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A Maryland teen brought joy to thousands on Valentine's Day. The cards were distributed in Washington D.C., Maryland and Virginia.

While most of us will stop by the grocery store to get flowers or chocolate for our sweetheart on the way home from work, one D.C. student has spent the last several months making sure thousands of strangers in nursing homes and hospitals get a very special Valentine.

As part of his Valentines by Kids, Patrick Kaufmann, 14, recruited students at 62 schools in Washington, Maryland and Virginia, to make cards, which were delivered to about 60 organizations he coordinated with, including hospitals, hospices and nursing homes and as part of Washington nonprofit Food & Friends’ home-delivery meal packages.

Patrick Kaufmann made 30 valentine cards along with some friends as a youth volunteer at a Washington, D.C., food nonprofit several years ago. His handmade cards were tucked inside home-delivery meal...

Patrick Kaufman's labor of love has expanded to involve students at 62 schools in D.C., Maryland and Virginia.