A UPS driver by the name of Anthony Gaskin was surprised by his Virginia neighborhood with an applause and a big thank you for doing his best and working hard through this pandemic.
According to WTVR CBS 6, the neighbors of Midlothian in Chesterfield County surprised Gaskin with a gift as a way to thank him for his daily deliveries since the pandemic started through the holidays.
“Through COVID, Anthony has continued working, delivering packages at our doors, record numbers of them, over 180 times to date,” Patty Friedman, who organized the event, told CBS affiliate WTVR. “I wanted to thank him personally for how much he helped me feel welcome when I moved in during a pandemic. It was terribly lonely and he was always the highlight of my day.”
“Arriving on bikes, on foot, and in more than 75 cars, hundreds of residents lined the road and waited for Anthony to turn the corner,” Friedman wrote on a Facebook post. “A humble man, he needed to be coaxed, but eventually, slowly drove his truck down the road while children and adults held up signs, screamed his name, honked their horns, and rang bells.”
Check out their sweet gesture below.
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