Vickroy: Local acts of kindness aim to ease pain of Sandy Hook tragedy

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Teacher ErMcLean writes examples board for students get ideas from when writing postcards Sandy Hook community Shepard High School Palos

Teacher Erin McLean writes examples on the board for students to get ideas from when writing postcards to the Sandy Hook community, at Shepard High School in Palos Heights, Illinois, Thursday, January 10, 2013. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media

Teacher ErMcLean talks with students about ideas for writing postcards Sandy Hook community Shepard High School Palos Heights Illinois Thursday

Teacher Erin McLean talks with students about ideas for writing postcards to the Sandy Hook community at Shepard High School in Palos Heights, Illinois, Thursday, January 10, 2013. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media

Sam Korsak senior holds postcard she wrote Shepard High School Palos Heights Illinois Thursday January 10 2013. In response Sandy

Sam Korsak, a senior, holds a postcard she wrote at Shepard High School in Palos Heights, Illinois, Thursday, January 10, 2013. In response to the Sandy Hook tragedy students are making postcards to send to the community. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media

Dan Boyer freshman writes out postcard Sandy Hook community Shepard High School Palos Heights Illinois Thursday January 10 2013. |

Dan Boyer, a freshman, writes out a postcard to the Sandy Hook community at Shepard High School in Palos Heights, Illinois, Thursday, January 10, 2013. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media

Jordan Klip freshman looks whhe has written postcard for Sandy Hook community Shepard High School Palos Heights Illinois Thursday January

Jordan Klip, a freshman, looks at what he has written on a postcard for the Sandy Hook community at Shepard High School in Palos Heights, Illinois, Thursday, January 10, 2013. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media

Sam Korsak senior holds post card with letter she wrote printed upper right hcorner Shepard High School Palos Heights Illinois

Sam Korsak, a senior, holds a post card with the letter she wrote printed on the upper right hand corner at Shepard High School in Palos Heights, Illinois, Thursday, January 10, 2013. In response to Sandy Hook tragedy students are making postcards to send to the Sandy Hook community as a show of support. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media

Teacher Erin McLean writes examples on the board for students to get ideas from when writing postcards to Sandy Hook community at Shepard High School in Palos Heights, Illinois, Thursday, January 10, 2013. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media

Dan Boyer, a freshman, writes out a postcard to the Sandy Hook community at Shepard High School in Palos Heights, Illinois, Thursday, January 10, 2013. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media

Jordan Klip freshman looks whhe has written post card for Sandy Hook community Shepard High School Palos Heights Illinois Thursday

Jordan Klip, a freshman, looks at what he has written on a post card for the Sandy Hook community at Shepard High School in Palos Heights, Illinois, Thursday, January 10, 2013. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media

Can a million little things even begin to counteract the massive horror of Sandy Hook? We have to hope. Much of the reaction to the Dec. 14 tragedy that saw 26 people killed by a gunman at the elementary school in Newtown, Conn., has been …