a box of valentines to them. If you know of someone who is currently serving anywhere in the world, please send us their full address and we will ensure they receive a box. Boxes will be sent beginning January 15, 2016.

Contact us if you would like to assist in delivering valentines to Veterans in Hospitals, nursing homes and other VA centers beginning February 10th-14th.

Please deliver completed valentines/letters, candy or financial donations by February 20, 2017, attention: Darlene Head
Deliver: Salt Lake Community College Veterans Services, 4600 South Redwood Road, Student Center 059 SLC, UT
Mail: SLCC Veterans Services, STCS, PO Box 30808, SLC, UT 84130
Please include your name/organization, an address, phone number or email with all donations.

Valentines4Veterans@Yahoo.com facebook: Valentines for Veterans

Thank you for joining us,

Darlene S Head darlene.head@slcc.edu
Manager, SLCC Veterans Services
801-957-3833 (work) 801-918-1947 (cell)

02/12/2016

Delivery of Valentines in Utah...

Please let me know if you are interested in participating--
Individuals, groups or families -- and where you would like to participate. Children can pass out valentines in lobby and clinics to Veterans coming through (not allowed in patient rooms)

Interested: Notify me by phone #801-918-1947 (Darlene)
Valentines will be in bags ready for delivery...

1. VA Hospital and VA SL Nursing Home: Fri 2/12 2pm
Meet in hospital lobby 550 Foothill Blvd in SLC
We will divide volunteers to hospital and nursing home for delivery
Adults only in hospital rooms, children can pass out valentines in lobby and clinics

2. VA Valor House, on the VA Medical complex on Valdez Drive. We will be there approx 4:00-4:30-5:00 or so. Valor house is a homeless Veteran transitional home.

2. Ogden, UT VA Nursing Home-- Sat 2/13 4:30 pm
1102 North 1200 West, Ogden
Meet in the lobby at 4:15 pm

Please continue to make Valentines and bring them to us at Salt Lake Community College- Veterans Services , STCS, PO Box 30808, SLC, UT 84130 or to
Darlene Head, 4158 So Aubrey Lane,

02/02/2016

Delivery of Valentines in Utah--Some times are set a few pending...

Please let me know if you are interested in participating--
Individuals, groups or families -- and where you would like to participate. Children can pass out valentines in lobby and clinics to Veterans coming through (not allowed in patient rooms)

Interested: Notify me on this page/ phone #801-918-1947 (Darlene)
Valentines will be in bags ready for delivery... If you are distant we will make arrangements.

1. VA Hospital and VA SL Nursing Home: Fri 2/12 2pm
Meet in hospital lobby 550 Foothill Blvd in SLC
We will divide volunteers to hospital and nursing home for delivery
Adults only in hospital rooms, children can pass out valentines in lobby and clinics

2. Ogden, UT VA Nursing Home-- Sat 2/13 4:30 pm
1102 North 1200 West, Ogden
Meet in the lobby at 4:15 pm

3. Ivins, UT --VA Nursing Home-- Pending Friday or Saturday
160 N 200 E, Ivins

4. Payson, UT -- VA Nursing Home Pending volunteers
1551 North Main Street, Payson

Still working on a few other places....
Please continue to make Valentines and bring them to us at Salt Lake Community College- Veterans Services , STCS, PO Box 30808, SLC, UT 84130 or to
Darlene Head, 4158 So Aubrey Lane, SLC, UT 84128

02/02/2016

Still looking for names and addresses for those deployed or stationed around the world- even state-side. We are preparing to send valentines out.... send us names and addresses!!! Also, continue to send Valentines in to us!!!

01/09/2016

Variety of pictures from our 2011 campaign.

