A community parade is being organized to bring cheer to the residents of Bainbridge Island Health & Rehabilitation.

The nursing home has not allowed visitors for more than a month, so staff is inviting family and friends of the center’s residents to join in a parade by driving in front of the facility on Madison Avenue at 2:30 p.m. Friday, May 1.

Honking horns, balloons, and homemade signs are welcome.

Adam Canary, administrator at Bainbridge Island Health & Rehab, said in announcement that it’s a celebration for the community, one and all, but one that will be done from a safe distance.

“Our community has sacrificed so much, knowing that the right thing was to protect each other, at all costs,” Canary wrote.

“I can’t express the magnificence of such an action. I want to celebrate the everyday superheroes that put themselves on the line every day to take care of others, I want to celebrate the residents who have trusted us and helped guide us along the way, I want to celebrate the families who share with us and commit in doing the right things, I want to celebrate the community for lending their unwavering support and work towards allowing us to do what we do,” he added. “This is a time to celebrate humanity for all the good that it does.”