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HARRISBURG (Newsradio 1020 KDKA) - In honor of Fred Rogers’ favorite number, 143, Governor Tom Wolf has declared May 23, the 143rd day of the year, “1-4-3 Day”.
“I am proclaiming the 143rd day of the year as ‘1-4-3 Day’ to encourage acts of kindness and honor Fred Rogers, who served as an inspiration to millions of Pennsylvanians and people around the world,” said Gov. Wolf. “We know Pennsylvanians are grateful for and do good deeds for their neighbors every day. It’s one aspect that makes our commonwealth such a great place to live, work and to visit. 1-4-3 Day is a recognition and celebration of those collective efforts, and we hope it inspires even more acts of kindness.”
143 was a way Rogers said “I love you”. 143 represented the number of letters in each word of the phrase. 1 (I) 4 (Love) 3 (You).
That state website has established a “Kindness Generator” that will provide daily inspiration and a “Kindness Tracker” that can track all of the good deeds done by citizens daily
“A good deed could be as simple as holding a door open for a few extra people, bringing an extra cup of coffee for a co-worker, or offering your seat on the train,” said Carrie Fisher Lepore, Deputy Secretary, Office of Marketing, Tourism, and Film for the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development. “1-4-3 Day is taking time to share some extra gratitude for the people in our lives and celebrate the little things we do for one another every day.”