Most kids see trucks drive by, but the “Touch a Truck” program let them get inside and pretend to drive the monsters of the roadway.
lift with her siblings Jessie, Gavin and Shane. Don
Lessner with the Homewood-Flossmoor Park District
operated the lift for kids at the “Touch a Truck”
program May 21. (Photos by Marilyn Thomas/H-F
Chronicle).
Public Works front end
loader were taller than
Zoe Green, 4, of Homewood,
who needed a boost to
get into the truck’s cab.
Most kids see trucks drive by, but the “Touch a Truck” program let them get inside and pretend to drive the monsters of the roadway.
The program May 21, hosted by the Homewood-Flossmoor Park District, was on the grounds of Lions Pool in Homewood.
For two hours, kids got to take turns in a fire engine, a garbage truck, a front-end loader, a police car, a tow truck, a flat bed, an ice cream truck, a military jeep, a school bus and a Chicagoland Speedway pace car.
At times the sound was deafening as all the loud horns seemed to sound at once and a few of the youngest in the crowd began to cry. Organizers said next year’s event will have a quiet period with no horns sounding so young children, too, can enjoy the show.
Dawkins of Homewood as e pretends to steer a
dump truck at “Touch a Truck.”
of a Homewood Fire Department engine at “Touch a
Truck” on May 21.
a Flossmoor Public Works plow truck at “Touch a
Truck” May 21 on the grounds of Lions Pool in
Homewood.
Chicago Speedway pace car at the Homewood-Flossmoor
Park District’s “Touch a Truck” program May 21.
