TX VLB INITIATES OPERATION SHARE THE LOVE

Contact Matt Atwood, Press Secretary - Texas General Land Office
matthew.atwood@glo.texas.gov

Today, the Texas Veterans Land Board announced a statewide campaign to bring Valentine’s Day love to the nearly 1,000 Veterans residing in state-ran nursing homes. The mission is to bring awareness from Texans that although the Veterans have had to isolate for nearly a year due to COVID-19, they are not forgotten by their nearby communities.

“The VLB team is committed to keeping our Veterans’ safety at the forefront of our minds during this pandemic, but doing so certainly does not mean we can’t share our love for them this Valentine’s Day,” said  Texas Veteran Land Board Chairman George P. Bush. “Our goal is to ensure every Veteran residing in our facilities receives some love from their nearby communities and we are eager to see the response from this effort. I challenge every community across Texas to shower our Veterans with love this Valentine’s Day and help us exceed our goal of 1,000 cards.”
 

Any Texan interested in sharing a Valentine to a Veteran can mail it to a home of their choosing. The VLB asks that mailed cards be postmarked no later than February 10 and include "Valentines for Vets" on the mailing address.

 

USSERY-ROAN TEXAS STATE VETERANS HOME
1020 Tascosa Road
Amarillo, Texas 79124
 
LAMUN-LUSK-SANCHEZ TEXAS STATE VETERANS HOME
1809 North Highway 87
Big Spring, Texas 79720
 
CLYDE W. COSPER TEXAS STATE VETERANS HOME
1300 Seven Oaks Road
Bonham, Texas 75418
 
AMBROSIO GUILLEN TEXAS STATE VETERANS HOME
9650 Kenworthy Street
El Paso, Texas 79924
FRANK M. TEJADA TEXAS STATE VETERANS HOME
200 Veterans Drive
Floresville, Texas 78114
 
RICHARD A. ANDERSON TEXAS STATE VETERANS HOME
14041 Cottingham Road
Houston, Texas 77048
 
ALFREDO GONZALEZ TEXAS STATE VETERANS HOME
301 East Yuma Avenue
McAllen, Texas 78503
 
WILLIAM R. COURTNEY TEXAS STATE VETERANS HOME
1424 Martin Luther King Jr. Lane
Temple, Texas 76504
WATKINS-LOGAN TEXAS STATE VETERANS HOME
11466 Honor Lane
Tyler, Texas 75708