Bloomfield Heroes: She Wrote Secret Chalk Messages Of Thanks – Bloomfield, NJ Patch

BLOOMFIELD, NJ — When times are tough, heroes emerge. We all know someone who’s making a difference right now as we live through unprecedented and changing times.

This submission comes from Melissa De Fino, who nominated her friend, Michelle “Mo” Laikowski of Bloomfield.

Name: Michelle Laikowski

Hero’s job: Entertainment/Media

Reason for recognition: During quarantine, Mo and her son woke up early every day and wrote messages of thanks in chalk on the driveways of first responders in our neighborhood. She did this in secret and no one ever knew it was her.