“It’s called quitting,” Penn wrote, according to a report shared byPeopleon Feb. 4.
“Quit for CORE.
Quit for your colleagues who won’t quit.
Quit for your fellow human beings who deeply recognize that this is a moment in time.
A moment of service that we must all embody sometimes to the point of collapse.
“You rose up.
And I will admit something.
It made me weep.
Although CORE is a nonprofit organization, Sean Penn’s staff members receive hourly pay and work eight-hour shifts.
Late last month, after hosting a number of testing sites throughout 2020, CORE began offeringCOVID-19 vaccinations.
