Children get to be big wheels at Touch a Truck event
Ryan Holman with Jameson, 3, and Harper, 1, take the wheel. Photo by Sandy Quadros Bowles 
Shaela Comee was all smiles. Photo by Sandy Quadros Bowles 
Logan Mejia is a big fan of vehicles, his family reports. Photo by Sandy Quadros Bowles 
Colin Emmons cheers his cornhole achievements. Photo by Sandy Quadros Bowles 
Grayson Maynard, right, and Evie Ferguson enjoyed the "ride.'' Photo by Sandy Quadros Bowles
Ryan Holman with Jameson, 3, and Harper, 1, take the wheel. Photo by Sandy Quadros Bowles
Shaela Comee was all smiles. Photo by Sandy Quadros Bowles
Logan Mejia is a big fan of vehicles, his family reports. Photo by Sandy Quadros Bowles
Colin Emmons cheers his cornhole achievements. Photo by Sandy Quadros Bowles
Grayson Maynard, right, and Evie Ferguson enjoyed the "ride.'' Photo by Sandy Quadros Bowles
MIDDLEBORO -- The toys they play with every day came to life Saturday, Nov. 14 at the Touch a Truck at Nichols Middle School.
From ambulances to construction equipment to police cars, children had the chance to climb on and explore a variety of vehicles at the event.
“Kids have these as toys but they don’t often get to see them in real life,’’ school principal Tim McLaughlin said. “What kid doesn’t want to do this?’’
As they climbed on the vehicles, pretending to drive them and even honking their horns, they were helping Nichols students on their own journey.
Proceeds will help fund the eighth graders trip to Washington, D.C. next June.
The event was organized by school parent Rachael Dunbar, who McLaughlin said did an “amazing job.’’
In addition to the vehicles parked outside, crafts and food were sold inside the school as part of the fund-raiser.
Logan Mejia, 2,is a serious fan of vehicles. “He loves all the trucks, police cars, construction trucks,’’ his mother said. “It’s his favorite thing.’’
Shaela Comee, 9, scrambled into the vehicles wearing a bright smile. “It’s fun,’’ she said of the experience.
Riley Mejia, 9, enjoyed not just the sights but also the sounds. “I like the sirens,’’ she said.
