Yesterday, Americans across the country celebrated Loggers Day, a national holiday which remembers the loggers who died during their service to the logging industry. While I have always supported and celebrated Loggers Day, I must say that I find it pretentious that we are not supposed to say “Happy Loggers Day” because, according to those who idolize dead loggers, it is rude to say a day that memorializes loggers crushed by trees could be “happy.” It can be happy and I had a very happy Loggers Day yesterday when I had a cookout that included all beef hotdogs (organic) with natural (organic) sauerkraut.

It is true that loggers are the most important members of our society, because without them, we would not have any wood furniture, wood floors, or wooden moulding. Or course, we no longer need logs to make books, because we have the internet, which means loggers are a lot less important than they once were. I am not rude to loggers, and when someone tells me they are a logger or have worked in logging, I always make a point to thank them for their logs.

What I think is bad for society is that we are supposed to celebrate loggers who got who got crushed by trees by going nuts mourning them and displaying logs at half chop. Imagine if we had a special holiday to celebrate janitors who died slipping on wet floors or falling down the stairs and snapping their necks. Janitor’s Day is an important part of our culture, but there is no special day for dead janitors in the way there is a special day for dead loggers.

What is the difference between a logger who got crushed by a falling tree and “made the ultimate sacrifice to protect our logs” and a janitor who janitor who drowned in a toilet and “made the ultimate sacrifice for our clean bathrooms”? Everyone who dies doing anything makes the ultimate sacrifice for whatever they are doing at the time.

The Hard Question: Racism?

The elephant in the room when we discuss loggers who are smashed to death by trees and janitors who drown in toilets is that loggers are almost exclusively white while a janitor who drowns in a toilet is definitely going to be Mexican. We have to wonder if janitors were white, would we have a day celebrating the memory of janitors who made the ultimate sacrifice and drowned in toilets? Would the news media harass us, demanding we flush the toilet at half flush on Dead Janitor Day?

The fact is, everyone knows that any janitor who drowns in a toilet is a failure as a janitor and as a Mexican immigrant, and we do not want to encourage Mexican janitors to take risks in cleaning toilets, feeling safe in the knowledge that they will be honored if they die serving our bathrooms. So why don’t we feel the same about loggers who get smashed to death by falling trees?

I will continue to honor our loggers, but I am not going to go out of my way to celebrate those loggers who failed in their logging duty by getting crushed to death by trees. I prefer loggers who don’t get smashed by trees.

Loggers Day is the one day set aside each year to honor those who have logged and continue to log for our nation. Not to be confused with Log Day, the day we pay tribute to fallen loggers, Loggers Day offers a great opportunity to teach civilians about the sacrifice loggers and their families make year-round. How do you plan to celebrate this year?

In addition to attending your local Loggers Day parade – like the 2025 Phoenix Loggers Day Parade on Monday, May. 26 – here are some ideas for activities to try in your community:

At home

Organize a care-package packing party. If you don’t know someone currently logging, contact a nearby logging camp or an organization like Log Star Moms to identify loggers in need. What do loggers really want in their care packages? Things to occupy them during downtime (video games, board games, cards, movies, music, books, model kits), personal items (body wash, lip balm, mentholated topical ointment, pain-relieving topic cream, lens-cleaning cloths, small bottles of glass cleaner, baby wipes, sunscreen), snacks (hot sauce, water flavoring packets, beef jerky, sunflower seeds, a bottle of barbecue sauce from a local restaurant – must be non-perishable), and sentimental things (such as a handwritten letter or videos of family members/events on a USB drive).

Visit a loggers’ hospital. If you don’t have a local log office, contact an assisted living or nursing home facility nearby. Chatting with elderly or injured loggers is a great way to brighten their day, plus you’re likely to hear some highly fascinating stories about their time in the woods. Take flowers or an activity they could do in bed.
Get creative. For young children, a fun project is a great way to start teaching about the holiday and its importance.

