YONKERS, NY / AGILITYPR.NEWS / June 29, 2020 / PROCESSION OF CARS, 1199SEIU MEMBERS, ELECTED OFFICIALS WILL TAKE PART IN WESTCHESTER/ROCKLAND CARAVAN

TO SUPPORT THE REGION’S FRONTLINE HEALTHCARE WORKERS

1199SEIU President George Gresham will kick off the day with a socially distanced press conference and rally at Empire City, prior to day-long caravan

WHEN: Tuesday, June 30, 2020. 

            8 a.m.: Cars begin gathering at 8 a.m.

            8:15:    Press conference begins at 8:15. 

            8:30:  Caravan begins moving

 9:15:   Yonkers Mayor Andy Spano will greet caravan at St. Joseph’s Hospital

WHERE: Kick off at Empire City Casino, Yonkers Raceway

     Entrance on Yonkers Ave opposite Louie and Johnnie’s Italian Restaurant, 877 Yonkers Ave., Yonkers

Greeting By Yonkers Mayor Andy Spano, St. Joseph’s Medical Center 115 & 127 South Broadway, Yonkers

WHO: 1199SEIU President George Gresham, 1199SEIU leaders and hundreds of 1199SEIU members, vans and an RV; supporters and frontline healthcare workers who have been risking their health and lives to care for their community during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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WHAT: Press conference/rally and day-long caravan through Westchester and Rockland counties, in cars and other vehicles festooned with signs and messages of support for healthcare workers. The caravan will make several brief stops along the way to meet healthcare workers at area hospitals and nursing homes. President Gresham and workers will be available for interviews.

WHY: Hundreds of thousands of 1199SEIU healthcare workers have been selflessly sacrificing their health and the health of their loved ones to care for patients suffering from the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic. This caravan, one of several that have already taken place throughout New York and New Jersey, will show support for those heroic caregivers who are still delivering quality care, during this stressful time.

GREAT VISUALS AND SOUND: A long line of cars decked out with colorful signs, crowds of healthcare workers in uniform in front of their workplaces.