Havre de Grace Hero Worked Extra Hours So Others Could Stay Safe

HAVRE DE GRACE, MD — When times are tough, heroes emerge. We all know someone who's making a difference right now as we live through unprecedented and changing times.

Here at Patch, we've launched an initiative to help recognize these heroes making a difference in their communities. Together with Ring, we’re working to let all your neighbors know about these outstanding people and their stories.

This submission comes from Diane Alvarez, who nominated her son, Anthony.

Name: Anthony Alvarez

Hometown: Havre de Grace

Hero's job: Home maintenance

Reason for recognition: As a dedicated critical worker in the paint department at Home Depot, he worked long hours to ensure homeowners had access to critical maintenance resources and worked extra hours so high-risk employees could be safe. All for minimum wage.

Home Depot has remained opened continuously as a critical resource for home maintenance. Some of his co-workers were not able to continue working during COVID due to underlying health issues. The remaining staff was asked to pick up the slack. At the same time, he is earning well below those that lost their jobs due to COVID and received a bonus to unemployment, making them earn significantly more than the minimum-wage job.

One thing to know: He cares deeply for others.

Thank you for all you do, Anthony!

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