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SLCC students show appreciation for veterans on Valentine’s Day

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Jonny Tollestrup
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February 16, 2022
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COMM 1010 students work on valentines for veterans
SLCC students in Elements of Effective Communication work together to make valentines for veterans as part of a class assignment. Norm Zurn teaches the class. (Jonny Tollestrup)

A group of Salt Lake Community College students spent an afternoon making Valentine’s Day cards and messages for veterans for a service project in their COMM 1010 class.

Students vote for a service project after presenting their suggestions. English major David Hockett suggested the valentines for veterans idea, which was motivated by a personal connection to the military.

“Both my grandfather and father served in the military, so I really wanted to do something to show how much veterans are supported,” Hockett said.

Adjunct professor Norman Zurn, who teaches the class, said acts of service allow students to see the value in communicating with the community around them.

“Even though this is an assignment, the students have really seen how doing good can affect how they interact with their community,” he said.

David Hockett shows one of the valentines he created
David Hockett, a student in the Elements of Effective Communication class taught by Norm Zurn, pitched the idea to make the valentines for veterans and organized the event. (Jonny Tollestrup)

After the class decided to move forward with Hockett’s idea, Zurn worked with other students to make preparations and organize the event.

Lee Galicia Azamar, a general studies major, said even simple gestures like a valentine card could be valuable for service members.

“Emotional help is just as valuable as physical [help],” Azamar said.

One of Hockett’s classmates, Ben Sadler, used skills he developed as a graphic design major to make template cards that students could write their own personalized messages in.

Amy Hunter, a photographer, took photos and video of the event that could be shared with other SLCC faculty and students.

“The emotional support is really helpful, so it’s awesome to reach as many veterans as we can,” Hockett said of the students’ effort.

Patriotic valentine reads "Happy Valentine's Day"
Graphic design major Ben Sadler created a valentine card template for the service project in Norm Zurn’s Elements of Effective Communication class. Students wrote messages to veterans on the inside of the cards. (Jonny Tollestrup)

Students had the choice of creating valentines for specific service members they knew or creating generic valentines to be shared through justserve.org. Students were encouraged to complete at least five valentines each, with no limit on how many.

Hockett wanted to emphasize that while the class as a whole could create a lot of valentines, individual efforts are still valued.

“Anyone can do this, they just have to go to justserve.org and they can get started,” he said. “You can even do it remotely so you don’t have to attend an event like this.”

Zurn plans to facilitate other service projects for his students in the future.

“Next time, I think it would be good to be focusing on those suffering from mental health issues,” he said.

  • TAGS
  • Comm 1010
  • David Hockett
  • Lee Galicia Azamar
  • Norm Zurn
  • Salt Lake Community College
  • service learning project
  • Spring 2022
  • Valentines for Veterans
Jonny Tollestrup

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