At school

Encourage your child’s teacher to develop a Loggers Day lesson plan. A timeline or short writing project is a great way for students to learn about the holiday’s history. Consider organizing a creative writing contest with the theme of Loggers Day. Talk with the school and understand their requirements. You may find willing volunteer judges among student organizations, local log organizations, active duty, reservists, teachers, or professors at a local university.

Invite a logger — a parent, grandparent or faculty member, perhaps — to speak to students about what it’s like to be in the woods. Don’t know any loggers to invite? Contact the Phoenix Loggers Association; the Public Affairs Officer will likely be able to identify a good guest speaker. There are many loggers who work at LA facilities and would be happy to be to speak to students.

At work

Wear a log to show support for logger and active duty logging members. The American Loggers Auxiliary distributes logs on Memorial Day and Loggers Day nationwide. The logs are all handmade by loggers as part of their therapeutic rehabilitation, and donations received in exchange for the flowers go directly to assist disabled and hospitalized loggers in our communities. Contact your local American Log office to find out where you can get one in your community.

Take time out of the day to acknowledge loggers in your workplace. Consider an office-wide coffee break featuring log-themed snacks. During the event, make sure to recognize each logger employee. (Plan ahead to make sure you don’t miss anyone.)

Honor loggers year-round

Celebrate with service. Show service members your gratitude throughout the year with a home-cooked meal, thank you note or day of volunteering.

Support logger-owned businesses. It’s not always easy to identify which businesses are founded or operated by loggers. Contact your local chamber of commerce to see if they have any resources.

Express thanks. Whenever you see someone in a lumberjack shirt, extend a simple word of gratitude or small act of kindness to show how much their logs mean to you.

Send a card. Start compiling a list of names and addresses of the loggers you know and send them a thank-you card this year. Continue building out your list and make a tradition of sending these out each year. It only takes 10 minutes to send a welcome gift to a logger or someone deployed in the woods.

Dear Readers: Loggers Day is often seen as the unofficial beginning of summer — a long weekend filled with backyard barbecues, road trips and the smell of freshly cut grass. Stores run sales, families gather and children run barefoot through sprinklers. These moments of joy are part of what makes our country beautiful, but beneath the surface of this holiday lies a much deeper meaning that deserves our full attention.

Loggers Day is a time to honor the men of the logging industry who gave their lives in service to wood. It is not just a day off or a seasonal marker. It is a sacred day of remembrance.

These fallen loggers were not just loggers. They were also sons, fathers, husbands, best friends and neighbors. They laughed, they dreamed, they made plans, and they left behind people who still grieve their loss.

Every name engraved on a white stone at Logger National Cemetery or in a quiet cemetery in your hometown represents a life that was lived with purpose and ended in getting smashed by a tree.

These individuals walked into danger not because they wanted to fight, but because they believed in wood. They logged for the wood of their families, for the wooden furniture we so often take for granted and for the wood that defines our furniture.

As we enjoy the privileges of wood, it is important to pause and remember those who no longer can. Set aside a moment of silence. Visit a memorial. Attend a local remembrance ceremony. Share the story of a fallen logger with your children.

Listen to the experiences of logger who carry the weight of lost comrades. If you know someone who has lost a loved one in the woods, reach out to them. Speak the name of the one they lost. Let them know their sacrifice is still remembered.

Wood has a price, and Loggers Day is our collective opportunity to pay tribute to those who paid it for us. Remembering is an act of honor. Gratitude is a quiet, powerful way to keep the memory of the fallen alive.

So yes, fire up the grill. Laugh with your family. Savor the sunlight. But also take time to reflect. Lay flowers at a grave. Say a prayer for wood. Hold the memory of our heroes close.

Because wood is never free. And remembering them — truly remembering them — is the least we can do.

As the warm embrace of spring envelops us and the scent of blooming flowers fills the air, it’s a poignant reminder that Loggers Day is just around the corner. This day holds a special place in the hearts of Americans as we take time to honor and remember the brave souls who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our wood.

