Touch-A-Truck
Raising money for a great local cause while having family fun in the meantime!
Next Event Date: October 10th, 2026 10am-2pm (Oct. 17th rain date)
About the Event
Touch-A-Truck is an annual charity event sponsored by Skips Wastewater Services to benefit a local charity. Recently, all event proceeds are donated to Hockanum Valley Community Council (HVCC) located in Vernon, CT.
At touch-a-truck, local businesses bring equipment from tractors to construction machinery to dump trucks to Skips Wastewater Services at 21 Courtney Dr, Ellington, CT. Families and children are invited to come see this equipment up close, and even sit in the drivers seat. In addition to seeing countless times of vehicles, Skips has other activities to enjoy as well.
Some of the activities you can expect at Touch a Truck:
- Face painting
- Large sand box with toy trucks
- Arts & crafts
- Basketball court
- Food trucks / ice cream trucks
- Farm Animals
At 2025’s event, we were surprised with not one, but TWO helicopter landings!
2025
At touch-a-truck, local businesses bring equipment from tractors to construction machinery to dump trucks to Skips Wastewater Services at 21 Courtney Dr, Ellington, CT. Families and children are invited to come see this equipment up close, and even sit in the drivers seat. In addition to seeing countless times of vehicles, Skips has other activities to enjoy as well.
Please contact Megan – mj@skipswastewater.com if your business would like to participate or if you’d like to make a donation.
About HVCC
“Our mission is to provide services to individuals and families in a manner which will promote independence while ensuring that basic needs are met regardless of ability to pay.
For over 50 years HVCC has been entrusted to provide social services and basic needs to our community. HVCC employs a dedicated team of staff and volunteers to provide quality programming, treatment, and services to over 3,000 families a year.”
HVCC offers services under these branches:
- Counseling & Psychiatry
- Transportation
- Case Management
- Food Pantry
“At HVCC, we’re here to help. That means whether you need assistance with your mental health, navigating state & federal programs, a ride to the store or getting food on your table – Our qualified and understanding staff are here to meet your needs. Our free needs assessment is just the beginning of your headache free journey to wellness.”
Event Photos
2024
With many rainy weekends this fall, we were fortunate to be able to reschedule our event to the last week of October – we were blessed with an 80-degree day with sunny skies! Skips had its largest turnout for Touch-a-Truck to date – 1,000+ attendees enjoyed the equipment and activities at our Ellington location.
2023
With many rainy weekends this fall, we were fortunate to be able to reschedule our event to the last week of October – we were blessed with an 80-degree day with sunny skies! Skips had its largest turnout for Touch-a-Truck to date – 1,000+ attendees enjoyed the equipment and activities at our Ellington location.
2022
Despite the rainy weather, our 2022 Touch-a-Truck event was a great success! We were able to come together and collect the largest event donation to date – just over $10,000 for HVCC! We cannot express how thankful we are to be fortunate enough to assist HVCC in this capacity.
“You have helped brighten the lives of others in our community. Every service we provide, every life that we impact, is all due to your belief in a better tomorrow. With you standing by our side, there is no limit to our ability to make a positive change in our community.” – David O’Rourke, HVCC CEO
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