City of Bloomington, Indiana COVID-19, 25 Nov 2020

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From YouTube: COVID-19 Update to Employees from Mayor Hamilton

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Hi, this is Mayor John Hamilton. It's Wednesday, November 25th, the day before Thanksgiving. I just wanted to send this message out to all my fellow city employees. It's really been about eight months, just over eight months, since the COVID pandemic hit us in March of this year. This day before Thanksgiving, I have a lot of things to be thankful for.

One of them is all of you and the great work that you've done over these eight months to help protect our city. You've all figured out how to do your jobs differently. You've used personal protective gear and equipment to help keep yourself, and your colleagues, and our community safe. You've changed schedules. You've changed workplaces sometimes. Everybody's job has changed in some ways. I am so thankful for the way that all of us, all of you, have helped the city get through these last eight-plus months.

I'm thankful that though we have had about 27 employees be diagnosed with COVID, all have recovered. I appreciate that the care that you're taking and we all appreciate the healthcare workers who've helped us with that.

I'm thankful that your dedication shows through every day to our public who appreciate what you do. They don't all say it, and sometimes they say the opposite, but the vast majority of our community is so grateful and thankful for all the work that you're doing. I just want to take today, this day before Thanksgiving, and share that thanks with you directly. We have new employees, we have longtime employees, all working together 24/7 to help protect our community.

On Thanksgiving itself, I hope you will follow the advice of experts and really not have a big gathering this year. We're just doing it in our own household. Even though we love getting together with wider family and friends, it is just not the time to do it. The virus is expanding. It's spreading in our community, in our state, in our country. While a vaccine will be coming in the months ahead, we have some really hard work to do between now and then. I please urge you to protect yourselves, keep yourself safe this Thanksgiving, and all those you love and care about, as well as the wider community.

It won't be a long one today. I just want to express thanks. It's been an unusual eight months. That's an understatement. You all have been great role models to the community to show your commitment to each other and to this community. You've been great role models. I really, sincerely appreciate it. We can see the light at the end of the tunnel. We don't yet know exactly when we'll get there or how, but we will. It's been a terrific privilege to serve with you. On this day before Thanksgiving, I just want to join and send our thanks from all of the city to each of you. I wish you a very good, happy, and safe Thanksgiving with those you love. We'll turn the page after Thanksgiving and be ready back to keep working on behalf of our community.

Stay safe. Keep taking care of yourself. Keep taking care of each other. Thanks so much for continuing to take care of our community. Happy Thanksgiving.

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Hi, this is mayor, john hamilton, it's wednesday november 25th the day before thanksgiving, and I just wanted to send this message out to all my fellow city employees.

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It's really been about eight months just over eight months, since the coveted pandemic hit us in march of this year, and this day before thanksgiving. I have a lot of things to be thankful, for one of them is all of you and the great work that you've done over these eight months to help protect our city. You've all figured out how to do your jobs differently. You've used personal protective gear and equipment to help keep yourself and your colleagues and our community safe, you've changed schedules, you've changed workplaces.

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Sometimes everybody's job has changed in some ways, and I am so thankful for the way that all of us all of you have helped the city get through these last eight plus months.

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I'm thankful that, though we have had about 27 employees be diagnosed with covid all have recovered. uh I appreciate that that the care that you're taking and we all appreciate the health care workers who've helped us with that. I'm thankful that your dedication shows through every day to our public who appreciate what you do. They don't all say it.

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Sometimes they say the opposite, but the vast majority of our community is so grateful and thankful for all the work that you're doing- and I just want to take today this day before thanksgiving and share that, thanks with you directly, we have new employees. We have long time, employees all working together, 24 7, to help protect our community.

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We on thanksgiving itself. I hope you will follow the advice of experts and really not have a big gathering this year, we're just doing it in our own household. Even though we love getting together with wider family and friends, it is just not the time to do it.

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The virus is expanding, it's it's spreading uh in our community in our state in our country and while a vaccine will be coming in the months ahead, we have some really hard work to do between now and then, and so I please urge you to protect yourselves, keep yourself safe, this thanksgiving and all those you love and care about, as well as the wider community.

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So it won't be a long one. Today. I just want to express thanks. It's been an unusual eight months, that's an understatement and you all have been great role models to the community to show your commitment to each other and to this community. You've been great role models and I really sincerely appreciate it. We can see the light at the end of the tunnel. We don't yet know exactly when we'll get there or how, but we will- and it's been a terrific privilege to serve with you and on this day before thanksgiving.

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I just want to join and send our thanks from all of the city to each of you. I wish you a very good, happy and safe thanksgiving with those you love and will turn the page after thanksgiving and be ready back to keep working on behalf of our community, so stay safe. Keep taking care of yourself, keep taking care of each other, and thanks so much for continuing to take care of our community happy.

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