At 2:00 pm on Tuesday, May 12, 2020, Thornapple Manor will be hosting a drive by parade for the residents, their families, and the staff of Thornapple Manor. It will be National Nursing Home week and normally there would be a full week of activities and events. This year, the facility is inviting the public to help celebrate this special time and acknowledge that even though we cannot hold big events with lots of people, we can show support to the residents and staff by having a drive by parade.

The plan is to bring the residents outdoors (social distanced) so they may watch as the parade, just for them, rolls through the campus. The public is invited to join them Tuesday, May 12, at 2:00 pm and to decorate signs, honk horns, use noise makers, and decorate vehicles. Resident families, local fire departments, EMS, law enforcement departments and others have also been invited to attend this short, fun, and wonderful way to say thank you; we miss you; and, we appreciate all you’ve done to make Barry County a special place to call home.

You are asked that you do NOT get out of your vehicle and approach any of the residents.

Should you have any questions please feel free to contact Thornapple Manor’s Administrator, Don Haney at (269) 945-2407.