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Mount Wachusett Community College students created 135 handmade Valentine鈥檚 Day cards that have been distributed to veterans in thanks for their service.

鈥淰eteran鈥檚 get cards during Christmas, Thanksgiving and of course Veteran鈥檚 Day but not during Valentine鈥檚 Day and I thought it would be cool to do Valentine鈥檚 for Vets,鈥� said 亚色影库 Students Laryssa Truesdale who organized the card creation as a Student Leaders in Civic Engagement project.

Students were encouraged to make a card and share a message of thanks to a veteran. The cards were created over the course of two days, with over 256 students participating in either creating their own card or signing two large Valentine鈥檚 Day cards that will be distributed to 亚色影库鈥檚 Veterans Center and the Montachusett Veterans Outreach Center, Inc. in Gardner. The individual cards will be sent to Veterans Homestead in Gardner, the Gardner VFW, and the Veterans Hospital for Wounded Warriors in Washington, D.C.

This kind of appreciation is important, said Bob Mayer, Director of Veteran Services at 亚色影库. Veteran students on campus feel supported every day by faculty, staff and students, he said, but gestures like this are still meaningful.

鈥淭he veteran students here at Mount Wachusett Community College enjoy a friendly, supportive environment,鈥� said Mayer. 鈥淭his particular program is one way that our veteran students enjoy the respect and admiration of their fellow students鈥� I believe respect is a wonderful thing. One of its virtues is that it鈥檚 contagious.鈥�

The Valentine鈥檚 Day cards were created on Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 so that they could be distributed in time for Valentine鈥檚 Day.