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Saying goodbye to your spouse because of a military deployment is never easy, but the colleagues of a local teacher have come together thoughtfully to make the departure more bearable.

Jenna Vincitore is in her third year of teaching music at Tildenville Elementary School. When her colleagues learned of her husband’s upcoming deployment, they immediately gathered a few essentials and placed them in a decorative basket.

Vincitore said her phone rang a few weeks ago and it was Jessica Rose, the PTA’s treasurer, on the other end of the phone. Rose, who lives near Vincitore in Horizon West, said she has something for herself and is dropping it off at her house.

“She said, ‘This is PTA; we know it’s really difficult because your husband is gone, ”said Vincitore.

“It was a total surprise to me,” she said. “They knew my husband was going on a long-term deployment, and they wanted to be nice and show appreciation. “

The woven basket included a fluffy white blanket and fluffy socks, Hershey’s kisses, jars of vanilla and chocolate ice cream, a framed photo of the couple, a Starbucks gift card, and a card that read, “I know. that it can’t replace your husband, but coffee always helps.

Even Brandi the dog received his own toy in the basket.

“I started to cry; it was so cute, ”Vincitore said. “I felt super loved and super appreciated.”

Cody and Jenna Vincitore got married last December.

The Tildenville PTA posted on its Facebook page: “Today our lovely music teacher, Mrs. Vincitore, had to say goodbye to her husband, who went on a long-term deployment with the Navy. The PTA presented her with a care kit of some of her favorite things to let her know how much her family in Tildenville love her. Our thoughts and prayers are with her husband as he courageously serves our country and to her as she continues to love and serve our Tigers.

“It was all PTA,” Vincitore said. “They opened everything on their own. And it was really, really cool. It just meant a lot. They didn’t know the impact they would have – and even now I’m like ‘Thank you very much.’ “

She and her husband, Cody, met while they were students in high school in Sarasota. After graduation, he enlisted in the US Navy and she received her undergraduate degree from the University of Central Florida and her Masters from Florida State University.

The two eventually reunited their lives, dated, planned a wedding during the pandemic, and tied the knot on December 20.

“I was like, ‘Nothing is stopping us,’” Vincitore said.

Cody Vincitore has five years of active service – and was stationed in Kansas and Japan – and three years in the Navy reserves.

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