Article written and printed in the SL Veterans Voice newspaper
By Emma L Padovich
The final labels are carefully placed on a stack of small white boxes sealed with special patriotic tape ready for a journey that will take some of them halfway around the world. Nestled inside each box are treats and a selection of two-hundred-fifty handwritten valentines. These messages of love, gratitude and appreciation are part of the 4th Annual Valentines for Veterans drive.
Spearheaded by non-profit charity Angels in Action in partnership with the Salt Lake Community College Veterans Center, Valentines for Veterans is an inspiring endeavor to communicate gratitude and love to both Veterans as well as Active Duty military members stationed around the world. These gifts are a beautiful acknowledgement of the thankfulness felt for the freedoms we enjoy.
Long before stores began stocking Valentine’s Day merchandise, the Valentines for Veterans drive was underway in communities across the Wasatch Front. Along with families, friends, church and civic groups and clubs, many schools participated in this year’s Valentines for Veterans effort. The young children and teachers of Apple Day Care created over a thousand valentines and donated boxes of candy as well. Participating schools this year included Reading Elementary, Park City Day School, Beehive Elementary, Gerald Wright Elementary School, Southland Elementary, Wellenmann School of Discovery, Evergreen Junior High, Vista Heights Middle School, Kearns Junior High and Taylorsville High Key Club.
On the Friday and Saturday before Valentine’s Day volunteers gathered to pass out valentines to the residents of the VA Hospital, as well as several Nursing homes and Shelters in the region with veteran residents. This opportunity to connect heart to heart with those who have served to protect and defend our freedoms brought tears to many eyes. For many of the volunteers, grateful was truly the only word to describe the experience.
Girl Scout Troop 2532 requested the chance to revisit local Midtown Manor for the second year in a row. The girls put on a small program; singing songs of patriotism and friendship and then personally delivered valentines to the residents of which about 90% are military veterans. The enthusiasm and love of each member of Girl Scout Troop 2532 was a ray of sunshine for the residents of Midtown Manor. The troop, also, provided hundreds of additional valentines and boxes of Girl Scout cookies to be sent to Active Duty personnel serving overseas.
Since its inception the Valentines for Veterans campaign has delivered over 21,000 valentines and letters of support to our veterans in hospitals, nursing homes and shelters. In addition, almost seventy boxes of two-hundred-fifty valentines each have been mailed to Active Duty military members around the world. For those who participate in Valentines for Veterans each year, this is a campaign of gratitude; appreciation and love for those who serve protect and defend our freedoms.

01/09/2016

Some pictures from our 2010 Valentines for Veterans Campaign

01/09/2016

Collection of a few pictures from our 2009 drive

01/09/2016

We would like to invite you to participate in our 9th Annual Valentines 4 Veterans drive. The purpose of our drive is to provide an opportunity for our community members to connect with and show appreciation for our Veterans and Active Duty members who have served or are currently serving our country.

We have collected over 32,000 valentines and pounds of candy and treats since we began 9 years ago. Valentines have been delivered to Veterans in VA hospitals, nursing homes and VA homeless shelters, to Veterans from WWII to the current OEF/OIF servicemembers. Over 100 boxes packed with candy, treats and 250 valentines have been mailed to active duty service members around the world. Each box includes a note requesting the recipient share the contents and our love with those they are serving with.

Participants from across the country have joined with us in writing valentines and donating to assist us to mail the packages ($13.00 each). Families of service members, entire schools, scout troops, pre-schools, church and family groups and others join with us. We would love to have you join us.

Feel free to copy flyer and pass it on to your family, friends and co-workers. Take pictures of your group in action making valentines and send pictures to us. Most of all have fun and create as many as you would like to. Email me and I will send you a copy of the flyer and this invitation to participate letter.

In addition to writing notes, we are collecting addresses of service members currently deployed. We will send a box of valentines to them. If you know of someone who is currently deployed, please contact us with their address and we will ensure they receive a box. Boxes will be sent beginning January 15, 2016. Also, contact us if you would like to assist to deliver valentines to Veterans at Hospitals, nursing homes and other VA centers on or near February 14th.

Please deliver completed valentines/letters, candy or financial donations by February 14, 2016 to
Deliver: SLCC Veterans Services, 4600 South Redwood Road, Student Center 059 SLC, UT
Mail: SLCC Veterans Services, PO Box 30808, SLC, UT 84130
When you deliver valentines, please include your name or organization and an address, phone number or email address where we can contact you.

Valentines4Veterans@Yahoo.com
facebook: Valentines for Veterans

Thank you for joining with us,

Darlene S Head darlene.head@slcc.edu
Manager, SLCC Veterans Services 801-957-3833 (work) 801-918-1947 (cell)

02/14/2015

Valentines for Veterans...... Valentines have been made and delivered to VA Hospital, Nursing homes and other VA facilities. Now we are preparing boxes of 250 valentines and candy to send to our Active Duty Servicemembers to share with those serving with them. We are prepared to send boxes all over the world. But we must have names and addresses to send them to. Please personal message me with names and address so we can send messages of love and support and treats to our Active Duty servicemembers. We have 10 boxes so far ready to go and many more valentines still being delivered. Please send the addresses asap so we can mail them out. You can also email me the address if you prefer that. It is darlene.head@slcc.edu.
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!!

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