Volunteer and widow Jillian Myers, left, and her 15-year-old daughter Lydia, cut flowers during a Valentine's Day Widow Outreach Project event, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Erik Verduzco)Volunteer Beth DeMarco takes a gift box to a driver for delivery during a Valentine's Day Widow Outreach Project event, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Erik Verduzco)Volunteer Paula Berard sets down a bucket of flowers during a Valentine's Day Widow Outreach Project event, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Erik Verduzco)Jillian Myers, left, looks on as Ashley Manning, right, places a boutonniere on widow Linda Thompson, in honor of her husband, during a Valentine's Day Widow Outreach Project event, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Erik Verduzco)A note inside a flower arrangement is seen during a Valentine's Day Widow Outreach Project event, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Erik Verduzco)Volunteer and widow Jillian Myers, organizes gift boxes during a Valentine's Day Widow Outreach Project event, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Erik Verduzco)A volunteer demonstrates how to measure and cut a flowers during a Valentine's Day Widow Outreach Project event, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Erik Verduzco)Volunteer Keely Hudson organizes gift boxes during a Valentine's Day Widow Outreach Project event, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Erik Verduzco)Kelly Lilly, third from left, with her children from left, Jack, 15, Henry, 13, and Luke, 10, deliver flowers to a Valentine's Day Widow Outreach Project recipient, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Erik Verduzco)
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Volunteer and widow Jillian Myers, left, and her 15-year-old daughter Lydia, cut flowers during a Valentine's Day Widow Outreach Project event, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Erik Verduzco)
