There has been no shortage of support for health care workers and service organizations assisting those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Health care workers thanked
First responders around the Region in recent days showed their appreciation for health care workers around Northwest Indiana by hosting parades to show their thanks.
Emergency vehicles from around the Region held a parade, which began at Community Hospital in Munster before proceeding to Franciscan Health facilities in Munster and Dyer on April 19. A similar event was held by La Porte County emergency responders for health care workers at Franciscan Health Michigan city on April 16.
Maria Carrizales, nurse manager at Franciscan Health Dyer, said the parade was appreciated by staff.
“They truly felt honored and special, mostly because someone took the time to organize such a wonderful event,” she said. “It was truly phenomenal. The staff said they felt like royalty.”
Businesses, community supports service groups
- Michigan City-based Horizon bank donated $6,000 to the Salvation Army of Lake County, which has experienced increased demand for service since the outbreak began. “The needs of the Salvation Army here in Lake County are up significantly due to COVID-19, and these dollars will go a long way in helping during these difficult times,” said Steve Dahlkamp, vice president, senior commercial loan officer with Horizon Bank. Horizon Bank has pledged $250,000 in aid for those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Funds are being allocated across several not-for-profit groups who are assisting those in need, the bank said.
- Purdue University Northwest supporter Robert Milos has donated $50,000 to the school’s College of Nursing. A portion of the donation will go toward the Robert Winston Milos Endowment, a fund he established in 2019. Most of the donation will support nursing students, facing financial hardship or uncertainty because of the crisis. Milos also purchased and install AED equipment in the new Nils K. Nelson Bioscience Innovation Building as well as in Lawshe Hall, and to support staff and faculty training in the use of the equipment.
- Bionic Prosthetics and Orthotics, a Merrillville-based maker of prostheses, donated $5,000 to Meals on Wheels of Northwest Indiana, which provides more than 1,300 meals daily to residents in Lake, Porter, Newton, and Jasper counties.
