Dear Editor:
This is a letter to all essential workers.
We are writing you this letter to show our appreciation. All of you have made sacrifices and our class wanted to take some time to thank you for your efforts. While all Canadians are making adjustments to self-isolation, there are those that continue to work and keep our economy running and our communities safe and healthy. To these people we say thank you.
Thank you to all the doctors, nurses, support workers and other health care professionals for leaving your homes to help the people while putting your health at risk. To those researchers, thank you for working hard to find a vaccine for this virus. Thank you all first responders for helping us when needed and risking your life for us. Your tireless work is saving lives and is vital in this fight against COVID-19.
Thank you to all farmers and food processors for making the food that we eat, start to finish.
Thank you to those that supply fertilizer to farmers to make their crops grow. Thank you to all the retail workers for taking safety precautions in your stores, and for reminding us to practice physical distancing. For letting us still shop in your stores and for disinfecting your carts and shelves after every use.
Thank you to all the truck drivers for delivering food, masks, hand sanitizer and other supplies, so we can stay safe and at home, with food in our bellies and clothes on our backs. Thanks for all the mechanics who fix trucks so we can keep materials, services and our economy running.
Thank you to all those in the telecommunications industry keeping us connected. To those that are in the postal/courier services, pharmacists, and those in the service industry, thank you.
Thank you to all of the utility workers. You help keep the water flowing, you keep us warm and help keep the lights on. Thank you to the community, provincial and federal leaders that have demonstrated leadership and have kept us calm and have guided us through this time.
To those that have had to take time from their jobs, or alter their schedules in order to stay home, we thank you!
Mr. Cox’s Grade 6 Class,
Arthur Public School