Lake County Responding to Hunger Touch-a-Truck Event

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Lake County may be large but it always feels like a small town that comes out to help their own in times of need. Next week we’re joining forces with The Lake Branch of the American Public Works Association Chicago Metro Chapter and the Northern Illinois Food Bank to help the hungry in our communities at the Lake County Responding to Hunger Food Drive and Touch-a-Truck event.

The event is organized by the Lake Branch of the American Public Works Association Chicago Metro and will feature public works agencies from all over the Lake County community. In exchange for bringing non-perishable and canned food items to feed your hungry neighbors, your children will be rewarded with a morning of fun featuring their favorite trucks!

Oh, and we’ll be there too!

That’s right — Little Lake County is taking a break from the Playground Tour and setting up shop at the fairgrounds. We’re bringing our toys and games, and our scooters! It will be a fun morning of activities for the whole family! Children can get an up-close look and climb aboard super-sized vehicles, and mom and dad can meet the men and women that keep their cities running.

This is no small event either. More than 30 large vehicles will be on site — so don’t forget your cameras! Communities and agencies that will be there:

OFFICIAL SPONSORS & ATTENDING FIRST RESPONDERS:

APWA (American Public Works Association) – Lake Branch
Lake County Sheriff’s Office
Lake County Division of Transportation
Lake County Public Works Department
Lake County Fairgrounds Association
NCIS (Naval Criminal Investigative Service) – Great Lakes
Waukegan Fire Department
Illinois State Police SWAT Armored Truck & K9 Unit
Lake Zurich Police Department

MUNICIPALITIES, TOWNSHIPS & AGENCIES RESPONDING:

City of Highland Park
City of North Chicago
City of Waukegan
Cuba Township Road District
Ela Township Highway Department
Village of Barrington
Village of Beach Park
Village of Buffalo Grove
Village of Fox Lake
Fox Waterway Agency
Village of Grayslake
Village of Gurnee
Village of Hawthorn Woods
Village of Lakemoor
Village of Lake Villa
Village of Lake Zurich
Village of Libertyville
Village of Lincolnshire
Village of Lindenhurst
Village of Mundelein
Village of Round Lake Park
Village of Vernon Hills
Village of Wauconda
Warren Township Highway Department

PRIVATE ENTITIES:

Lester’s Material Service, Inc., Grayslake
State Farm, Lake Zurich
RHMG Engineers, Inc., Mundelein
Engineering Resource Associates, Warrenville
BLA, Inc., Itasca, IL
Christopher B. Burke Engineering, Ltd., Rosemont,
Fox Recovery and Towing, Fox Lake
Little Lake County/Little Trike Media
Manhard Consulting, Vernon Hills

touch a truck event fairgrounds — © M. Haak | Little Lake County.com | 2018

So while you are shopping this weekend, pick up an extra bag of non-perishable grocery items for the hungry in Lake County. We have a list of the most needed items. Then come out and join us at the fairgrounds, it’s sure to be a great event!