A "Thank You" to health care workers
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A "Thank You" to health care workers
The attitude of gratitude is alive and well in the River City.
Well-wishers gathered Monday to thank the men and women who are giving their all in the fight against Covid-19.
Ending the attitude of gratitude is alive and well in the river city.
Well?
"*wishers gathered this afternoon to say thank you to the men and women who are giving their all in the fight against covid?
"* 19 kimt news 3's nick kruszalnicki was there earlier today ?
"* he brings us their story.
Nick?
Katie and george ?
"* just over half a dozen folks stood at the entrance to the mercy one north iowa employee parking lot?
"* they wanted to put some smiles on the faces of those tireless workers before they headed home for the day.
Nats: hip?
"*hip, hooray!
A rousing cheer of gratitude.
An uplifting moment after a hard day at work.
"they smile, they thank us, we've had some people cry."
Candi schickel organized this group of well?
*- wishers to cheer on the health care workers.
"we try to catch people at different shifts and now we're catching the people that park here."
Her husband, mason city mayor bill schickel, is also joining in.
"our healthcare workers are working overtime, they're doing a fantastic job and we thought this was the least we could do to show some appreciation."
He knows first hand the situation at mercy one north iowa ?
"* as scores of employees work hard to save lives.
"the hospital's swamped right now and if this trend continues, it could get to a very critical situation, so we need everybody's help so that these health care workers can do their job."
Mayor schickel suggests a simple way residents can daily say thank you to our health care heroes.
"the greatest way to support them is to keep our social distance and to mask up."
Nats: have a great night!
Thank you!
The gesture is very much appreciated by mercy one candi schickel tells me she texted a couple of her friends to come out and join them ?
"* then those folks spread the word to some of their friends.
Live in mason city, nick kruszalnicki, kimt news 3.
Thanks nick.
That was great to see ?
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