From newspaper delivery to grocery delivery.
Greg Dailey is a star employee that has gone above and beyond his job responsibilities to make sure his elderly neighbors are taken care of during the coronavirus pandemic.
In addition to delivering the newspaper each morning, the 50-year-old has made about 500 grocery runs for senior citizens in the neighborhood, according to CNN.
The idea came to him when an 88-year-old woman called him asking to throw her newspaper closer to the garage. He realized that if she was scared to walk down the stairs, she’s probably struggling to go to the grocery store amid a pandemic.
He called her back and said: “I’m at the ShopRite. Do you need anything?” Soon after, she asked if he could help the neighbor across the street.
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It took off from there.
"I deliver [newspapers] to 450 customers who live in senior developments," Dailey told the publication. "These are two people who live within a hundred feet of each other who can't get out to get groceries. What about the rest of them?"
Dailey attached a note to the newspapers advertising his services free of charge.
"My name is Greg Dailey and I deliver your newspaper every morning," the note read, according to NJ.com. "I understand during these trying times it is difficult for some to get out of their house to get everyday necessities."
"I would like to offer my services free of charge to anyone who needs groceries, household products, etc.," the note continued. "I will be shopping at ShopRite and McCaffery’s and can deliver the goods directly to your front door."
The response was overwhelming and stretched past his newspaper delivery route.
Since Dailey’s main business, a framing store called Frames on Main, wasn't considered essential, it shut down during the pandemic giving him plenty of time to serve over 120 seniors who have since hailed him as a “hero.”
Dailey’s services don’t just stop at groceries – he also delivers medicine, toiletries, and will stop at the liquor store.
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“I know you only by the sound of your car in the morning and your good service, but your offer to help in our community is a step beyond,” one customer wrote to him per NJ.com, adding, “if you hear a little extra sound when you fly past (our house), it will be us applauding and cheering for a good man.”
The grocery runs have become a team effort between Dailey and his 24-year-old daughter, Erin.
The duo say they may continue the services beyond the pandemic.
"There's a level of appreciation here... that goes above and beyond anything I've ever seen," Dailey told CBS News. "So, no, I'm not going to stop.
He added: "There's something about being able to do something really nice for people."
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