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2017 Touch A Truck this Weekend!!

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My wife and I, both Class of '01, are organizing our third annual Touch A Truck event this fall in NE Tarrant County, benefiting the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Two of our three children, 9 and 5, are engaged in the daily fight against this devastating disease and our desire is to raise awareness and funds in the search for a cure for them, and the other 30,000 folks diagnosed in the US.

This is a family centric event in which we'll have 85+ unique vehicles for kids to climb and explore. Vehicles that they wouldn't normally be able to see up close and personal ... police, SWAT, fire, helicopters, construction, heavy equipment, military, monster trucks, etc. The event, Touch a Truck DFW, will be held at the Birdville Football Stadium parking lot from 10:00am-2:00pm on Sunday October 15th. Admission is $5 for ages 3 and up and, in addition to the vehicles, we'll have food and local vendors, with all proceeds further funding the search for a cure for CF. The FDA, over the past 3 years, has already approved 2 medications that treat the basic underlying defect that causes the complications of CF, and we are closer than ever to making CF the first genetic disease in history that has ever been "cured". Multiple other medications are in the "pipeline" and they are exhibiting qualities to be both more effective at controlling symptoms and covering a broader segment of the CF population. We would love to have you bring the family out for a day of fun and exploration while helping us move the search for a cure forward.

We are also still securing sponsors and vehicle commitments for the event. We're looking for companies willing to partner with us as sponsors or to donate their time and vehicles to make the event a success. We would appreciate any help you could personally offer, leads to folks you may know that would be interested in helping or just suggestions in general. Any and all vehicles are welcome. Feel free to reach out to us at touchatruckdfw@gmail.com with inquiries and qustions.

And please like us on Facebook and check back there for future updates and to check out the vehicles committed to the event:

[url=https://m.facebook.com/touchatruckdfw][/url]https://m.facebook.com/touchatruckdfw

Thanks for your consideration and we look forward to seeing you out at the event!

CampingAg
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Can adults climb and explore the trucks too? Asking for a friend.
BeardofZeus01
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Tell all your interested "friends", all ages are welcome to explore ...
FC12
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My crew of 5 will be there!
BeardofZeus01
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Excellent ... thanks for coming out!!
Raptor
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Went last year with our 2.75 year old. He had a blast. He talked about it for months. We are headed back with him and now our 9 month old.
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BeardofZeus01
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Repeat offenders ... loving it. Thanks for your continued support!!!
OldAg92
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We live less than five minutes away and our kids are in BISD - we'll be there!
Raptor
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Weather was perfect!!!! My boys had a blast. Already looking forward to next year.
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DeBoss
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This was the best year yet. Been every year and the variety of trucks this year was amazing. So many things for the kids to play with. I liked the addition of the shirts this year and would encourage you to expand on things like that to help raise funds.

Maybe even a toy truck with the logo or something similar would be a huge hit with the kids. Who wouldn't want to take home a toy truck from a truck event!?!?!?!?
- If you are going to do something stupid, be smart about it.
BeardofZeus01
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Awesome to hear. Thanks for coming out!!
BeardofZeus01
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Excellent ideas and thanks for coming out to support us in year 3!! Glad y'all had a great time. We're always looking for ways to improve, so please, everyone, keep the suggestions coming if you can think of anything, positive or negative.
Raptor
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Food trucks!!! They'd make a killing with your current time slot. We only left early due to hunger.
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BeardofZeus01
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Thanks Raptor ... we're on it! We had two more that committed but didn't show up this year and the pizza fire truck had another commitment that weekend. If you have any that you like to frequent, PM me the names and we'll reach out to them as well.
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