El Paso just hosted a pretty exciting Sun Bowl game but a pregame hospital visit was missed. No worries though, the hospital staff came to the rescue.
The 92nd annual Sun Bowl game was played New Year’s Eve in UTEP’s Sun Bowl Stadium. The Duke University Blue Devils narrowly edged out the Arizona State Sun Devils in a tense game that went right down to the wire, final score – 42-39.
Prior to the game, a series of events takes place to build excitement and do some local, community good. As far back as I can remember, one of those things has been a visit to sick kids at El Paso hospitals.
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The Sun Devils lost the game but won the hearts of the kids they visited while the Blue Devils won the game but didn’t get to meet the kids.
What Happened?
I don’t know but, I assume, some assistant somewhere missed an email or something. It happens and I surely can’t imagine anyone blowing off sick kids deliberately. It all worked out in the end thanks to the El Paso “B” team.
In the end, the kids still had a good day as the staff at Hospitals of Providence stepped in to keep the festive mood alive.
El Paso Strong
No finger pointing here, just high praise for the local hospital staff who took time from their crazy busy, super stressful workday to make sure the young ‘uns still had a good day.
There is more to nursing than just taking care of sick people and El Paso has some of the best nurses anywhere. To those at the Hospitals of Providence, the docs and the staff; cheers. Great job saving the day.
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Duke Defeats Arizona State in the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl, 42-39
In a back-and-forth game, Duke prevailed in the final minutes and defeated Arizona State, 42-39, in the 92nd annual Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl.
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