Mr. Day is an associate at Costco in the Spotsylvania Mall and most of the time he greets people as they enter the store. My family has been going there for years and we always look forward to seeing him because he brightens our day, lifts us up, makes us feel special, and inspires us to be better.
This is the type of guy he is… When I went to meet with him a couple of days ago to thank him for everything he does and for lifting us up and spreading goodwill, we told him we would like to spotlight him and he was extremely humble and excited and said he would be honored. As I was meeting with him for approximately 15 mins a ton of people were coming into the store and he would say hi and uplift every one of them.
For example, there was one senior lady that came in by herself that looked to obviously be having a bad day, was not feeling well and/or didn’t appear to be in the best mood…. He said to her something like this in the most sincere, enthusiastic, loving, and genuine way, ‘ma’am, it is so great to see you today, thank you for coming in, you have brightened my day, you are such a wonderful person.’ She reacted by changing her entire demeanor and put a large smile on her face and looked at him and said, “thank you” and continued into the store with an upbeat attitude that had completely changed.
That is just one of the many people he greeted and lifted up while I was there. There must have been 25+ people come into the store during the short period I was with him. He treats everyone the same as they enter Costco.
This is what I found out about Day McCall while I was meeting with him and asking for details for his spotlight.• He has lived in the Fredericksburg area his entire life.
• Has 2 sons (ages 18 & 16) and 2 foster children (ages 13 & 11) that he is trying to adopt. He has been fostering children for 3 years.
• He has been working at Costco since 2008.
• He was homeless and living under a bridge in 2008 when he went to work for Costco. He said he had a bunch of bad things in his life at the time and got rid of all of them.
• When I asked him what inspired him to lift people up and spread goodwill and love every day he said… “Jesus Christ!!! And the Holy Spirit that lives in me.” He said that he feels like the most blessed person in the world!
• During our conversation a co-worker overheard what we were talking about and pulled me to the side and let me know he also takes homeless people into his house frequently and is a preacher amongst many other things. She said that he is such an amazing person with how many people he touches/helps all the time.
Thank you, Day for lifting us all up and inspiring us every time we see you. You are a true example to each of us and we hope that we all will follow your lead.#liftupyourcommunityThanks to Rachel Brandt (our office knows her a little bit 
) for nominating him.