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Grand Island veteran crafts leaves of love and happiness
JEFF BAHR, The Grand Island Independent
May 22, 2021
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GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) Don Harrie has found a hobby he loves.
The Grand Island man presents people with an attractive artificial leaf, mounted on a wooden base. He calls each a leaf of love and happiness. His wife, Judy, writes the first name of the recipient on the round bases, which are normally used as wheels for wooden toys.
Harrie has given away 493 of the leaves, 175 of them to fellow veterans.
He started out giving the leaves to veterans. He liked the reaction he received. “And it just grew and grew,” he said.
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. Don Harrie has found a hobby he loves. The Grand Island man presents people with an attractive artificial leaf, mounted on a wooden base. He calls each a leaf of love and happiness. His wife, Judy, writes the first name of the recipient on the round bases, which are normally used as wheels for wooden toys. Harrie has given away 493 of the leaves, 175 of them to fellow veterans. He started out giving the leaves to veterans. He liked the reaction he received. And it just grew and grew, he said. He just loves what he does, and he so enjoys giving them to people, Judy told The Grand Island Independent.
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