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USC Athletics To Provide 400 Subway Sandwiches To Nurses At Keck Hospital Of USC On Monday
May 01, 2020 | USC Athletics, Features
LOS ANGELES — To kick off National Nurses Week, USC Athletics and USC Sports Properties have arranged for corporate partner Subway to provide 400 Subway sandwiches to the nurses at Keck Hospital of USC for lunch on Monday (May 4) in appreciation of their ongoing heroic efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Subway franchisee Pratik Patel, an ardent Trojan sports fan, will donate the sandwiches from his Santa Ana franchise location. He also will provide a significantly discounted rate on specified breakfast flatbreads and lunch sandwiches ordered by Keck healthcare workers throughout the pandemic (minimum 75 items per order).
"Subway and I are honored to demonstrate our sincere gratitude to the brave Keck nursing staff for their daily commitment and sacrifice in the fight and ultimate victory over COVID-19," said Patel.
Said USC athletic director Mike Bohn: "We are proud to join with such an outstanding partner as Subway to deliver a well-deserved meal to the fearless and hard-working nurses at Keck Hospital of USC. We hope this provides a bit of nourishment and joy to their day as they Fight On in this challenging battle with the coronavirus."
"Our nurses appreciate this very kind gesture," said Annette Sy, DNP, RN, chief nursing officer, Keck Medical Center of USC. "Donations of meals are a welcomed boost during long days at the hospital caring for our patients."
Last week to support Keck Medicine of USC, the popular "we FIGHT as ONe" T-shirts and fleece hooded sweatshirts worn by USC student-athletes and coaches as inspiration during this challenging time were made available for purchase online. With every purchase, USC Athletics and the USC Bookstore donates the same item to healthcare workers at Keck Medicine of USC (for each sweatshirt purchased, USC adds a donated T-shirt). T-shirts and sweatshirts can be purchased at www.uscbookstore.com/wefightasone.
