Albornoz Shares Video Celebrating Healthcare Worker

On Saturday, Councilmember Gabe Albornoz filmed a touching tribute for his neighbor, Moira McCarthy, a nurse who works at Surburban Hospital. On her way to work, neighbors lined the street to cheer her on, waving and holding signs with encouraging messages.

Albornoz posted the video to both Twitter and Facebook, where it got thousands of views. According to his post, the video demonstrates “the best of our society and how we rally around each other, even in times of trouble.”

Today our neighborhood saluted our close friend Moira McCarthy on her way to work. She is a nurse at Suburban Hospital. This was a beautiful and well deserved tribute! pic.twitter.com/xUG1jFO7h6

— Gabe Albornoz (@albornoz_gabe) April 25, 2020

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Grace Mottley was a spring 2020 intern for Montgomery Community Media. At the time, she was studying at the University of Maryland, where she is majoring in multi-platform journalism.

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