HILLSDALE, MI (WTVB) – Hillsdale Hospital is asking the community to help celebrate Marie Peter’s 105th birthday this Saturday.
She is a resident in the hospital’s MacRitchie long-term care unit and to celebrate her milestone birthday in a safe, socially-distanced way, there will be a drive-through parade at the hospital starting at 11:30 a.m..
Skilled nursing facility administrator Trish Masarik said they would love to see 105 cars parade past the hospital pavilion her birthday.
Area residents are encouraged to decorate their vehicles and line up by 11:15 a.m. on East Hallett Street near the West Street Church of Christ. The parade will head east on Hallett, then make a right to head south on Howell Street, followed by a right onto Lynwood Boulevard and finally left on Walnut Street. Marie and her family will be watching from the recently-completed Anderson Pavilion.
Parade attendees are encouraged to wave and wish Marie a happy birthday as they drive past. Drivers will then exit the parade route by turning onto Morry Street.
Her 104th birthday last year generated over 1,100 likes on the hospital’s Facebook page.
