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KEY LARGO, Fla., Dec. 23 (UPI) -- Sen. Bob Graham, D-Fla., spent his 408th and final workday on providing Christmas presents for needy children in the Florida Keys.
Wrestling a green toy frog into a holiday package was one of his final chores as a public figure, The Miami Herald reported Thursday.
Graham, who announced his retirement from the Senate last year, has been doing "workdays" since he was in the Florida State Senate in 1974. Some periods he did more than once a week and some once a month.
The jobs have ranged from Customs inspector, orange picker, circus worker cleaning up elephant leavings and supermarket bag boy.
On Wednesday, he was wrapping toys and helping deliver them to children.
"This has been a very important part of my development as a public official -- learning at a very human level what the people expect," he said.
Graham, 68, retires after two terms as Florida governor followed by three terms in the Senate.
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