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The Matt and Jeramie Show – Getting to Know the District’s Mail Delivery “Dynamic Duo”
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They drive to each and every Jordan School District school and department each and every day, delivering mail and so much more. Matt Gardner and Jeramie Velarde have been on the job for a combination of 46 years. In that time, they have earned a reputation for “people first” and putting a smile on the faces of everyone they encounter. On this episode of the Supercast, we find out what drives Matt and Jeremy and uncover some well-kept secrets about the District’s “Dynamic Duo.”
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Superintendent:
Welcome to the Supercast. I'm your host, Superintendent Superintendent. They are Jordans school district's mail delivery dynamic duo. We're talking about Matt Gardner and Jeremy Velarde who have been on the job for a total of 46 years. They have a reputation for delivering a lot of laughter and Goodwill as they travel the entire district every day, making sure a massive amount of mail arrives to its intended destination. On time today, we find out what really drives men and Jeremy, and we uncover some of their relatively well kept secrets. We call this episode, the Matt and Jeremy show. Now Matt, in addition to being one of the most positive people I know is one of the employees at the auxiliary services building who helps deliver the mail throughout the district. What's your official title, Matt,
Matt Gardner:
On my name badge. It says drivers driver. All right. Pretty efficient
Superintendent:
Would go with driver because I know that's what you love to do actually. Isn't it, Matt?
Matt Gardner:
Yes. Yes. What drives you? Mad? people. I love people.
Superintendent:
Yes. Yes you do. Do you ever not smile? Let me ask you that first off.
Matt Gardner:
No, it was kind of a bad habit. So when I should be in trouble,
Superintendent:
There's a, there's a reason we have used map for so many of our customer service presentations and videos over the years, Matt, like I said is one of the most positive people you'll meet. Matt. How long have you worked for the district?
Matt Gardner:
23 years. April 1st? Yeah. I don't know if that was an omen for me or you guys that I got hired on April fool's day, but what
Superintendent:
Was your first job with Jordan school? District
Matt Gardner:
Driver driver worked in the warehouse for the first 10 years. Yeah.
Superintendent:
And as you're, as you're driving around now as a warehouse driver, you were delivering and now you deliver mail and small packages is that right?
Matt Gardner:
Whatever they put on my van, I deliver. So it's yeah. Packages or envelopes, whatever, whatever they need for the day. So, yeah.
Superintendent:
And you share routes with Jeremy Velarde. Is that correct? That is correct. Yes. And Jeremy's been at it for a while as well, has he not?
Matt Gardner:
Yeah. I think he's been in with the district for 20 or 21 years, so, and we've worked pretty much hand in hand together for all that time. So yeah.
Superintendent:
Now do you, do you each go describe, describe your route. Describe a typical day for Matt Gardner.
Matt Gardner:
I get up at five 15 in the morning, comb my hair.
Superintendent:
If you knew Matt you'll know that combing the hair does not take very long. Yeah,
Matt Gardner:
No, not very long. We get to work about six o'clock in the morning, a little before six, we load our vehicles with the schools that we have. There's two routes for the school district. One pretty much encompasses daybreak and all of West Jordan and the other one takes over the rest of South Jordan Herrmann bluff Del Riverton area. And then we just kind of divide and conquer and go out there and try to make everybody happy and spread a little bit of sunshi