{"id":16236,"date":"2020-04-16T01:18:31","date_gmt":"2020-04-16T05:18:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/?p=16236"},"modified":"2020-04-16T14:52:47","modified_gmt":"2020-04-16T18:52:47","slug":"brick-man-places-300-pinwheels-150-flags-outside-hospitals-to-express-thanks-during-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/2020\/04\/brick-man-places-300-pinwheels-150-flags-outside-hospitals-to-express-thanks-during-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"Brick Man Places 300 Pinwheels, 150 Flags Outside Hospitals to Express Thanks During Pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Colorful pinwheels and flags displayed at Ocean Medical Center and Community Medical Center, organized by local resident Frank Peppi. (Photo: Frank Peppi)<\/p><\/div>\n

In a spring season marred by a pandemic and economic uncertainty for many Brick families, one township resident found inspiration through a natural wonder and channeled it toward thanking those who are putting their own health at risk to help others.<\/p>\n

After a rainy day last week gave way to some evening sunshine, Frank Peppi, a union carpenter from Brick, noticed a rainbow in the sky. It gave him an idea on how to thank the employees at Ocean Medical Center and Community Medical Center who are treating victims of the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n