Traditions
Loveland, Colorado is probably best known nationwide as the home of the Valentine Re-mailing Program. Every year hundreds of thousands of Valentines are packaged inside larger envelopes and sent to Loveland where countless volunteers hand-stamp each letter with a Valentine's verse and send them on to the intended recipient. Each year a contest is held through the local newspaper for residents to submit their verses. The winners have the privilege of seeing their prose stamped on Valentine's letters. In the weeks leading up to Valentine's Day, the city of Loveland allows residents to place red hearts embellished with personal messages on light poles and other fixtures on the downtown streets. What a love-ly tradition.