WALL, N.J. — Student Transportation Inc. (STI) is celebrating its employees with the company's fifth annual Employee Appreciation Week from April 18 to 22.

A new aspect to this year's Appreciation Week is the use of the social media hashtag #IAppreciate, which STI's employees, customers, and community members were encouraged to use on their preferred social media platforms to share messages about what they appreciate in their daily lives.

"Our roles in the school bus industry put each one of us in a unique position to be positive role models and have a profound effect on the children and communities we serve," said Denis Gallagher, chairman and CEO of STI. "I want to express my thanks and appreciation to all of our employees, who make up the STI family, for the incredible work that they do."

To help support the company-wide effort, STI has released a video message from Gallagher (see below) in which he thanks employees and customers throughout the company's more than 150 locations.

Events throughout the week include celebratory breakfasts, awards ceremonies, games, and cookouts. School district officials and other members of the local communities will be joining STI's employees for many of the events.