Her cards touch so many hearts on Valentine's Day!

When Ashley Stracco was in 7th grade, she recruited friends to send sweet cards to a boy spending Christmas in the hospital. His gratitude spurred her to deliver love to even more people on other holidays

- Kellie B. Gormly

When a cousin's friend, a 10-year-old boy named Jackson, landed in the hospital at Christmastime, something stirred in the tender heart of then seventh-grader Ashley Stracco of Hanover, Massachusetts. The poor kid, I wonder if Ashley thought there is something nice my friends and I could do for Jackson that will help him feel better?

Ashley gave it some thought and I got an idea: She tapped several dozen friends to write Jackson greeting cards. She collected 55 cards. Jackson was so happy. He said they helped make his Christmas better.

Hearing that, Ashley made a decision: I want to keep doing this for other people!