Valentines for Veterans: Rep. Melanie Stansbury hands out handmade v-day cards to vets
Veteran Thomas Santiago speaks and receives a handmade Valentine’s Day card from Rep. Melanie Stansbury on Friday afternoon at the Raymond G. Murphy Veterans Medical Center.Gino Gutierrez
Rep. Melanie Stansbury takes a handful of handmade Valentine’s Days cards on Friday afternoon at the Raymond G. Murphy Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center.Gino Gutierrez
A handmade Valentine’s Day card sits beside the bed of veteran Doug Corpolonago on Friday afternoon at the Raymond G. Murphy Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center.Gino Gutierrez
The cards handed out to veterans on Friday afternoon were handmade by students at Kirkland and Wherry elementary schools.Gino Gutierrez
Armed with a box full of handmade Valentine’s Day cards and a smile, Rep. Melanie Stansbury spent Friday afternoon visiting and handing out the cards to patients at the Raymond G. Murphy Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center. It was all part of Stansbury’s third annual Valentines for Veterans project.
The cards being handed out Friday were handmade by students at Kirkland and Wherry elementary schools. Stansbury visited patients in several sections of the hospital, taking time to hand each of them a card and stopping to listen to their stories. She said the program is among those she looks forward to the most during the year.
“It’s one of the most amazing, heartfelt experiences,” she said. “Seeing our young people connect with our veterans and knowing that their handmade art is going to veterans and is going to bring up (each veteran’s) day, it’s an honor to be the intermediary.”
Photos: Valentines for Veterans
Veteran Thomas Santiago speaks and receives a handmade Valentine’s Day card from Rep. Melanie Stansbury on Friday afternoon at the Raymond G. Murphy Veterans Medical Center.Gino Gutierrez
The cards handed out to veterans on Friday afternoon were handmade by students at Kirkland and Wherry elementary schools.Gino Gutierrez
Rep. Melanie Stansbury smiles as she collects handmade Valentines Day cards to pass out to veterans at the Raymond G. Murphy Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center on Friday afternoon.Gino Gutierrez
Raymond G. Murphy Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center nurse Andrew Salazar-Ruiz holds a stack of handmade Valentines Day cards on Friday.Gino Gutierrez
Rep. Melanie Stansbury takes a handful of handmade Valentine’s Days cards on Friday afternoon at the Raymond G. Murphy Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center.Gino Gutierrez
From left, Veteran Victor Jones talks with Rep. Melanie Stansbury, who gives him a handmade Valentines Day card on Friday afternoon at the Raymond G. Murphy Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center.Gino Gutierrez
A photo of veteran Victor Jones and Rep. Melanie Stansbury is taken on Jones' phone on Friday afternoon at the Raymond G. Murphy Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center.Gino Gutierrez
A handmade Valentine’s Day card sits beside the bed of veteran Doug Corpolonago on Friday afternoon at the Raymond G. Murphy Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center.Gino Gutierrez
