{"id":30198,"date":"2020-03-24T13:01:11","date_gmt":"2020-03-24T19:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/today\/?p=30198"},"modified":"2020-03-24T13:01:37","modified_gmt":"2020-03-24T19:01:37","slug":"volunteers-chalk-messages-of-gratitude-outside-hospital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/today\/volunteers-chalk-messages-of-gratitude-outside-hospital\/","title":{"rendered":"Volunteers chalk messages of gratitude outside hospital"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><figure id=\"attachment_30204\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30204\" style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-30204\" src=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/03\/24121410\/ChalkTheWalk6-tiny.webp\" alt=\"UCHealth volunteers chalk the walk outside of UCH.\" width=\"480\" height=\"455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/03\/24121410\/ChalkTheWalk6-tiny.webp 480w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/03\/24121410\/ChalkTheWalk6-tiny-300x284.webp 300w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/03\/24121410\/ChalkTheWalk6-tiny-150x142.webp 150w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/03\/24121410\/ChalkTheWalk6-tiny-200x190.webp 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30204\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Volunteers from UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital sent messages of goodwill and support to employees who are caring for the sick during the COVID-19 pandemic. Photos by Jenny Ricklefs, UCHealth.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-30199\" src=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/03\/24121346\/ChalkTheWalk1-tiny-e1585075374378.webp\" alt=\"UCHealth volunteers chalk the walk outside of UCH.\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/03\/24121346\/ChalkTheWalk1-tiny-e1585075374378.webp 300w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/03\/24121346\/ChalkTheWalk1-tiny-e1585075374378-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/03\/24121346\/ChalkTheWalk1-tiny-e1585075374378-113x150.webp 113w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/03\/24121346\/ChalkTheWalk1-tiny-e1585075374378-200x267.webp 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>While volunteers cannot share their talents in hospitals now, many tapped their artistic skills on Tuesday to send messages of gratitude to medical providers and other employees who are tending to the sick and keeping hospitals clean and safe during the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Using chalk, volunteers drew pictures on sidewalks of sunshine, rainbows, hearts and flowers along with messages of thanks to honor all the people who are caring for people at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/locations\/uchealth-university-of-colorado-hospital-uch\/\"><span class=\"s2\">UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cThank you for the work that you do. You rock!\u201d one message read.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cWe wanted to let staff know that we appreciate their work and we appreciate how hard they are working,\u2019\u2019 said Jenny Ricklefs, manager of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/give-to-uchealth\/volunteer\/\"><span class=\"s2\">volunteer services<\/span><\/a> at University of Colorado Hospital.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The nine volunteers-turned-artists wore gloves because they shared chalk. They practiced physical distancing by keep 6 feet apart from one another. And they had a wonderful time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cWe\u2019re truly honored to show our support for the people who are caring for patients,\u2019\u2019 Ricklefs said. \u201cWhat they are doing has not gone unnoticed.\u2019\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-30202\" src=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/03\/24121406\/ChalkTheWalk4-tiny.webp\" alt=\"UCHealth volunteers chalk the walk outside of UCH.\" width=\"480\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/03\/24121406\/ChalkTheWalk4-tiny.webp 480w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/03\/24121406\/ChalkTheWalk4-tiny-300x213.webp 300w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/03\/24121406\/ChalkTheWalk4-tiny-150x106.webp 150w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/03\/24121406\/ChalkTheWalk4-tiny-200x142.webp 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While volunteers cannot share their talents in hospitals now, many tapped their artistic skills on Tuesday to send messages of gratitude to medical providers and other employees who are tending to the sick and keeping hospitals clean and safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. 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