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Glen Cove Students Pen Valentines to Vets

Students wrote heartfelt notes to local veterans to thank them for their service.

Members of Connolly School’s Student Council created handmade cards, puzzles and crafts for Nassau County veterans in honor of Valentine’s Day.

Under the guidance of advisers Susan Stanco and Monique Vaccaro, students took part in the Valentine’s for Vets program, writing heartfelt notes to local veterans to thank them for their service to the country. The children used a variety of craft items to create the cards, including red paper doilies, heart-shaped stickers and candy canes, which were glued together as heart decorations. The students also decorated puzzles with messages and pictures for the servicemen and women.

Stanco said the students were thrilled to send messages to Nassau County veterans and were happy to show thanks to those who sacrificed for our country.

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Story by Syntax, Photos courtesy of the Glen Cove City School District

  1. Zanzibar Raza described what she thinks it means to be a veteran on a puzzle she created.
  2. Alexander Piascik used candy canes to construct a heart on the card he crafted for a local veteran.
  3. Emily DePaz and Katherine Guzman created handmade cards during the Valentine’s for Vets activity.
  4. John Michael Ktistakis and Matthew Bailey were happy to make crafts and cards for Nassau County veterans.

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