Hempstead Town Councilman Edward Ambrosino (center, back row) thanks students at the Homestead School in Garden City for their participation in the Valentines for Vets program, which the Town instituted in 2001. Through this program students create valentines to send to veterans in local VA hospitals. The councilman collects the valentines and brings them to a veteran's organization, which delivers them to the hospitalized veterans. Many of these men and women don't have families and it means so much to them to know that the young children appreciate the sacrifices they have made for our nation.