HAMDEN, Conn. — A show of appreciation for essential workers was held in Hamden on Thurday.
The Hamden Police and Fire departments, along with members of the National Guard spent the the morning parading around town to thank essential workers. They called it the “thank you tour.”
They made sure no one was left out, for more than an hour they drove by several grocery stores along Dixwell Avenue. Workers coming outside some with American flags others with signs.
“There’s a lot of heroes in today’s society with this pandemic going on and we just really wanted to give a shout out to all those different workers, especially with an emphasis on all those supermarkets that we have in town,” said Detective Sean Dolan of the Hamden Police Department.
The parade ended at stop and shop on Dixwell Avenue were first responders raised the American flag above a sign that said “thank you essential workers.”
“We’re all in this together, we in particular work 24 hour shifts so we need supplies to do our jobs on a daily basis. Just to have them working as hard as they’re working, to keep the shelves stocked it helps us as well and we are very very appreciative of the efforts and support that they are giving all of us,” said David Beaton, Hamden Firefighter.
