Kamden Park, 2, has spent his summer riding his bike, jumping on his trampoline and swimming. His very favorite days, however, are the days when Arrow Sanitary driver, Mark McKenzie comes by to pick up his family’s yard debris in Southeast Portland. Whenever Mark rolls up to Kamden’s house, Kamden comes running out to watch his buddy run the arm on his trash truck. As you might imagine, Mark looks forward to these trash pick-ups as much as little Kamden. When Arrow Sanitary’s team found out that Kamden’s third birthday was coming up they decided to do something a little special for the very big fan.
“Kamden’s mother reached out a few months ago, thanking us and letting us know how much Kamden looks forward to Mark’s pickups. Through that correspondence, we found out his birthday was in August, so we decided to get about a half dozen trucks together to throw the little guy a birthday parade,” said Josh Brown, District Manager at Arrow Sanitary Service.
The parade of trucks began about a half-mile away and rolled by Kamden’s house. Kamden (along with close family and friends) was absolutely stunned, giggling and smiling ear-to-ear as the parade of a half dozen trucks cruised by his house – all for him. Afterwards, driver Mark gave Kamden some tiny trash and recycling truck toys, a hard hat and a t-shirt. All of it was in a 20 gallon Arrow Sanitary cart with Kamden’s name on it!
“We could all use a little bit of happy news right now and this brightened the spirits of our drivers who, as essential workers, have been staying positive while working nonstop during this pandemic,” said Arrow Sanitary Service District Manager, Josh Brown. It really was a great day for everyone involved!