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Ridgewood First Responders Participate in Annual “Touch a Truck” Event

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Photo credit: Boyd A. Loving
Ridgewood First Responders Participate in Annual “Touch a Truck” Event
May 16,2013
Boyd A. Loving
11:36 AM

TOUCH – A – TRUCK :An Interactive Day of Fun for Your Children

Ridgewood NJ , TOUCH – A – TRUCK THURSDAY, May 16, 2013 9:00 A.M. TO 3 P.M. MEMORIAL PARK AT VAN NESTE SQUARE

Treat your kids to a day of hands-on adventure, featuring an opportunity to climb on board to explore the trucks that touch their lives.

They’ll also have the chance to learn directly from Ridgewood’s emergency and public works workers about the exciting work they perform every day. An Added bonus, they’ll be a Big Wheel Rodeo among the planned interactive activities throughout the park for children al all ages. Don’t miss this great opportunity to Experience Ridgewood.

SPONSORED BY THE RIDGEWOOD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, LITTLE IVY LEARNING CENTER THE VILLAGE OF RIDGEWOOD

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Ridgewood Police Chief John Ward (bike clothes) operates “Big Wheel Rodeo” traffic light and instructs children in pedestrian safety with simulated crosswalk.

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Ridgewood Police Department Patrol Officer Joseph Youngberg (in police uniform) demonstrates police vehicle equipment.

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Ridgewood Fire Department Lieutenant Scott Schmidt (in fire department uniform) demonstrates equipment found in passenger compartment of fire pumper.

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All Photo credit: Boyd A. Loving

One thought on “Ridgewood First Responders Participate in Annual “Touch a Truck” Event

  1. this should be done on a saturday in the summer time, or better yet do it twice a year. the kids miss it , a lot of them are in school. wake up.

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