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Parents As Teachers to hold popular Touch a Truck Saturday

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Parents as Teachers of Porter County will hold its annual “Touch a Truck” event on Saturday, July 22, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at Sunset Hill County Park.

Admission is $20 per car load and the first 100 children will receive a die cast car and a pair of goggles for the foam field.

This year's event will feature over 50 vehicles ranging from a monster truck to rescue vehicles, race and military cars, and a medical helicopter. A bounce house and pony rides are included in admission. Vendors will be available to purchase food. Little Caesar’s, the Big Wiener, Kona Ice, and Valpo Velvet will be providing food.

Additionally, the R2D2 robot from Star Wars will be on hand to interact with attendees. Highlighting the day will be the foam field at 12 Noon.

The event is sponsored by Porter County Parks and Recreation, Moore & Portelli, Coastal Valley Water, Datagraphics, Indiana Historical Power Association, Water Way Pool & Spa, Val's Pizza, George’s Gyros Spot, Paul Shafer Motor Sports, Roy Mitchell Racing, Bounce-n-Around, and Kona Ice.

For more information and continued updates, visit Parents as Teachers of Porter County on Facebook. All proceeds from this event go directly to programs in 2017-2018 for families with children from birth to five years old in the areas of early childhood development and kindergarten readiness.

Parents as Teachers of Porter County is a registered 501c3 nonprofit corporation.

 

Posted 7/20/2017

 

 
 
 
 

 

 

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