Petersen Medical Joins in the Festivities at the Utah State Developmental Center

Summertime–blue skies, warmer weather, outdoor festivities, and parades.

What happens when you can't go to the parade?  Then someone needs to bring the parade to you.  That is what the Utah State Developmental Center in American Fork, UT decided.

The Utah State Developmental Center (USDC) is a state operated Intermediate Care Facility for people with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF/ID). The Developmental Center offers 24 hour supervised residential and day training/employment services as well as community outreach services. Approximately 235 individuals, many in wheelchairs, reside at the Developmental Center.

Waiting for Parade to Start

Staff at the center decided to put on a parade for its residents and asked some of community members to participate. Firefighters and police from American Fork, UT, a local boy scout troop, Timpanogos High School band from Orem, Utah, and several local companies, including Petersen Medical jumped on board.

On June 23rd, the residents lined up on the parade route around the facility and patiently waited for the parade to begin.   The parade began with all the proper bells and whistles--or at least honks and sirens--from the fire engines and police cars.