Show your appreciation during Public Service Recognition Week, May 2-8 | PennLive letters
Posted May 04, 2021
During the past year, federal employees have dedicated themselves to keeping our country running while weathering a global pandemic.
They continue to provide essential financial services, processing stimulus payments, tax refunds, small business loans, Social Security checks, mortgages and student loans to keep the economy churning and households operating.
As they do every day, they have kept us safe, tracking cyber threats, protecting the food supply and alerting Americans to treacherous weather conditions, among other critical and life-saving tasks.
Many were on the front lines, risking their own health to serve the American people. The pandemic took a heavy toll on these public servants: countless workers were sickened while at work, and thousands died as a result.
May 2-7, 2021: Public Service Recognition Week
May 2-7, 2021: Public Service Recognition Week
WHEREAS, Americans are helped every single day by public servants at federal, state, county, and city levels who work to keep our nation running; and,
WHEREAS, our public employees must uphold the United States constitution and take an oath of office, just like our elected officials in public office do; and,
WHEREAS, many public servants, including military personnel, police officers, firefighters, border patrol officers, embassy employees, health care professionals, and others, risk their lives each day in service to the people of Michigan, the United States, and around the world; and,
Actual bags, with comically large dollar signs, like something out of a cartoon bank heist.
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A better thank you would be a sack of cash! [ MARTHA ASENCIO RHINE | MARTHA ASENCIO RHINE | Times ]
Published May 4
Updated May 6
Ever notice how appreciation holidays are for people who just need to be paid more? You never see Chief Financial Officer Appreciation Week or Venture Capitalist Appreciation Week or Celebrity Child Who Launched a Makeup Line Appreciation Week.
To that end, it is Teacher Appreciation Week, with an extra-special Teacher Appreciation Day today. It also is Public Service Recognition Week, which honors government employees. And next week brings National Third Shift Workers Day, celebrating those who work at night. All parties deserve respect, but due to limited space, letâs focus on teachers. Weâll shift later to getting DMV workers into the luxury cars they deserve.
We offer resources for World Press Freedom Day, Cinco de Mayo, Nurses Day, V.E. Day, Mother’s Day, Endangered Species Day, Armed Forces Day, International Day for Biological Diversity, World Turtle Day and Memorial Day.
Plus content for Jewish American Heritage Month, National Teacher Appreciation Week, Global Employee Health and Fitness Month, National Physical Fitness and Sports Month and World No Tobacco Day! Be sure to view the full list of Dates for Your Calendar and KnowItAll Resources for May!
Before you head out for summer, don’t forget that we have great career education content available not only during Career Education Month (in November) but all through the year!
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