Valentines For Vets
The 16th Assembly District residents are invited to open their hearts to Long Island’s veterans by participating in her annual Valentines for Vets program. This is a district-wide effort to show the veterans who have served our country that they are appreciated and have not been forgotten.
For the past eight years, public and parochial schools, as well as businesses, libraries and private citizens in the community, have donated personal care items, outerwear and electronics for the Valentines for Vets Program. Each year, Assemblywoman Schimel personally delivers the handmade valentines and donated items to the Long Island State Veterans Home in Stony Brook and the Northport VA Medical Center. Last year, the Assemblywoman and her staff delivered two truckloads of donations.
What better way to show our appreciation for the sacrifices that veterans have made than to send a valentine or donate an item that veterans can use?
Please drop off items by Monday, Feb. 1, to 45 North Station Plaza, Suite 203 in Great Neck. If you have a question, call 516-482-6966.
All items must be new. Suggested donations include handmade valentines, toothbrushes, toothpaste, denture adhesive, shampoo, deodorant, hair brushes, non-slip socks, winter hats, gloves, scarves, stamps, patriotic caps or T-shirts, compact discs, scratch-off lottery tickets, iTunes gift cards, wheelchair cup holders, note cards, phone cards, hand-held computer games, electric razors, clock radio/cassette players, Walkmans, terrycloth robes, winter coats, universal remotes, DVDs, portable CD players, earphones, electric toothbrushes, sweatpants and sweatshirts.
Assemblywoman Michelle Schimel
