{"id":27704,"date":"2019-11-28T22:07:20","date_gmt":"2019-11-29T03:07:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/?p=27704"},"modified":"2019-11-28T22:07:20","modified_gmt":"2019-11-29T03:07:20","slug":"clearwater-fl-couple-searches-for-mystery-mailman-who-gave-them-thanksgiving-meal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2019\/11\/28\/clearwater-fl-couple-searches-for-mystery-mailman-who-gave-them-thanksgiving-meal\/","title":{"rendered":"Clearwater, FL couple searches for mystery mailman who gave them Thanksgiving meal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w3.cdn.anvato.net\/player\/prod\/v3\/anvload.html?key=eyJtIjoiTElOIiwidiI6IjQxMzU5NjAiLCJhbnZhY2siOiJhbnZhdG9fbWNwX2xpbl93ZWJfcHJvZF80YzM2ZmJmZDRkOGQ4ZWNhZTY0ODg2NTZlMjFhYzZkMWFjOTcyNzQ5Iiwic2hhcmVMaW5rIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cud2ZsYS5jb20vbmV3cy9sb2NhbC1uZXdzL2NsZWFyd2F0ZXItY291cGxlLXNlYXJjaGVzLWZvci1teXN0ZXJ5LW1haWxtYW4td2hvLWdhdmUtdGhlbS10aGFua3NnaXZpbmctbWVhbC8iLCJwbHVnaW5zIjp7ImNvbXNjb3JlIjp7ImNsaWVudElkIjoiNjAzNjQzOSIsImMzIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cud2ZsYS5jb20iLCJzY3JpcHQiOiIvL3czLmNkbi5hbnZhdG8ubmV0L3BsYXllci9wcm9kL3YzL3BsdWdpbnMvY29tc2NvcmUvY29tc2NvcmVwbHVnaW4ubWluLmpzIiwidXNlRGVyaXZlZE1ldGFkYXRhIjp0cnVlLCJtYXBwaW5nIjp7InZpZGVvIjp7Im5zX3N0X3N0Ijoid2ZsYSIsIm5zX3N0X3B1IjoiTmV4c3RhciIsImMzIjoid2ZsYSIsIm5zX3N0X2dlIjoiTmV3cyxOZXdzLE5ld3MsTG9jYWwgTmV3cyxWaWRlbyJ9LCJhZCI6eyJuc19zdF9zdCI6IndmbGEiLCJuc19zdF9wdSI6Ik5leHN0YXIiLCJjMyI6IndmbGEiLCJuc19zdF9nZSI6Ik5ld3MsTmV3cyxOZXdzLExvY2FsIE5ld3MsVmlkZW8ifX19LCJkZnAiOnsiY2xpZW50U2lkZSI6eyJhZFRhZ1VybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vcHViYWRzLmcuZG91YmxlY2xpY2submV0L2dhbXBhZC9hZHM%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\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>CLEARWATER, Fla. (WFLA) \u2014 \u2018Tis the season for all sorts of deliveries, but one Clearwater mail carrier dropped off something Wednesday that might still surprise you: an entire Thanksgiving feast to an unsuspecting family who otherwise couldn\u2019t afford it.<\/p>\n<p>Lee Mathis and his girlfriend Janet Wetherington now have lots of last-minute preps to cook their Thanksgiving feast, but they don\u2019t mind a bit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI thought we were just going to have a normal day, have a sandwich or something,\u201d Mathis said, referring to his Thanksgiving plans. \u201cBut now I\u2019ve got something to look forward to!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It started as a regular Wednesday morning. Wetherington went to bible study, and Mathis, who is disabled, was at home when the postal worker came to the door.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen he stepped up at that door, and I opened it, it blew my mind,\u201d Mathis recalled.<\/p>\n<p>The mail carrier held a mail bin brimming with all the fixings for a full Thanksgiving feast, turkey included. It was much more than what the couple could afford on their own.<\/p>\n<p>Still in shock, Mathis says he let the mysterious mailman leave, before he could get his name or ask him why.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t know anything else to say, except thank you,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019d really like to give him a big hug.\u201d More at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wfla.com\/news\/local-news\/clearwater-couple-searches-for-mystery-mailman-who-gave-them-thanksgiving-meal\/\">WFLA<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-27705\" src=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Thanksgiving-Angel.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"451\" height=\"301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Thanksgiving-Angel.jpg 451w, https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Thanksgiving-Angel-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 451px) 100vw, 451px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CLEARWATER, Fla. (WFLA) \u2014 \u2018Tis the season for all sorts of deliveries, but one Clearwater mail carrier dropped off something Wednesday that might still surprise you: an entire Thanksgiving feast to an unsuspecting family who otherwise couldn\u2019t afford it. 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