Patrick Kaufmann made 30 valentines cards along with some friends as a youth volunteer at a Washington, D.C., food nonprofit several years ago.
In the fall of 2020, Patrick asked students at his school to make 300 valentines to deliver on Valentine's Day 2021 with meal packages provided by Food & Friends, a Washington charity that helps people with cancer, HIV, AIDS, and other serious illnesses.
Then in 2022, he upped his game, enlisting the help of students at several Washington-area schools to craft more than 3,000 cards.
This year he went above and beyond: He organized making and delivering 16,000 valentines for people who otherwise likely wouldn't get one. They were created by students at 62 schools in Washington, Maryland, and Virginia, said Patrick, now 14, who personally recruits the classrooms that volunteer.
He recently developed a website for his project, Valentines by Kids, where he encourages everyone to cut out colorful hearts, write messages of kindness and help spread some love.
You can check out Valentine's By Kids HERE!
Source: STRIPES
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