Brooklyn woman impressed with quaint Holland, sends $250 to spread the cheer
A Brooklyn, N.Y. woman was so impressed with Holland’s image in a recent ABC newscast that she sent Mayor Kurt Dykstra a check for $250 to be distributed as $25 gifts for 10 individuals. Ramona Smith says she was moved by the spirit of the town.
According to excerpts from the story:
“The story touched me and the people,” Scott said of recent media reports about Holland ranking second in the nation on a well-being index. “The main thing that touched me was the winter snow.”
A fan of winter — “I love the winter; people think I’m crazy,” she said — Scott thought the piece on ABC World News with Diane Sawyer showed Holland area residents to be community-minded and “a friendly little town.”
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