An El Dorado County man is on a mission to share messages of gratitude to nurses and other essential workers.
It’s called Operation Front Lines and was started by Kemper Martin, who wanted to send heartfelt messages of appreciation to essential workers during this ongoing coronavirus health crisis.
“The mission of Operation Front Lines is to provide gratitude to our frontline workers,” Martin told FOX40.
Through Operation Front Lines kids can draw pictures or write letters to nurses on paper and then either submit them digitally on the Operation Front Lines website or drop them off at one of their locations.
“It’s just to give them motivation to keep going and knowing that they’re not alone,” Martin explained. “We want them to know that there are people in the communities or in their communities that are supporting them.”
For Martin, the mission is personal. His wife is a registered nurse at a Sacramento-area hospital, working directly with COVID-19 patients.
“I see the daily struggles that they go through and ...