Hospice Touch-a-Truck event allows children and adults get to up close to big vehicles

Heather Sevigny
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CAMBRIDGE − As cars filled the grassy field at the Deerassic Park Education Center, hundreds of kids and adults waited to get a closeup look at some of the vehicles that serve this community. Numerous trucks, semis and first responder vehicles participated in the Hospice of Guernsey annual Touch-a-Truck event.

Kids take their turn learning how to maneuver a crane at the Touch-a-Truck at Deerassic Park.
Kids take their turn learning how to maneuver a crane at the Touch-a-Truck at Deerassic Park.

Hospice returned with the United Way once again to Deerassic, offering free lunch, games for the children, various raffles and fun.

Boy Scout Troop 511 was on hand selling fried doughnuts, while representatives from various organizations passed out goodies to attendees. Blue Racer, the Guernsey County Library Bookmobile, and the Cambridge Performing Arts Centre, among others, were on-site visiting with families.

A huge semi from Pine Tree Towing is on display at the Hospice of Guernsey Touch-a-Truck event.
A huge semi from Pine Tree Towing is on display at the Hospice of Guernsey Touch-a-Truck event.

Trucks from Pine Tree Towing, Lanzer, R.J. Wright and Sons and ProVia kept guests climbing and honking horns throughout the day. The first hour of the event was scheduled as a quiet hour, with no loud noises to accommodate those with sensitivities.

Weston Broom of Byesville hangs out with Ryan Oliver of the Cambridge Police Department at the Touch-a-Truck event.
Weston Broom of Byesville hangs out with Ryan Oliver of the Cambridge Police Department at the Touch-a-Truck event.

The back half of the field was a sea of red and blue lights as representatives from the Cambridge Police Department, the Guernsey County Sheriff's Office, the Ohio State Highway Patrol, and the Antrim fire department greeted children. United Ambulance was also present, along with park rangers and even members of the Guernsey County Emergency Management Agency.

To find out more about Hospice of Guernsey, call 740-432-7440 or visit https://www.hospiceofguernsey.com.

This article originally appeared on The Daily Jeffersonian: Touch-a-Truck returns to Deerassic