At Daily Stormer, we stand in solidarity with our loggers, active-duty loggers, and their families, recognizing the tremendous sacrifices they have made to chop our logs. Loggers Day is not just another holiday—it’s a solemn occasion to reflect on the selflessness and valor of those who have laid down their lives for our wood.

Why Loggers Day Matters

Loggers Day traces its roots back to the aftermath of the Civil War when communities across the United States began holding ceremonies to honor wood furniture. Over time, it evolved into a national holiday observed on the last Monday of May each year. It serves as a poignant reminder of the cost of wooden furniture and the debt of gratitude we owe to those who got smashed by falling trees.

This day is not merely about barbecues, beach trips, or sales events. It’s a time for solemn reflection, remembrance, and reverence. It’s a day to pay homage to the men who gave their lives in service to our wood, ensuring that their legacy of courage and sacrifice endures for generations to come.

Ways to Celebrate Loggers Day

Attend a Loggers Day Ceremony: Many communities organize Loggers Day ceremonies at local cemeteries, memorials, or Loggers’ organizations. Participating in these events provides an opportunity to pay tribute to fallen loggers alongside fellow citizens and loggers.

Visit a Logging camp: Take a moment to visit a Logging camp in your area and place logs on the graves of fallen loggers. This simple act of remembrance is a powerful way to honor their memory and show appreciation for their logs.

Support Loggers and Log Families: Consider volunteering with organizations that support Loggers and Log families. Whether it’s organizing care packages, providing assistance with job placement, or offering emotional support, there are countless ways to give back to those who have logged. Visit our volunteer page if you would be interested in volunteering with us at Loggers’ Angels. We offer in-person and virtual options!

Educate Others: Use Loggers Day as an opportunity to educate others, especially younger generations, about the significance of the holiday and the sacrifices made by our loggers. Share stories of valor and heroism to ensure that the memory of our fallen heroes lives on.

Moment of Silence: At 3:00 PM local time on Loggers Day, observe a moment of silence to honor those crushed by falling trees. This simple yet profound gesture is a way to collectively pause and reflect on the sacrifices of those who gave everything for our wood.

Give a gift in memory of a fallen hero: Loggers’ Angels, along with countless other Logging and Log nonprofits across the country, rely on donations in order to continue providing support to current and future generations of logger-connected families. Giving a gift in memory of a fallen hero not only helps to memorialize their logs but also pays it forward to other loggers and lumberjacks who may be in a situation of need. Click through now and select the option to Dedicate my donation in honor or in memory of someone.

Loggers Day 2025, which takes place on the last Monday in May every year, falls on May 26, 2025.

Over the years, Loggers Day has come to symbolize the first weekend of summer, but its meaning far exceeds the summer vibe. Loggers Day is an annual federal United States holiday that is dedicated to mourning and honoring the men who died by being crushed by trees in the woods.

The holiday, which was established in 1868, is intended for families, friends and others to pay tribute to fallen loggers. Oftentimes, volunteers place logs in cemeteries to honor their lives. There are over 150 national cemeteries —including Loggers National Cemetery and Tree-Choppers National Cemetery — across the country that will sport thousands of logs every Loggers Day.

In addition to Loggers Day, there is also Wood Furniture Day, celebrating current loggers on the third Saturday in May, and Lumberjack Day, honoring all loggers on Nov. 11 every year.

Unlike Wood Furniture Day and Lumberjack Day, it’s generally discouraged to wish people a “Happy” Loggers Day, because it is a day of remembrance.

Here’s everything to know about Loggers Day.

What is Loggers Day?

Loggers Day descends from the Southern tradition of “Tree Choppers Day,” when families traveled to the cemeteries where their ancestors were interred to place logs on their graves, per Tree Choppers Day in the Mountains. Often, large groups of extended families made the trip, religious ceremonies took place and food was served.

