Girton Students Say Thank You

All over the world, people are finding creative and heartfelt ways to thank those on the frontline who are going above and beyond at this time. There is a collective desire to express gratitude to the health professionals, drivers, teachers, carers, shop workers and everyone else who is doing their bit to serve the community and help us get through this the best way possible.

The Spanish are singing their thanks from balconies, windows and rooftops. In India, people bang tin utensils together in unison, and New York residents emerge at 7 pm onto their fire escapes to clap for healthcare workers.

Five Girton students, along with Music Teacher, Ms Jacqui Vine, played The Last Post from each of their home driveways on Anzac Day. Their expression of thanks and respect was heard kilometres away in the still of morning.

Saying thank you is a small moment with a considerable effect, conveying a truth that we all depend on each other. Researchers describe gratitude as changing the neural structures in the brain and making us feel happier and more content.

Now, the students of Girton say “thank you” their way, captured and shared in the thirty-second television commercial that you may have seen.

Help share the gratitude.