Vehicle parade to honor Colorado Springs health care staff and patients
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Children’s Hospital Colorado health care workers on the front lines will be getting some well-deserved recognition in Colorado Springs on Thursday.
A vehicle parade, set to begin around 10 a.m., will pass by the entrances of UCHealth Memorial North and Children’s Hospital Colorado, both off Briargate Parkway.
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The parade will be lights only (no sirens), and will include encouraging signs, balloons and cheers from the processions of vehicles.
Many local agencies and community partners will be involved in the parade including the Denver Broncos, Colorado Springs Police Department and Colorado Springs Corvette Club.
Here’s the full list of participants:
– Colorado Springs Police Department
– Colorado Springs Fire Department
– El Paso County Sheriff
– Denver Broncos
– Rocky Mountain Vibes
– Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC
– Pikes Peak Harley Owners Group #405
– Colorado Springs Corvette Club
– Colorado Rockies
– American Medical Response (AMR)
– Children’s Colorado Transport unit
Doctors and nurses wave to the U.S. Thunderbirds Air Force squadron as they fly over UCHealth Memorial Hospital Central in Colorado Springs to honor Colorado’s front line workers, healthcare workers, first responders and military members on Saturday, April 18, 2020. The Thunderbirds saluted the graduates of the Air Force Academy with a fly over, and then proceeded with a number of fly overs of Colorado cities and medical facilities along the front range to Pueblo. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)