A surprise car parade drove by the house of Portland, Oregon, resident Natalie Day to celebrate her 21st birthday from a safe distance on April 23.
The event, organized by Day’s mother, included around 15 cars full of family members of all ages that took part in the festivities.
To prolong the celebration, many cars took multiple laps, honking and stopping to give well-wishes. In a time of numerous cancellations, Day’s loved ones took the social distancing guidelines as a challenge and refused to let such a special day pass without proper recognition.
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Natalie Day stands outside her Portland, Oregon, home on her 21st birthday as a surprise parade of cars filled with friends and family drive by to celebrate her from a safe distance April 23. (Alyssa Uhl | The Collegian)
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No one was left at home, including the pets, for the surprise birthday car parade for Natalie Day on April 23. (Alyssa Uhl | The Collegian)
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Friends and family gather in their cars outside the house of Portland, Oregon, resident Natalie Day to celebrate her 21st birthday with a drive-by parade on April 23. (Alyssa Uhl | The Collegian)
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The Wilkinson children, Benjamin and Isabel, blow their horns and wave balloons as they drive by to celebrate Natalie Day’s 21st birthday April 23. (Alyssa Uhl | The Collegian)
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The Williams family drives by the house of Natalie Day in a fully decorated car to celebrate her on her birthday in Portland, Oregon, April 23. (Alyssa Uhl | The Collegian)
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Friends and family gather in their cars outside the house of Portland, Oregon, local Natalie Day to celebrate her 21st birthday with a drive-by parade April 23 (Alyssa Uhl | The Collegian)
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Natalie Day celebrates her 21st birthday with a surprise car parade of loved ones cheering her on from a safe distance in Portland, Oregon, April 23. (Alyssa Uhl | The Collegian)
Alyssa Uhl can be reached at photo@collegian.com or on Instagram @alyssayool.
