I would like to send out a special thank you to the informal volunteers who pick up the Free Press from boxes and newsstands and deliver it to friends, neighbors and others each week.

I know for a fact that many senior citizens, disabled people and others are unable to get to the newsstands to get a paper. With the coro- navirus all around us, I applaud those who take the time out of their weekly schedules to bring joy to someone else’s life.

The people I deliver the paper to look forward to reading it each week. This is their only means of finding out what is going on in our community. I have talked with some others who pick up the paper and take it to others, and they, too, feel proud and consider it an obligation to bring a good product — the Free Press — to their neighbors.

My reward is seeing the smiling faces from people when they receive their paper. I am sure this is true for others.

My advice to those who take papers to others is to remain safe and wear your protective gear when going out so that you can do this for weeks to come. Let’s never forget that people are counting on us.

Thanks, again, to the Free Press for providing us with a quality paper to deliver.

ERNEST PARKER JR.

Richmond