{"id":8390,"date":"2023-05-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-02T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=8390"},"modified":"2023-05-03T06:49:54","modified_gmt":"2023-05-03T06:49:54","slug":"presidio-of-monterey-touch-a-truck-brings-military-community-together","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=8390","title":{"rendered":"Presidio of Monterey \u2018Touch-A-Truck\u2019 brings military community together"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n Col. Sam Kline, commander of U.S. Army Garrison Presidio of Monterey, speaks about the importance of the Month of the Military Child and military children during the kickoff for the second annual Touch-A-Truck event at the General Stilwell Community Center, Ord Military Community, Calif., April 29. LaToya Maben, right, event organizer for Child and Youth Services, looks on.
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PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. (May 2, 2023) \u2013 For Barrett Robinson, 4, cement mixer trucks are not only big, but a big deal. Ever since he received a toy cement mixer truck from his grandparents, it has been his favorite toy.<\/p>\n

Now, after attending the Presidio of Monterey\u2019s second annual Touch-A-Truck event at Ord Military Community for two years in a row, cement mixer trucks are Barrett\u2019s favorite truck as well. Barrett and his mother, Abigail Robinson, were among hundreds who attended this year\u2019s free event April 29, and Barrett was excited to explore a cement mixer truck in person again.<\/p>\n

\u201cLast year we could climb on the cement mixer, and he wanted to go again,\u201d Abigail Robinson said. \u201cIt\u2019s a really well-done event. We\u2019ve really enjoyed it. We drive past all these trucks, and he loses his mind every time we see all of the trucks. I\u2019m like, \u2018This is your chance to touch them.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

PoM Child and Youth Services organized the event in honor of the Month of the Military Child, and it featured a variety of trucks (and other vehicles) for children to see, touch and explore. They included a PoM fire truck, a dump truck, military vehicles, Seaside Police Department vehicles, Monterey Peninsula School District busses and many more. The drivers also talked to children about their trucks, telling them information such as what it does, how it was built and how it works.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a time of gathering, a community event,\u201d said LaToya Maben, event organizer and Child and Youth Services outreach director. \u201cEveryone can come together and have fun and bring the kids, mingle, just have a good time. We\u2019re trying to bring the community together and show our appreciation for the military families and what they do on a day-to-day basis.\u201d<\/p>\n

Col. Sam Kline, commander of U.S. Army Garrison Presidio of Monterey, attended with his wife, Heather Kline, and Command Sgt. Maj. Joe Traylor, USAG PoM senior enlisted advisor. He spoke at the event\u2019s kickoff about the importance of the Month of the Military Child and military children.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe sacrifice that you give, it does not go unnoticed,\u201d Kline told the children. \u201cIt is a critical part of our national security, and you have a role. From the deepest depths of my heart, not only from my wife and myself and the command sergeant major, but on behalf of the Army: Thank you for your sacrifice.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to the trucks, the event featured informational booths from organizations such as Army Community Service, the PoM Dental Clinic, the Ord Community Commissary and the California National Guard Drug Demand Reduction Outreach. Children could also have their face painted, play with toys, navigate an obstacle course on mini-bikes and more.<\/p>\n

Kline also thanked the volunteers who helped with the event. Hugo Ambriz Tena, PoM Better Opportunities for Single Service Members advisor, said 10 BOSS volunteers assisted with the event, and they were glad to give back to the military community. BOSS has three pillars\u2014quality of life, life skills and community service\u2014and their volunteer work at Touch-A-Truck was an example of the community service pillar in action.<\/p>\n

Rhonda Gibson, a PoM CYS program operation specialist and organizer of last year\u2019s first-ever Touch-A-Truck event, said more than 400 military and 100 civilian families with children as young as 8 weeks old attended, and CYS personnel were happy to honor them.<\/p>\n

\u201cMilitary children are, indeed, a key part of the Armed Forces community as they serve too!\u201d Gibson said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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