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Lights, Sirens and Action: Clay County holds annual ‘Touch-a-Truck’ event

Clay County Touch a Truck What Moves Event (Jenn Samsel, Copyright 2024 by WJXT News4JAX - All rights reserved.)

CLAY COUNTY, Fla. – Over the weekend, Clay County held its annual Touch-a-Truck: What Moves Clay event, which allowed families to interact with county officials, employees, and volunteers while checking out various trucks and even a helicopter.

Kids were given stickers and trinkets and learned about services, heavy machinery, and various vehicles, including fire trucks and police cars.

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“This is the perfect event for families to “touch” and experience emergency vehicles and to learn all about the different groups and programs that make our county great," said Jessica Barreto, senior multimedia and public information officer.

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In addition, there were food trucks, free giveaways, outdoor activities, and a plethora of organizations to help inform residents about available resources.

Clay County Sheriff Michelle Cook said the event is one of her yearly favorites.

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“This is one of my personal favorite events because it’s really an opportunity to have a good interaction, especially with the younger people,” said Sheriff Cook

According to county officials, the event, which has been running for the past three years, allows the county to showcase its partnerships and enables its residents to “come together as one team.”

“When our residents meet us most, one of the unique things that we have here in Clay is that we all come together as one team, and this event showcases those partnerships,” said County Director of Communications Laura Christmas.

Mike Celle Clay County Commissioner Laura Christmas Director of Communications for Clay County (Copyright 2024 by WJXT News4JAX - All rights reserved.)

Even Clay County Commissioner Mike Celle was partaking in the event.

“There are all kinds of people, and we have all types of trucks. Anything that moves, all types of vehicles that are all here, and the real theme of what we do is making people aware of all the different departments and how they help with the county. We appreciate all their support.” said Clay County Commission Mike Celle.

Service Vehicles at the What Moves Clay (Copyright 2024 by WJXT News4JAX - All rights reserved.)

The event, originally scheduled for September, was postponed due to Hurricanes Helene and Milton.


About the Author

Jenn Samsel joined WJXT in September 2024 as a Content Gather. She has a passion for writing, reporting and is a weather/Hurricane enthusiast. She is excited to be part of News 4 Jax team. She graduated from the A.I Ft. Lauderdale with a BS in Graphic Design.

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