March 26th: Delivery Service

We pause at 3:51 pm to give thanks for those ensuring essential items and critically needed resources find their way to our homes, stores we frequent, and health and civic institutions at the forefront of hope and healing.

We dedicate our #351GratitudeMoment to all those behind the wheel and on their feet for 12, 15, 18 hour days wearing the familiar uniforms of the US Postal Service, UPS, Fedex, Amazon, and other truck and delivery services.

Because of them, shelves are stocked, critical items are replenished, prescriptions reach their destinations, and our nation's supply chain -- which helps drive our economic engine -- continues to hum. But, so too, our heartbeat, as birthday cards are delivered, college acceptances are received, and other important family correspondence helps close the challenging gap of social distancing.

These professionals are deemed essential workers for good reason. As one Twitter user wrote, "My grandpa has been a proud truck driver for over 40 years. The truth is truck drivers, like my grandpa, are the reason we continue to have access to basic necessities despite the worsening #COVID19 pandemic. Their decision to drive maintains our livelihood. #hiddenheroes."

To all the #hiddenheroes on the highways, Main Streets, and back roads of our Commonwealth...this #351GratitudeMoment is for you.

Drive safely, stay healthy and well, and know that you have 351 communities worth of appreciation sent your way!