Holiday Cheer Comes Not with Sleigh Bells but Flashing Lights, Sirens

With the help of the Riverside Sheriff’s Association and the Sheriff’s Employee Benefits Association, more than 40 law enforcement agencies from local, state, and federal agencies, will travel a total of more than 400 miles and visit 40 hospitals to spread holiday cheer.

It’s an emotional experience to see and hear the parade of vehicles with sirens blaring and lights flashing paying tribute to the medical community.

#SoCalHolidayCheer2024 is one of the largest events of its kind involving Riverside, San Bernardino, San Luis Obispo, and Santa Barbara counties.

On Dec. 17 and 18, 2024, a parade of police and sheriff vehicles from Southern California will drive through hospitals in Riverside, San Bernardino, San Luis Obispo, and Santa Barbara Counties to spread holiday cheer. With lights and sirens activated, law enforcement officers hope to spread cheer to doctors, nurses, and all hospital staff, who work around the clock to keep the community safe, a mission law enforcement shares.

On Tuesday, Dec. 17, starting at 9 a.m., law enforcement officers from Riverside and San Bernardino Counties will parade simultaneously in their areas. Riverside County agencies will start in the Coachella Valley and work their way west, stopping at hospitals in Indio, Rancho Mirage, Palm Springs, Banning, Moreno Valley, and Hemet.

  • 10:30 a.m. — John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital
  • 11:45 a.m. —Eisenhower Medical Center
  • 12:45 p.m. — Desert Regional Medical Center
  • 1:45 p.m. — San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital
  • 2:30 p.m. — Kaiser Permanente, Moreno Valley
  • 2:40 p.m. —Riverside University Health System
  • 3:45 p.m. — Hemet Global Medical Center

On Wednesday, Dec. 18, starting at 11 a.m., the parade will continue in Riverside County with stops in Menifee, Murrieta, Temecula, Wildomar, Corona, and Riverside. The San Bernardino, San Luis Obispo, and Santa Barbara Counties’ parade will also continue with hospitals in their area. The final stop for Riverside and San Bernardino counties will be at Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital in Loma Linda for the event finale.

  • 11:00 AM- Menifee Global Medical Center
  • 11:30 AM- Kaiser Permanente, Murrieta
  • 11:45 AM- Loma Linda University Health, Murrieta
  • 12:15 PM- Rancho Springs Medical Center
  • 1:15 PM- Temecula Valley Hospital
  • 1:50 PM- Inland Valley Medical Center
  • 3:00 PM- Corona Regional Medical Center
  • 3:45 PM- Kaiser Permanente, Riverside
  • 4:15 PM- Parkview Community Hospital
  • 4:30 PM- Riverside Community Hospital
  • 6:00 PM- Loma Linda Children’s Hospital, Loma Linda

So, if you see the parade, honk and wave as a way to show support for our efforts in thanking our front-line workers, who undoubtedly give 100% every single day

 

 

 

 

Image Sources

  • Operation Holiday Cheer: YouTube