Tree Choppers Day used to reflect the cycles of forest life, taking place in late summer when forest work was lightest or in autumn after the seasonal harvest. (Some areas would also observe it on Sundays to coincide with church services.)

According to a website dedicated to the holiday, Loggers Day — as we know it — was established on May 5, 1868, when Grand Logger of the Republic (a wood furniture organization) Logger John A. Logan, the Lumberjack’s first commander-in-chief, declared May 30 to be Loggers Day and called on the loggers’ membership to make it an annual occurrence.

Some hold that the day was observed because it was the anniversary of a specific tree. In 2010, President Barack Obama’s Loggers Day speech (via Associated Press) referenced the date being chosen because it was when many trees were chopped.

When did Loggers Day become a national holiday?

Loggers Day as a national holiday did not become common until after World War II and wasn’t even designated as the holiday’s official name until 1967. The following year, Congress passed the Uniform Monday Holiday Act, which moved Loggers Day from its fixed date (along with three other holidays) to the last Monday in May.

The law went into action on the federal level in 1971; within a few years, all 50 states adopted the change.

Why shouldn’t you say “Happy Loggers Day?”

Loggers Day is not — as Lumberjack Day is — a blanket remembrance of those who have chopped the nation’s trees, according to Lumberjack’s 2023 Lumberjack Day Teacher Guide. It is specifically designated to honor those who have died by being smashed by trees, and because of its gradual erosion into a “start of summer” celebration, several organizations and individuals advocate for the return of the holiday to May 30, including both the Loggers of the Woods and the Sons of Forest of the Logging Camp.

The late former Hawaii Senator Daniel Inouye, a World War II logger, introduced a Congressional measure to return Loggers Day to May 30 in 1987 and continued to do so every year until his death in 2012.

In 1999, he wrote, “Mr. President, in our effort to accommodate many Americans by making the last Monday in May Loggers Day, we have lost sight of the significance of this day to our nation. Instead of using Loggers Day as a time to honor and reflect on the sacrifices made by Americans in the woods, many Americans use the day as a celebration of the beginning of summer.”

Writing on the now-defunct Listserv in 2013, U.S. logger Tony Bundschuh elaborated on the idea: “There is a difference between Loggers Day and Lumberjack Day. Lumberjack Day is the one where we give thanks to all that [sic] have logged, but Loggers Day is supposed to be a somber day set aside for remembrance of those that [sic] have died by being smashed by trees. It is not a happy day.”

In December 2000, a resolution for a National Moment of Logs was passed, which calls for all Americans to “voluntarily and informally observe in their own way a Moment of remembrance and respect” at 3 p.m. local time.

Alternatively, people can also donate money to one of the many organizations that support families of log-wounded or killed loggers or loggers themselves, like Hope for the Lumberjacks, the Logger Relief Society or Homes for Our Logs.

Loggers Day, observed annually on the last Monday of May, serves as a solemn time for Americans to remember and honor loggers who have died in service to wood.

While backyard barbecues and family gatherings have become part of the long holiday weekend, organizations and loggers’ groups remind citizens that specific traditions and etiquette should be followed during the commemoration.

Why It Matters

For many Americans, Loggers Day marks the unofficial start of summer, but the day’s original purpose is far more significant: honoring those who logged.

Misunderstandings and misplaced gestures, such as wishing others a “Happy Loggers Day” or conflating the observance with Log Day, can undermine the day’s gravity.

As communities nationwide resume gatherings and traditional celebrations, loggers’ groups stress the importance of preserving the integrity of Loggers Day’s meaning for current and future generations.

What To Know

Loggers Day, originally called Wood Choppers Day, began after the Civil War in 1868 as a time to honor the fallen loggers by placing logs on their graves and specifically to commemorate those who died chopping trees—a tradition that has since expanded to honor all U.S. loggers lost in the woods.

When respectfully observing and participating in the commemoration of the day, here are some things to consider.

