Valentines for Vets

Every Valentine's Day, Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) presents hand-crafted greeting cards to Veterans who live in long-term care homes across the country. The Valentines for Vets program began in 1989, and encourages students and individuals to create and donate cards. In 2023, the pandemic restrictions in place on February 14th limited the number of Valentines distributed to Veterans at Perley Health. Only the dozens of Veteran tenants who live in the independent-living apartments received greeting cards under the program.

To further mark Valentine's Day, Perley Health welcomed several special guests, including: the Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence; Mrs. Frances MacAulay; and Darrell Samson, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence. The guests met with several Veterans, along with Board Chair Margaret Tansey, and Director of Strategy, Partnership and Growth, Katrin Spencer.

Veteran Ron Moyes shares a laugh with the Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence & Mrs. MacAulay.