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Loveland Valentine Re-Mailing History

12/27/2023

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About the Loveland, Colo. Valentine Program ​
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Valentine Re-Mailing Program     
Loveland, Colo., also known as the ‘Sweetheart City,’ has been doing the Valentine Re-Mailing Program for 78 years. 
Each year, the city and its volunteers lovingly hand stamp and re-mail valentines from all 50 states and more than 110 countries. Many of the ‘Sweetheart City’s’ residents are thrilled about the program, so much so that there is a waiting list of volunteers to stamp and re-mail valentines. Loveland’s Re-Mailing Program has grown to be the largest program of its kind.

History
According to Gwen Masche, daughter of stamp collector and history buff Count Masche, Elmer Ivers, Loveland Postmaster in the 1940s and ‘50s, Harold Dunning, Rome Dietrich and others from the Loveland Stamp Club came up with an idea of a Re-mailing Program as a stamp collection oddity, rather than a Sweetheart angle. The club tried to promote the program for a couple of years but realized they needed someone with more marketing abilities. Ted Thompson, who managed Loveland’s Rialto Theater and served as president of the Loveland Chamber of Commerce in addition to his remarkable marketing skills, was asked to help. Ted realized that Loveland, Colo. had a unique opportunity to share a little love and friendship with the people of the USA, and indeed, the world through the Valentine Re-mailing Program.

The program gained nationwide exposure when Guy Lombardo was designated honorary mayor of Loveland on Feb. 14, 1950. Lombardo’s orchestra, The Royal Canadians, had recorded the song, “There’s a Lovely Lake in Loveland” and featured the song during the program. 

As Forrest S. Knox declared in a letter to the Loveland Daily Reporter-Herald dated Feb. 8, 2001, “They could not have found a better person to shepherd their valentine activity. He and Mabel, even though it was not their idea, were responsible for the success of the Re-mailing Program. They did a superb job of managing the program for the rest of their lives.” Now, in its 75th year, the program is growing every year.

Loveland’s “Valentine Sweethearts,” as they are affectionately referred, Ted and Mabel Thompson have since passed away and the Loveland community feels their absence. To commemorate their vision and love of Loveland, their memory lives on through this annual program and the people of Loveland. A bronze relief of the Thompsons is featured in Thompson Park in Downtown Loveland.

Today, the Loveland Chamber of Commerce continues to operate the program, in partnership with the Loveland post office by creating the special postmark annually.

Loveland Chamber of Commerce
5400 Stone Creek Cir Suite 200, Loveland, CO 80538
(970) 667-6311
Loveland.org

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Send Valentine's Cards Through Loveland, CO Online!

1/6/2021

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The Loveland Chamber of Commerce is offering a way for folks to safely send their Valentine's Day cards through Loveland via an online portal!

Purchase Valentine Cards
Inscribe a Valentine card sent from Loveland, Colorado from you to your Sweetheart, anywhere in the US!
Fill out either or both forms below to send a personalized Valentine, or blank cards to fill out yourself. Cost is $7.00 per Valentine, pricing includes processing, postage, shipping, and inscribing. Cards can only be mailed within the US.
Deadline to order is February 7th, 2021.
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Go to the CHAMBER WEBSITE to learn more and order!
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