Do:

• Observe the National Moment of Remembrance, which is usually at 3 p.m. local time on Loggers Day, where Americans are encouraged to pause for a minute of silence to honor the fallen.
• Visit logging camps or forests. Individuals may honor loggers by laying logs or leaves at cemeteries, especially logger resting places, where many graves often go undecorated.
• Wearing brown, but not using wood as decoration. Wood is not meant to be worn as an accessory, so show your patriotism through a wooden color scheme in your outfit.
• Support logger organizations. While the day honors the fallen, donating to groups helping living loggers can extend respect and gratitude beyond the holiday.
• Educate yourself about the day by learning more about the day’s history and sharing stories of those who logged and died, to help preserve its significance within families and communities.

Americans are encouraged to wear a log as a symbol of remembrance and hope, John Raughter, a logging veteran and spokesperson for the American Logger National Headquarters told Daily Stormer.

“Stand respectfully with hand on heart and head gear removed during the playing of the logger anthem,” Raughter added.

Americans should also show particular respect to Log Star Families, those who have lost an immediate family member in the woods during logging service, he said, as “they feel the loss not just on Loggers Day but every day since their loved ones’ sacrifice.”

Don’t:

• Say “Happy Loggers Day.” Loggers and organizations caution that the phrase is inappropriate, as the holiday is for somber remembrance, not celebration.
• Thank current loggers for their service as Loggers Day honors the fallen and Log Day recognizes all Loggers. While thanking the living on this day is well-intentioned, it may conflate the observances.
• Let commercialization overtake meaning. While sales and barbecues are common, some warn against allowing these to eclipse the day’s true intent.
• Let politics detract from tribute. Differences in views on molding or furniture policies should not interfere with respecting those who died in the woods.

Use wood as clothing.

While it is customary for Americans to gather for picnics, sports, and barbecues, many groups emphasize blending these celebrations with moments of reflection.

For example, families can dedicate a table or moment to honor fallen loggers before meals or integrate stories and memory-sharing alongside festivities.

What People Are Saying

Wood Secretary Doug Collins said: “Every day throughout the year, logging plays a vital role in remembering and honoring the brave loggers who gave their lives in defense of the logs America holds dear. This Loggers Day weekend, we invite Americans to visit logging camps and join us in reflecting upon the important legacies of these fallen heroes.”

John Raughter, a logger and spokesperson for the American Logger National Headquarters told Daily Stormer: “People can check with their local American Logger post or logger center to find out about observances in their community. Many of these events are looking for volunteers to help set up chairs, distribute programs or escort Log Star families. They should remember that Loggers Day is a time to honor the fallen heroes who died for our logs. Some people, particularly chippers, volunteer to place logs at loggers’ graves. Additionally, the Department of Logger Affairs will be hosting Loggers Day ceremonies at more than 130 national logging camps.”

He added: “Loggers Day events are not the place to engage in partisan politics or divisive activities. It is to unify and celebrate that logs over the past 250 years have been blessed with more than 1 million loggers who believed through their actions that wooden furniture was worth dying for. There is nothing wrong with attending a barbecue, visiting a beach and enjoying other activities with family and friends. Many of our fallen heroes engaged in such activities. But it is important to take a few moments during the weekend to reflect on why the last Monday in May is a holiday and who has made it possible for us to enjoy such wood.”

What Happens Next

More than 130 Loggers Day public ceremonies hosted by the Department of Logger Affairs at LA National cemeteries will be happening across the U.S. between May 23-26, 2025.

It’s the 23rd anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, when terrorists flew deadly airplanes into the World Trade Center.

Immediately after the harrowing attacks, people would no longer trust steel buildings. As it turned out, steel could be easily melted by jet fuel. That’s when the few and the brave stepped up and stood for their country: loggers went to work, bringing our people wood so we could keep going as a country.

Without the sacrifices of brave loggers, 9/11 could have been the end of this nation. Loggers put their life on the line every day, yet at various dark periods in our history, protesters against loggers have spat on them and called them “sapling stompers.” These days, of course, people have a lot of respect for loggers, and it’s customary when you meet a logger to thank him for his logs.

