- May 23, 2019
- 12:00 am
ABOUT #143DayInPA
Whether it’s buying a cup of coffee for a stranger or writing a thank-you note for your mail
carrier, #143DayInPA is meant to inspire acts of kindness and gratitude. Kindness is central to
Pennsylvania’s culture. It’s part of who we are. Governor Wolf has proclaimed May 23 “1-4-3
Day” to honor one of our state’s most beloved sons, Fred Rogers, and to encourage
Pennsylvanians to spread kindness.
Pennsylvania native Fred Rogers, best known as Mister Rogers, regularly used 1-4-3 as a way
of saying “l love you” throughout his life and on his beloved television series, Mister Rogers’
Neighborhood. His reference was to the number of letters in each word: 1-4-3. May 23 is also
the 143rd day of the year.
So, we’re challenging all Pennsylvanians to show their neighbors more acts of kindness and
gratitude towards one another on May 23.