My Golden Valentine

Above: Kids who came in to deliver their Valentines for seniors

Showing those that are or feel forgotten, the love of Jesus Christ can be done in
very simple ways. Thank you for your servant heart in giving a Valentine this year to the elderly!

What a huge blessing it was to serve alongside of you and reach out to those "special gems" of our community! This year so far we have counted over 7,800 valentines!!! We more than doubled last year!
How did we do it? Well, lets say it took much time coordinating volunteers who were willing to help deliver and organize for their area!

We have some BIG thank yous, and those will be posted soon!

Below: Some more pics for you to enjoy of some of the Valentines that came in this year:)

We even had a business (Trisha Waldron) donate hand-made bracelets!

Below: One of the packaged bracelets to bless some of the ladies

Special recognition to the following area coordinators and helpers:

Carol Barber

Mary Branson

Bevery Caffity

Cindy Crago

Heidi Gebbie

Lisa Hilton

Leann Hollinshead

Kathy Lentz

Marille McLaughlin

Lindsay McPeck

Bernadette Nowak

Kathy Pike

Special Thanks to the following:

Medicap Pharmacy - Spearfish

WalMart - Chadron

Campbell County Senior Center - Gillette

Faith Expressions Christian Store - Dickinson

4-J School - Gillette

Adventures Kid

After School Program Stop & Grow of Lead/Deadwood

Alberts, Susan

Alliance Berean Church - Preschool-4th

Alpha Delta Pi

BankWest

Bass, Susan

Bethany Christian

Bethel Assembly of God

BHSU Jacket Volunteers

BHSU Newman Club - Spearfish

Black Hawk Elementary

Black Hills Fellowship

Black Hills Workshop

Boys & Girls Club - Gillette

Brunner, Charita

Cage Family

Calvary Christian School

Calvary Lutheran

Canyon Lake School 2nd - 5th Grade Class

Casey Peterson & Associates

Cathedral Sunday School

Children's Development Center - Gillette

Chrisman, Ann

Christenson, Colby

Collins Family - Prairie City

Cook Family, Martha

Curtis, Teri

Destiny FourSquare Church

Donna & Bruce

Dunavan Family

Early Age Intervention - Gillette

Early Headstart - Gillette

Eastan, L

Estrada

Faith Lutheran Sunday School

First E Free

First United Methodist - The Edge Group 4th- 6th Grade

First Wesleyan Church - K & 1st Grade Sunday School

Free Methodist Church-Elementary Sunday School

Fuhs, Sandra

Garafolo, Sue

Gillette Christian Center - Sunlight Club

Girl Scout Troop 74134

Girls INC.

Grandview 1st Grade

Grant, Kathy

GUMC - Sunday School - Piedmont

Hager, Shealyn

Heien, Janice

Heller Family

Hill, Wayne and Gloria

Hillsview E -Free, Piedmont

Hilton, Clarie & Natalie

Huffman Family

Jockisch, Tonya

John Paul II Catholic School - Gillette

Johnson Family

Karrie's Little Treasures Daycare & Preschool

Kieffer Family

King, Cathy

Kluthe, Donna

Kytta Family

LaFrance, Kay

Leipold, Diana

Lisa Schroeder Daycare

Little Sprouts Sunday School

Little Steps Daycare & Preschool

Living Hope Academy

Marrs, Margaret

McGriff, Nila

McPeck, Lindsay

Meadowbrook 2nd Grade

Mrs. Kingshorn's 4th Grade Class - Spearfish

Nancy Halter Daycare

Open Bible Preschoolers

Our Lady of Lourdes Elementary School - 2nd Grade

Paintbrush School - Gillette

Pennington County 911

Pete Lien & Sons

Piedmont Stagebarn K-3 grade

Power family, The Ron

Ralph Lutheran Church - Ralph

Randolph, Lori

Rapid City Children's Center

Rapid City Regional Community Center

Rapid Hearts - Scrapbook Club

Rich, Terrie

Rim Rock E-Free Church

Rimrock E-Free- Wed Night Group

Rimrock Youth Group

Rudolph, Susan

Sarah & Shanniah

Sinar, Kara

So Park Elementary 3rd Grade - Gillette

South Middle School - All Grades

South Park United Church of Christ

St. Isaac Youth Group

Sturgis Elementary - Mrs. Carol's 1st Grade

Sunflower School - Gillette

Swenson, Fay

Tammy

Mudge Family & friends

Trish Walden Jewelry

Victory Chapel

West Middle School

West Middle School 7th Grade

Wild Kingdom Daycare

Wilson Elem 1st & 4th Grade

Wipf, Sarah & Jaila

Word of Hope Wesleyan

Word Of Truth Church 3-5 yrs & 6-10 yrs

YES (Youth Emergency House Services)

YMCA - KidStop & Sundowners Afternoon Programs

YMCA Rapid City- Childwatch

Zion Lutehran School

Any any other volunteer who donated of their time to make valentines.

Communities Served with Valentines Include

Belle Fourche,

Chadron, NE

Custer

Dickinson, ND

Edgemont

Gillette, WY

Hay Springs, NE

Hot Springs

Kadoka

Lead

New Underwood

Philip

Pierre

Rapid City

Spearfish

Sturgis

Valentine, NE

Whitewood

All Bethesda Assisted Living Homes

You touched the lives of assisted living homes, nursing homes, hospice care, special needs, veterans, and many others not named here.