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Schuyler Falls mother and son spread holiday warmth to Valehaven residents [Video]

IT’S A LESSON THAT SOMETIMES TAKES us YEARS TO LEARN… THAT SOME OF THE BEST GIFTS ARE HAND-MADE. A NORTHERN NEW YORK MOTHER AND SON ARE SPREADING CHEER THROUGH CROCHETING. NBC5’S BENNY NEZAJ BRINGS US THE STORY FROM PERU. DOZENS OF PEOPLE LIVE HERE AT VALHAVEN ASSISTED LIVING IN PERU. AND THANKS TO A LOCAL MOTHER AND SON…RESIDENTS ARE GETTING SOME EXTRA WARMTH FOR THE HOLIDAYS CROCHETING IT’S BEEN A BUSY HOLIDAY SEASON SON LUCAS. 06;35;16;23 – 06;35;37;28 “This is the first time we’ve done it. And it was just before Thanksgiving. So, we’ve been crocheting and crocheting and crocheting” SINCE LATE NOVEMBER, THE SCHUYLER FALLS PAIR HAS BEEN MAKING DOZENS OF BLANKETS FOR RESIDENTS AT VALHAVEN ASSISTED LIVING IN PERU – ALL THANKS TO AN IDEA FROM LUCAS “Lucas came home after religion and thought it would be nice because they after religion and thought it would be nice because they were talking about giving at Christmas time to the less fortunate. And he wanted to give blankets.” GERALDINE AND LUCAS HAVE MADE 42 BLANKETS – AND RESIDENTS AT VALHAVEN SAY THEY COULDN’T BE MORE THANKFUL FOR THE ACT OF KINDESS KAREN FORTE RESIDENT, VALHAVEN ASSISTED LIVING 06;42;11;16 – 06;42;23;20 “That’s a nice thing to do. I know It takes a lot of time and effort. We crochet ourselves and it puts a lot of importance to the holiday season for them to take out time for each and every one of us.” KAREN FORTE SAYS THE BLANKETS WILL BE USEFUL BEYOND THE WINTER SEASON KAREN FORTE RESIDENT, VALHAVEN ASSISTED LIVING 06;43;22;02 – 06;43;31;06 “A lot of us have arthritis in our knees and stuff and it keeps the importance of keeping our knees warm is very important. We get aches and pains.” AND GERALDINE HOPES LUCAS WILL CONTINUE HIS ACTS OF GENOROSITY AS HE GETS OLDER GERALDINE DESSUREAULT SCHUYLER FALLS 06;38;09;11 – 06;38;21;01 “I want him to be the the caring person that helps that example for him and which I think we we pretty well done because this was his idea.” THE DESSUREAULT’S WIL BE DROPPING OFF THE BLANKETS SATURDAY MORNING