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.
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: 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.“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.
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.Jenn Samsel joined WJXT in September 2024 as a Content Gather.
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