WSSU, WFU students lead pep rally to celebrate front-line health care workers
It was a reason to cheer today outside Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist in Winston-Salem as front-line health care workers were celebrated during a pep rally in Winston-Salem.
The pep rally was lead by students from Winston-Salem State University and from Wake Forest University, all jamming out for a cause.
During shift change Thursday afternoon, just outside Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, was a sea of dancing, singing and of course music – as front-line health care workers looked on.
“I was reflecting on that today I mean we had such an outpouring of community support very early on in our first couple of surges and we were so grateful for that,” said Deb Harding, the vice president and chief nurse executive for the Wake Forest Region.
Students from Winston-Salem State University’s band, Red Sea of Sound, and students from Wake Forest University’s Spirit of the Old Gold and Black jammed out during a pep rally along with mascots and cheerleaders to celebrate and give thanks to health care and other front-line workers during their shift change.
“As everyone has worn thin in terms of the pandemic this event is going to be so uplifting and so so much appreciated by our workforce because it’s really a sign that the community is still with us,” Harding said.
Harding said it's events like these that are so important — for morale.
“It is also so important because it reinforces the hard work that our teams are doing every day to care for our patients and our community,” she said.
And as some front-line workers left for the day and others arrived, their waves and smiles spoke volumes.
“So so much appreciated by our workforce because it’s really a sign that the community is still with us,” she said.
Also there today were members of the Carolina Thunderbirds along with other members of the community.