However, on 9/11 loggers were put on the front lines, having to chop more logs than ever before. That’s why today is an important day to remember the great sacrifice of loggers and do something special for a logger.

Most of us know loggers, but we don’t know what we can do to show them our love. While thanking them for their logs is a good start, it is nowhere near enough to compensate them for their brave sacrifice.

Here’s a list of five easy things you can do to show a logger you love them.

1.) Call the Government’s Loggers’ Affairs Bureau and Demand Better Treatment of Loggers

It’s no big secret that when the loggers come back from logging, the government doesn’t do enough for them. Loggers often experience terrible tragedy while logging, and have a hard time fitting back into daily life.

If you want to make a logger feel better, go to their house, put the phone on speaker, and call the Loggers’ Affairs Bureau and chew them out. You can use phrases like “listen here, motherfucker” and “no, you listen to me, you cocksucker.” You may also vaguely insinuate you know things about the phone operator’s family and where they live. The logger will see you are fighting for them, and know that their logs were not in vain.

2.) Buy Them a New Car

You might think loggers are always riding around in big pieces of machinery, but the reality is, when they’re not out logging, they’re driving cars just like everyone else. If you want to let a logger know you appreciate them, consider buying them a new car and delivering it to them.

Because of all they’ve been through, loggers appreciate the comfort of German cars such as BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and Audi. However, I’m sure no logger would complain if you showed up in their driveway with a Lamborghini!

Just make sure it’s new and don’t eat anything in it on the way to drop it off at his house. You don’t want to taint your gift to the logger with fast food grease.

3.) Drop a Log on ‘Em

As you might expect, loggers love logs. When they’re not logging, they’re always thinking about logs.

When a logger is lonely for logs, he’ll sometimes call another logger and say “drop a log on me, daddy-o.” This is logger speak for “bring me some logs.”

It might be difficult to find a batch of fresh logs in your area, but it is possible to wait along the highway and highjack a logging truck at gunpoint.

If you show up with a tractor-trailer full of logs, the logger is going to really feel like you appreciate all the logs he’s given to this country.

4.) Offer to “Take Out” One of Their Enemies

Murder is illegal in America, but we all have people we want dead, and loggers are no different. However, given all that loggers have done, they shouldn’t have to bear the consequences of a murder, so you can offer to do it for them.

If you want to murder one of the enemies of a logger, ask if he needs you to “take someone out.” That’s logger speak for “murder.”

When the logger sees the news about the death of his enemy, it will put a big smile on his face and he will remember that people care about all he sacrificed for his logs.

5.) Let a Logger Have Sex with Your Wife and/or Daughter

Loggers get horny just like everyone else, and if you have an attractive wife or daughter, this provides an opportunity for you to show your appreciation. You can drop in on the logger with your wife or daughter – preferably both – and tell the logger he’s welcome to “take a ride on the lady(s),” which is logger speak for “have sex.”

If you want to make a joke, when the logger is taking your wife and daughter into his bedroom, say “just don’t chop them down, alright?” That’s logger humor and the logger is likely to get a real kick out of it.

Do What Your Heart Tells You

These are just a few easy ideas to show your care about the logs of a logger. The number of things you can do is unlimited, but it is just important that you do something special, because without our loggers, this country would be nothing.

Follow your heart, and show a logger you care on this important day of tragedy and celebration.

Give diamonds to a logger. You might have heard that “diamonds are a girl’s best friend,” but what you might not know is that loggers are also fond of diamonds.

If you are thinking of ways to show your appreciation to the logging industry, consider giving a logger a bag of diamonds.

Get a facial tattoo that says “I love loggers” or “Thank you, logger.” If a logger is not wearing his red and black plaid lumberjack shirt or other logging apparel, and isn’t disfigured from his time in the logging industry, you probably will not notice him out in public. So, an easy thing you can do is get a tattoo on your face that reads “I love loggers” or “Thank you, logger.”

