To view photos of this event from my flickr account please visit: http://tinyurl.com/Keepontruckin08
Keep on Truckin' 2008 was held Saturday, September 27, 2008 at the Buckeye Branch Library of the Medina County District Library System. What a wildly successful event this is with over 400 people in attendance! This was the 6th year for this program and the largest by far. Keep on Truckin' is truly a family event that really brings out the entire family with lots of dads in attendance. It is such a joy to watch the expressions on the faces of the little ones and the families go home with tons of pictures and memories that will last a lifetime.We had a total of 19 vehicles on display from 16 different businesses or organizations. The participants this year included: American Red Cross, Elm Farm Dairy, Erhart Fire Department, First Energy, Gunkelman Farms, Life Support Team, Mack Industries, Medina County Sheriff's Department, Medina Supply, Midway Vendors, Ohio National Guard, Ruhlin Company, Schneider National Carriers, Valley City Fire Department, World Truck Towing & Recovery and the MCDL Bookmobile.A huge thank you goes out to everyone who helped with this program -- from the 30 participant drivers and volunteers, the 4 staff members and 2 library volunteers who worked the event, the Community Relations Office for all of the great advertising to all employees who offered suggestions for participants and promoted the program to library visitors!!!One of the really exciting changes this year was how many of the participants had handouts and goodies for the children. We had plastic fire helmets from Erhart Fire Department, frisbees from World Truck and Towing, pencils from the Sheriff's Department, candy from the American Red Cross, bracelets from Elm Farm Dairy as well as crafts and coloring sheets from the Bookmobile and I hope I didn't miss any of the others. This has become a friendly competition among the participants to see who can bring the most exciting and biggest vehicles and be the crowd pleaser.Be sure to look for Keep on Truckin' 2009 coming next September!
Keep on Truckin' 2008 was held Saturday, September 27, 2008 at the Buckeye Branch Library of the Medina County District Library System. What a wildly successful event this is with over 400 people in attendance! This was the 6th year for this program and the largest by far. Keep on Truckin' is truly a family event that really brings out the entire family with lots of dads in attendance. It is such a joy to watch the expressions on the faces of the little ones and the families go home with tons of pictures and memories that will last a lifetime.We had a total of 19 vehicles on display from 16 different businesses or organizations. The participants this year included: American Red Cross, Elm Farm Dairy, Erhart Fire Department, First Energy, Gunkelman Farms, Life Support Team, Mack Industries, Medina County Sheriff's Department, Medina Supply, Midway Vendors, Ohio National Guard, Ruhlin Company, Schneider National Carriers, Valley City Fire Department, World Truck Towing & Recovery and the MCDL Bookmobile.A huge thank you goes out to everyone who helped with this program -- from the 30 participant drivers and volunteers, the 4 staff members and 2 library volunteers who worked the event, the Community Relations Office for all of the great advertising to all employees who offered suggestions for participants and promoted the program to library visitors!!!One of the really exciting changes this year was how many of the participants had handouts and goodies for the children. We had plastic fire helmets from Erhart Fire Department, frisbees from World Truck and Towing, pencils from the Sheriff's Department, candy from the American Red Cross, bracelets from Elm Farm Dairy as well as crafts and coloring sheets from the Bookmobile and I hope I didn't miss any of the others. This has become a friendly competition among the participants to see who can bring the most exciting and biggest vehicles and be the crowd pleaser.Be sure to look for Keep on Truckin' 2009 coming next September!
