Fort Smith Regional Chamber Of Commerce: United Way Of Fort Smith Area Touch A Truck Event

Press release from the Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce:

June 09, 2021

United Way of Fort Smith Area is excited to announce Touch-A-Truck is returning for 2021. Touch-A-Truck is a FREE Child Safety and Wellness Event. It will take place on June 18th from 10am to 2pm at Van Buren High School. The event did not occur the last two years because of the historic flood of 2019 and the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. "We are so happy to be able to host Touch-A-Truck this year," said Mitzy Little, Marketing Director for the United Way of Fort Smith Area. Little added, "Children and parents have missed this event. It will be so fun to see the excitement on the faces of the children; they love this event so much!" In case of inclement weather, follow our social media for any changes.
 
Touch-A-Truck provides children of all ages with the opportunity to see, touch, and explore life-size vehicles, while interacting with community support leaders such as police officers, firefighters, construction workers, military personnel, and many more! You can expect to see construction and farm equipment, safety and transportation vehicles, motorcycles, emergency vehicles, the Air Evac Helicopter, and military vehicles.
 
Arvest Bank will present a check to United Way of Fort Smith Area announcing the donation amount from their Million Meals campaign, as well as grill hot dogs for lunch. The event also serves an educational value on top of being great entertainment for the children. There will be several tables set up with literature available on a wide variety of child safety and wellness topics.           
   
Touch-A-Truck is exclusively designed with children in mind; although, big kids enjoy the experience just as much. It's an event that gives children an opportunity to see trucks and vehicles up close and from the inside, something they might not otherwise ever have the chance to do.  Parents, Boys and Girls Clubs, preschool programs, Mother's Day Out groups, daycares, and church groups are encouraged to bring their children out for a great day of fun and learning!

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This press release was produced by the Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce. The views expressed here are the author’s own.