And now, on this national day of gratitude, we pause to give thanks.
Thanks for those who have given of themselves, who have spent time and energy, who have endured inconveniences and hurdles, who have seen a need and met it.
To all the unsung heroes who work to make life better — better for the unhappy boys of Ward 7, and a group of Eastern Shore high school students struggling to pay for college, and the homeless families of the District who’ve never held a framed portrait of themselves, and the troops at Walter Reed who inspired a smattering of major leaguers to begin playing baseball for a cause, and the Chinese elders who once spent their days isolated and alone but now have a place to gather — this we offer to you….