Grafton ZBA Member Donates Stop & Shop Gift Cards To Employees

GRAFTON, MA — Grocery store workers across the country are on the front lines of the pandemic ensuring shelves stay stocked and one Grafton resident felt propelled to show thanks during his shopping trip this week.

Bill Yeomans, Grafton Zoning Board of Appeals member bought and donated $10 gift cards for several employees of the Stop & Shop in town. The town praised his good deed on Wednesday in a Facebook post.

According to the post, Yeomans was shopping in the supermarket during the "Stop & Shop Senior 1K Shopping Spree,” when he was struck by the sacrifice the employees make just by showing up to work to ensure residents have groceries to buy.

He bought several store gift cards before he checked out and distributed them to each employee in the checkout area.

"If you have the means, perhaps you should consider doing the same on your next trip to whatever market you favor — it’s an easy way to say thank you," Yeomans told the town, "On my next trip, I’m going to buy the gift cards on the way in and give them to Stop & Shop employees as I shop ensuring equitable distribution of my thanks."