Temecula driver is a winner in nationwide program

Mathew Sanders, an Amazon delivery driver from Temecula, is one of five winners nationwide of Amazon’s second annual PEAK campaign, Alexa, Thank My Driver.

Sanders, 26, is a driver for Leading Edge Logistix LLC, which operates out of Amazon’s delivery station in Temecula. As one of the campaign winners, he received a $25,000 bonus, plus $25,000 to go toward a charity organization of his choice, according to a news release.

In the campaign, which ran during the holiday season, drivers got an extra $5 for every thank-you they received from customers via Alexa-enabled devices.

Sanders received more than 600 thank-yous from his customers during the campaign, making him one of the top five thanked Amazon drivers in the country, according to the news release.

It was Sanders’ first holiday season delivering packages for Amazon.

He chose to donate his $25,000 charity award to World Wildlife Fund, which works to preserve wildlife and reduce human impact on the environment.

“I deeply care about the wellbeing of animals and the preservation of biodiversity,” Sanders said in the news release. “By supporting the WWF, I contribute to their essential work in defending habitats and combating climate change.”

Mathew Sanders, second from right, a driver for Leading Edge Logistix in Temecula, receives a $25,000check as one of the winners of Amazon’s Alexa, Thank My Driver holiday campaign. With him at the Feb. 13 presentation at Leading Edge Logistix are, from left, Sean Redwine, CEO of Leading Edge Logistix; Noor Patel, worldwide vice president of delivery service partners at Amazon; and Daniel Burton, senior station manager at Amazon’s delivery station in Temecula.

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