For the fourth year, Bartolomeo & Perotto Funeral Home and Walker Brothers Funeral Home are working with the Veterans & Family Memorial Care (VFMC) to sponsor “Operation Valentine.” Students and members of the Rochester community are invited to create Valentine cards to send to our troops. Bartolomeo & Perotto Funeral Home and Walker Brothers Funeral Home will coordinate the delivery of the Valentines to soldiers deployed overseas.
Valentine cards may be dropped off now through January 25, between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. at either Bartolomeo & Perotto Funeral Home at 1411 Vintage Lane in Greece or at Walker Brothers Funeral Home at 15 West Avenue in Spencerport. Participants are encouraged to send wishes and messages of thanks, and are welcome to write brief notes about themselves and their families, and may include photos as well. There are many ways to personalize a handmade card, but these Valentines cannot include glitter, candy, or any other type of food. School organizers can call Bartolomeo & Perotto Funeral Home at 720-6000 or Walker Brothers Funeral Home at 352-1500 to schedule pickup of the valentines.
“The project is simple and meaningful; with our troops away from their families and friends, they need to know that people back home appreciate them and what they are doing for us,” said Michael Perotto, president and funeral director, Bartolomeo & Perotto Funeral Home, Inc. “We hope this will serve as a morale booster for the brave men and women who fight for our country.”
