'Touch A Truck' Is Saturday, April 27, In Falls

FALLS TOWNSHIP, PA — Truck-loving kids in the Falls Township area will soon have a chance to get up close with some of their favorite machines.

Touch a Truck is scheduled for Saturday, April 27, from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at Falls Township Community Park, at 9050 Mill Creek Rd., Levittown. It is free and open to the public.

Dozens of large trucks, excavators, towing vehicles, emergency response vehicles and various types of heavy machinery will be on hand for kids and their families to explore during the third-annual event.

Headed up by Falls Township Supervisor Jeff Boraski and the township’s Parks and Recreation

department, the five-hour event offers a unique opportunity for children to learn more about how the various vehicles on display serve in first response, construction, farming, manufacturing and more.

The first hour of Touch a Truck, from 9-10 a.m., will be a sensory-friendly quiet hour for visitors with special needs. Truck operators will refrain from flashing their lights or blowing their air horns during this time. In addition, representatives from The Center for Autism will be on hand to answer questions and provide information.

Proceeds from the event will benefit The Barkann Family Healing Hearts Foundation, a nonprofit organization that provides financial aid to families throughout the Delaware Valley who are in need due to recent tragedy or adversity.

Michael Barkann, host of NBC Sports Philadelphia, began the Foundation in 2013. He will be on hand at the event to choose the raffle ticket winner for a four-pack of lower level tickets to the Phillies-Nationals game on July 13.