Giving thanks for each other
It’s natural to focus on gratitude among family and friends during Thanksgiving, but at the FAS Giving Thanks event, it’s colleagues who garner the attention. Last week, Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) faculty and staff took the time to thank their colleagues during the seventh annual Giving Thanks in the Faculty Room at University Hall. A steady stream came to write notes of gratitude to co-workers while enjoying cookies and cider. “The folks I’m writing to care deeply about the mission of Harvard and they work really hard every day to help deliver on that. If I can give them a small token of thanks, it’s the right thing to do,” said Zak Gingo, senior director of operations in the Office of Physical Resources and Planning. “I certainly appreciate it on the occasions I get a written note, so anything I can do to help with that is a good...