COCOA, Fla. — Merritt Island couple Bob and Dorothy Scobie probably didn’t plan to spend their 51st wedding anniversary hunkering down as Hurricane Irma churned overhead.
The staff and other evacuees at the Space Coast Junior/Senior High School shelter decided, though, to do their best to make the day as special as possible.
Bob, a retired member of the U.S. Coast Guard, and Dorothy, a retired teacher, were surprised with a decorated table for two and were served dinner by a pair of children with towels draped over their arms.
After dinner, they were served cake.
“(We) couldn’t let the storm spoil this special day,” Space Coast teacher Stephanie Felker told Channel 9 in an email. “So, what do we do at Space Coast? Provide them with a romantic dinner.”
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