July 13, 2007

Celebrating Independence Day

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Employees of the Kim Dayani Center celebrated the Fourth of July with their 17th annual parade on July 2. The parade came down Main Street at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt with faculty, staff and patients. The event included the singing of the national anthem and a recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance.

, which was led by 8-year-old Children's Hospital patient Raven Evans and Jay Groves, director of the Dayani Center.

Tobi Fishel, Ph.D., an assistant professor of Psychiatry, shows off her bubble-blowing skills and Patriotic sunglasses.

Natalia Dyer, right, and her mother, Dayani Center employee Karen Dyer, wave American flags with Brittany Majors, left, during the parade. Natalia sang the National Anthem for the crowd.

Natalia Dyer, right, and her mother, Dayani Center employee Karen Dyer, wave American flags with Brittany Majors, left, during the parade. Natalia sang the National Anthem for the crowd.
(photo by Neil Brake)

Tobi Fishel, Ph.D., an assistant professor of Psychiatry, shows off her bubble-blowing skills and patriotic sunglasses. (photo by Neil Brake)

Tobi Fishel, Ph.D., an assistant professor of Psychiatry, shows off her bubble-blowing skills and patriotic sunglasses. (photo by Neil Brake)

Children's Hospital patient Raven Evans, 8, and Jay Groves, director of the Dayani Center. Evans led the group in the Pledge of Allegiance. (photo by Neil Brake)

Children's Hospital patient Raven Evans, 8, and Jay Groves, director of the Dayani Center. Evans led the group in the Pledge of Allegiance. (photo by Neil Brake)