Mr. Rogers would have liked it: Friday was Pennsylvania’s second annual 1-4-3 Day, where state officials encourage people to share acts of kindness and gratitude. The focus was first responders and essential workers during the coronavirus pandemic.
The statue of Public Broadcasting Service's Fred Rogers, the host of children's program "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood," is visible behind the fencing in the closed-off park area where the statue is located, during this year's "1-4-3 Day," Friday, May 22, the 143rd day of 2020, in Pittsburgh. In 2019, Pennsylvania Gov.
This year, the state launched a website asking residents to share their good deeds -- from buying a meal for a neighbor to writing a thank you note for a mail deliver -- under the hashtag #143DayInPA. She is the founder of the Free Store 15104, which provides free food, clothing and other essentials to the community in Braddock, a small hardscrabble steel town near Pittsburgh. Since the store was forced to temporarily close during the pandemic, she has helped raise more than $20,000 in supermarket gift cards for people in need.Growing up, the couple said they were inspired by “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” and its lessons of love, generosity and kindness for kids and adults.
“One of my earliest memories was watching Mister Rogers on TV,” her husband said. “Fifty years later, that message is not only still relevant, but more relevant and necessary than ever today.”
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