“To infinity and beyond!” ... or more like to San Marcos and Wisconsin. The journey of a child’s lost toy played out just like the beloved “Toy Story” movie plot, with the Tello family bringing along their one-year-old daughter’s best friend Woody for a trip across the country.
After enjoying time in San Marcos the family made their long trek back to their home in Wisconsin, thinking that Woody was packed away in their luggage. After unpacking, panic arose as Woody was no where to be found. Shaunna Tello went into mom mode, retracing her steps and deter- mining Woody must be somewhere in San Marcos. She reached out to local Facebook group pages where the unexpected happened. The search for Woody exploded with support. Dozens of comments flooded the feed, offering help. Little did the Tello’s know that Woody’s journey back home was just beginning.
“I was overwhelmed at the amount of kindness that people showed, that’s what kind of blew me away about this whole story,” Shaunna Tello said. “They were there, messaging me on Facebook, offering to send me their old Woody dolls, Venmoing me money to get a new one, people were really kind about it, and that’s what was the eye opener at the whole situation.”
