Virginia Neighborhood Showered Tireless UPS Driver With Love For His Work During Pandemic
Hundreds lined the streets to thank Anthony Gaskin for his hard work delivering packages.
December 23, 2020 at 10:52 pm
A neighborhood in Richmond, Virginia, showed out for their favorite UPS delivery driver this week, thanking the man for his tireless work delivering packages through the coronavirus pandemic.
Anthony Gaskin was turning the corner on his normal route when he saw hundreds of people lined along a road in the Hallsley neighborhood of the city, according to CBS News.
Gaskin never stopped delivering their packages even during the worst moments of the COVID-19 pandemic, Patty Friedman, a resident of the neighborhood, told local news outlet WTVR.
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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.”
A heartfelt gesture was delivered to a Virginia UPS driver last week.
Anthony Gaskins was moved to tears when members of a community in Chesterfield County banded together to thank him for his reported record number of daily deliveries – over 180 – during the coronavirus crisis. 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. Mentioning this to a few people and the response I got was all I needed to know I was not alone, Hallsley neighbor Patty Friedman wrote in an email, FOX 13 shared.