Courtesy photo | Diane Brokaw (right) and her cousin Christy Heine hold some of the teddy bears and flowers that were distributed at three Woodstock nursing homes as part of Share the Love. The idea to spread kindness and generosity in the community over Valentine’s weekend came from a conversation that Brokaw and Heine had when it was clear that the pandemic would not allow for the fourth-grade field trips that Stuff the Stocking for Zach had previously financed.
Surprises on Valentine’s Day weekend astonish, delight local residents
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Susan W. Murray wrote for The Independent, covering various beats, from 2005 to 2008, returning to the paper as a writer in 2018. A 26-year resident of Woodstock, she taught English, American history, and religion to junior high students at St. Mary School for nine years.
Susan W. Murray wrote for The Independent, covering various beats, from 2005 to 2008, returning to the paper as a writer in 2018. A 26-year resident of Woodstock, she taught English, American history, and religion to junior high students at St. Mary School for nine years.
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