You might notice that is bright early afternoon daylight in this picture of my husband enjoying Thanksgiving dinner with the family, Why? Because he is one of the people who has to be working on Thanksgiving Day. We are lucky that he doesn't start work until 4:00 so he will at least be available to celebrate part of the day with us, but there are other workers who end up missing the entire holiday!
There are many people who spend Thanksgiving Day working to support our enjoyable turkey eating lives and keep things running while we're celebrating. These important people include firefighters, police, food service workers, IT, medical personnel and many more. My husband works in the IT “command center” of a large retail company. If he isn't there to make sure all the systems are running correctly, it could be a nightmare for all the in-store employees having to deal with failing cash registers or other systems and the resultant angry customers!
That's why I'm nominating him as a “Thanksgiving Hero”. La Brea Bakery, the leading artisan bread in the United States, recognizes the contribution Thanksgiving Day workers make and is running a hero-themed Thanksgiving promotion to honor them. You can nominate your own “Thanksgiving Hero” for a chance for them to receive a fully catered meal on Thanksgiving. Your Thanksgiving Hero can be anyone you know and love who regularly works on Thanksgiving serving others. La Brea Bakery will deliver fully catered meals to the 5 finalists across the nation this Thanksgiving.
Who do YOU know that's a Thanksgiving Hero? Is it your spouse? Your sibling? Your Cousin? Whoever it is (or whoever THEY are), be sure to take a minute to nominate them for a chance to be catered to this Thanksgiving. Whether or not they win, I'm sure they will appreciate that you have taken the time to acknowledge them and they do deserve that acknowledgment! I know my husband does!
CONTEST ENTRY INSTRUCTIONS: To submit an entry, visit this web site and click the “Thanksgiving Heroes” tab to create your form submission by including: your first and last name; zip code; email address; an essay of 100 words or less telling about your family member that you will be unable to share Thanksgiving dinner with and submit at least one photograph showing both you and your family member that you will be unable to share Thanksgiving dinner with. Submissions must be received by November 15th 2015. Finalists will be announced November 17th 2015, after which the public will have a chance to vote for their favorites through November 20th 2015.
marissa says
I cannot wait to nominate someone!
Robin Rue (@massholemommy) says
I love this! There are so many people worthy of being nominated.
Stacie @ Divine Lifestyle says
This is such a wonderful idea. There are so many people out there who deserve to be recognized to the good they bring to the world.
Debra says
What a great campaign. There are so many heroes and people who should be thanked in our lives, this is a great recognition for them.
Liz Mays says
He makes a wonderful Thanksgiving hero. I love that we can all nominate people who are everyday heroes to us!
Donna says
It isn’t ideal, but it is great that he can celebrate with you early. I like that you can nominate someone with the La Brea Bakery Thanksgiving Hero campaign.
Valerie says
Your husband is perfect for this award! It is so great that you are able to celebrate with him early, even if he does have to work.
Catherine S says
This is such a great idea. I know a couple of people that deserve to be nominated.
Kelly Hutchinson says
When I worked in a hospital, had to work a half day on Thanksgiving and Christmas. My husband did with his job as well.
Joyce Brewer (@MommyTalkShow) says
I worked on TV news for 15 years and always worked holidays, like Thanksgiving. We had to stay on top of breaking news and update viewers on traffic.
Pam says
My son in law is a medical interpreter and always winds up working on holidays! This is a great way to celebrate the people who can’t take time to celebrate.
Theresa says
What a great way to show appreciation for those who have to work the holiday! There are so many who deserve the recognition!
Toni | Boulder Locavore says
I love the idea of recognizing our heroes during the Thanksgiving season. La Brea sounds like a delicious bakery.
Sabrina says
What a wonderful thing, I could think of a few people to nominate too. This is such a sweet thing to see in the holiday season especially!
Chasing Joy says
my Hero is always my mom. She is such a supporter or everything I do.
Onica{MommyFactor} says
What a wonderful idea, I love seeing thanksgiving hero he is amazing. He will inspired others.
Christie says
This is such a great campaign for the Thanksgiving season! So many everyday heroes!
Anjanette Young says
This is such a great campaign. I would nominate Evelyn Mount. She is a local philanthropist here in Reno NV that has worked as far back as I can remember to feed the local hungry, she never stops!
Diana Elizabeth says
This is so sweet of La Brea doing this – it’s hard for people to work on a holiday and give back! One Thanksgiving growing up, my parents had us serve orphan children at a restaurant, the owner was a friend of theirs and was an orphan himself and so every Thanksgiving he gave back to the children. There are many in our community who put others before themselves and redefine holidays – about others and this is such a great way to honor them.
Crystal says
I just adore this! My brother is a firefighter and will be working on Thanksgiving this year. His station always plans a lovely meal. I would love to nominate him.
Kwi says
It sucks when people have to work on Thanksgiving day. It is good he doesnt have to go in until 4pm…in my family we have Thanksgiving early at 1pm anyways and eat all day so you will have some time with him!
Amber C. says
I have plenty of people to pick from to nominate! How great is this!
Cinny says
Awww, that’s sweet. Yes, we’re working on Thanksgiving too!
Raijean S says
Oh wow, how amazing1 I love the idea of being able to give to someone who has inspired you.