Parade of Vehicles Will Honor Front-line Workers at UK at 10 a.m. Friday
LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 9, 2020) — A parade of vehicles including UK Police will go through campus beginning at 10 a.m. Friday to show appreciation to front-line workers. The parade will honor health care workers at UK Chandler Hospital, Kentucky Children's Hospital, UK Good Samaritan Hospital and Shriner's Hospital for Children as well as local police, fire and EMS workers.
Everyone is encouraged to watch via the UK HealthCare FaceBook livestream https://www.facebook.com/UKHealthCare but is asked to not attend in person due to social distancing.
Participating vehicles will leave the Blue Lot in the Kroger Field at 10 a.m. and proceed through campus slowing down on South Limestone outside UK Chandler Hospital Pavilion A and again at UK Good Samaritan Hospital.
Rick McDonald, Concrete Superintendent at Gooch Construction, organized Friday's parade of vehicles to acknowledge the first responders, doctors, nurses, patient care providers, police, firefighters, and EMS on the front lines working selflessly with acts of courage and love. Gooch Construction also is giving away $2,000 to a front-line worker. For more information and to nominate someone, go to https://www.facebook.com/Gooch.Construction.Inc.
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