Connellsville vo-tech to hold ‘Touch-A-Truck’ program
Children in the Connellsville Area School District will have the chance this weekend to jump behind the wheel of their favorite truck or machine.
As part of the Connellsville Area Career and Technical Center’s annual Classic Car and Bike Show, scheduled from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday, the school’s SkillsUSA chapter will concurrently provide an opportunity for kids to explore a variety of trucks and machinery.
The event, dubbed “Touch-A-Truck,” offers families the chance to see, touch, interact with and learn about several vehicles and pieces of equipment that are scheduled to be on hand for the afternoon, as well as to explore related programs of study offered at the CTC.
Touch-A-Truck will be held at the CTC from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday.
“The purpose of this event is to get more awareness to our younger kids of what the CTC has to offer,” said district elementary STEM coordinator Elizabeth Pernelli.
Pernelli said “Touch-A-Truck” will give elementary and middle school students an exercise in career exploration by climbing inside different vehicles, such as big rigs, pickup trucks, heavy construction equipment, tractors and emergency vehicles, like police cars, ambulances, fire trucks and even a medical helicopter.
Children will be able to get behind the wheel, honk horns and meet the men and women who drive the vehicles.
Students who enjoy the event could find a home at the CTC in a variety of programs, said Pernelli, such as heavy equipment operations, automotive collision repair, automotive technology and protective services.
Admission to the “Touch-A-Truck” event is free. Guests are asked to bring a canned, non-perishable food item to benefit the Connellsville Area Community Ministries Food Pantry.
The event will also include music, door prizes, a 50-50 raffle and food provided by the CTC’s culinary arts program. Tours of the school will also be offered.