Touch-A-Truck event returns in a drive thru format The Junior League of Wilmington s Touch-A-Truck returns with a twist. (Source: Junior League of Wilmington) By Ashlea Kosikowski | April 20, 2021 at 10:53 PM EDT - Updated April 20 at 10:53 PM
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The Junior League of Wilmington’s Touch-A-Truck event returns with a twist. This year, because of COVID-19, the event is a drive thru.
It will be held on Sunday, April 25 from 11 to 3 p.m. at Barclay Centre, located at 3151 S. 17th St.
“We still wanted to bring something to the community that involves families and we’re still complying with Covid restrictions,” said Leigh Atkins, who is one of the co-chairs of the event. “We have backtracked off of actual ‘touch’ a truck and we are doing a drive-thru edition this year so families will still be able to come in and see all the trucks that make our community operate.”
In previous years, the Junior League of Wilmington s annual Touch-a-Truck, has been an educational community event where children are given the opportunity to see and touch heavy machinery and meet the people who build, protect, and serve the Wilmington community.
To protect the health of the community and volunteers, the Junior League will host a drive-thru version of Touch-a-Truck. The event will be in a hybrid drive-thru format where children can view and experience the trucks and machinery that help keep Wilmington and the surrounding communities safe and thriving, all from the safety of their own vehicles.
New interactive opportunities, such as a seek and find game, along with photo opportunities will be available. The event, open to the public, will be held held Sunday, April 25, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at The Barclay Centre, 3151 S. 17th St., Wilmington. Tickets are currently on sale in 20-minute time intervals, and the first two time slots (11 a.m. to 11:40 a.m.) w
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