(VIDEO) Sending Love to Veterans

Residents of the Seabury at the Field Home in Cortlandt Manor joined Peekskill Girl Scout Troop 2245, students of theand participants from several other schools to make a total of 1,939 Valentine’s Day hearts to deliver to veterans at the Veterans Affairs Hospital Montrose Campus. The groups gathered for a ceremony at the Field Home on Feb. 3 to honor veterans and send them love.

The project started at the Field Home, when seniors told Director of Recreation and Volunteers Josie Andaloro that they wanted to do something for the veterans and military. They started the heart project and then Andaloro reached out to schools in the surrounding area and other community groups. All were eager to help and were proud to send their nearly 2,000 valentine's to the Montrose VA.

Watch the video above to learn more and see the list of participants below.

These are all of the groups from the community that participated in
the Heart Program:

Primrose Elementary School, Somers, Art Teacher, Eileen Olsen
ortlandt manor, Pricinpal Frank Disanza
Crompond School, Yorktown Hts, Principal Ken Levy
Early Learning Center at Fieldhome, Director Carol Milillo
LEAP Program of Naima Smith Moor
Mt. View Group Home, Peekskill, Gabriela Barry-Ordeney
, Crompond, Lowry Reinauer
Girl Scout Troop 2248, Leslie Bristow

Present at the ceremony on Feb. 3:

Rudolph J. and Edward Grexa, American Legion 1030, Verplank
Jackie Hughes for Assemblyman Steve Katz, Putnam
Councilman Vishnu Patel, Yorktown
Chuck Catalfamo, American Legion 1054, Yorktown
John Cito, American Legion 1030, Yorktown
William Nazario, Military Order of the Purple Heart, Cortlandt
Robert E. Fergueson, Town Vet, Cortlandt
Julie Anderson, Dept. of Veteran Affairs, Montrose
Ralph Cruz, Dept of Vet Affairs, Montrose
Girl Scout Troop 2248, Peekskill, Leslie Bristow
The Garden Road School, Crompond, Lowry Reinauer