East Alton Touch A Truck Event Draws Wide Range Of Families
The annual event brought children and parents face-to-face with emergency, utility, and service vehicles while free snacks and a sensory-friendly hour added to the appeal.
Carlton described the Touch A Truck event as a “big hit.”
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He said a Survival Flight helicopter flew in and landed, and the event also featured an Ameren Illinois Power boom truck, fire trucks, a police car, an MCT bus, and a Trickey Towing vehicle.
Carlton said that sensory-friendly time was scheduled from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., with the rest of the event running from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Mayor Carlton said attendance remained strong throughout the event.
He also said children who signed up were not charged and received nachos and a drink for free.
“If kids signed up, it didn’t cost them anything for nachos and a drink; everything was free, which is a really good deal,” Carlton said.
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