LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Ever wonder if Valentine’s Day has a history? Well is it does actually, it is more than what we Americans have made it out to be today. The whole take your main squeeze out to an over-priced restaurant with a set menu, cliché heart shaped box of chocolates in hand, and a kids stuffed animal that you present to your grown adult date to somehow profess your undying love. And, if you happen to be the poor soul who does not have a sweetie pie, you spend the night alone, eating your chocolate Bon Bons you had to buy yourself, by the way, and watch sappy love movies crying your eyes out, wondering what’s wrong with you, and why you suck, and no one wants you to be their Valentine.
Sounds pathetic? I’ve been there.But Valentine’s Day wasn’t always this way. In its humble beginning the gist of the holiday was to be thankful for the ones we love and mindful of those who are alone on this day. Love can be actions towards others (or oneself) or based on affection. Right now there are 291 in-house patients at Children’s Hospital in Madera who deserve to be noticed and shown some love on supposedly the most loving day of the year. Could you make one of them your Valentine?
If you would like to make a difference by showing one of those kids you care about them this Valentine’s Day here is what you can do: buy a general Valentine’s Day card and a little stuffed animal and drop it off at The Collegian and your gift will be delivered to Children’s Hospital on Valentine’s Day.
— Kevin-Dat Vu
Communications Major