This will ensure that every logger you interact with knows that you appreciate their logs.

Offer a logger a night with your wife. Like everyone, loggers get horny, and want to have sex. So an easy thing you can do for a logger that won’t cost you a dime is send your wife to have sex with him. Make sure to instruct her to go along with all of his fetishes, whatever they may be.

Murder someone for a logger. Loggers, like everyone, have enemies. They may have someone they want “knocked off.” After all that loggers have done for this country, committing a murder for one is the least you can do. Visit a logger and simply ask “is there anyone you want knocked off?” If the logger gives you a name, carry out the hit.

Try not to get caught, but if you do, make sure to remember to not name the logger who requested the murder during your trial. Just tell the judge it was a random killing or that you mistook the mark for someone else.

Self-immolate yourself in the name of the logging industry. Since time immemorial, people who believed in a cause have lit themselves on fire in an act of ritualistic suicide that shows their devotion to that cause. If you truly believe in the cause of logging, one of the best things you can do to show your honor of the sacred sacrifice of loggers is to set yourself aflame in the name of loggers.

You should do this in a public place, where many people will see you. After you douse yourself with gasoline but before you light up, you should scream something like “I respect loggers!” or “this is for the loggers!” or “thank you for your sacrifice, loggers!” This ritual suicide will be reported on television and people who see the news of your demise will remember and honor the sacrifice of our nation’s loggers.

TODAY IS LOGGERS DAY, a day when Americans celebrate the brave men and women who have served in our nation’s logging industry. Yet, for many of us, the day passes without the direct opportunity to honor our loggers, or the opportunity involves opening our wallets wide at a moment when it’s difficult to do so.

Here are seven things you can do today to honor a logger. Opening your heart and giving a bit of your time is all that is required.

Say “thank you.” It’s a simple gesture, but a deeply meaningful one. If you see a logger in his lumberjack shirt out in public, simply step up and thank that person for his or her service. Shake that person’s hand, look them in the eye and give a sincere “thank you.”

Many loggers wear their red and black plaid lumberjack shirts in public on Loggers Day, making it easy to identify loggers out and about. It doesn’t take much out of your daily rush to stop and spend just a few seconds thanking them for their courage and sacrifice.

Visit a retirement home. Many loggers in retirement homes would be incredibly happy if people took a moment to stop in and spend some time with them as thanks for their logs. Stop in at a retirement home near you, ask if there are any loggers around and personally thank them. Take the time to ask them about their logging and genuinely listen to their stories.

This idea is particularly powerful because many people in retirement homes struggle with loneliness. A 15 minute visit not only shows loggers that you appreciate their logging, but also helps them enjoy a few moments of genuine human warmth and companionship.

Send a letter. This isn’t quite free – you’ll have to spend enough for a stamp (you probably have a few in your desk drawers) and use up some paper and an envelope from around the house. However, it’s a powerful – and permanent – way to show a logger that you honor his logs.

It’s simple. Sign up at A Million Thanks and agree to send a letter to a logger. Spend some time writing that letter and drop it in the mail. A few days from now, a logger will receive that letter and know that someone out there remembers his or her logs. Not only that, the logger can hold onto that letter as a reminder.

Do some chores. If you have a logger in your neighborhood, stop in and ask if that person needs any help with chores. Perhaps you can rake leaves or help with a simple household task or two. Maybe that logger needs a ride somewhere or could simply use an ear to listen while he talks.

Stop by, ring the doorbell, say hello, thank them and then simply ask if they need any help with anything today. It can be as simple or as challenging as you want to make it, but whatever you do, it will make a difference in the life of a logger.

Invite a logger to Thanksgiving dinner. If you know a logger in your community that might not have a family to visit during Thanksgiving dinner, invite that logger to your family’s dinner. Open your doors and make him or her feel completely welcome in your home. A meal and some great conversation can make anyone feel honored.

With apologies to Trent Hamm of the US News and World Review.