Photos and Story By J.C. Martin For WestportLocalPress.com Click on an image to enlarge and open gallery.

On Saturday, May 2nd Westport kids had an opportunity to not just look at all kinds of trucks, cranes, earth moving machines, police cars etc., but to climb onto or into them and give the levers, steering wheels, horns & sirens a workout.

The 19th annual family event, is a fundraiser for Westport-Weston Cooperative Nursery School, located at 10 Lyons Plain Road in Westport and has been in operation since 1955. Guests enjoyed beautiful weather and Touch-A-Truck was busy from morning into the early afternoon with kids with parents and eager kids getting up close and personal with all kinds of trucks, cranes, earth moving machines, police cars etc. Vehicles were provided by 15 organizations and another 15 both sponsored and brought vehicles. The event continues to enjoy broad community support and this year they had 8 new exhibitor trucks.

Lead sponsor again this year was Westport's INTERSTATE Premier Building Products which has a 2 story Design Center with the finest in luxury home building products at 800 Post Rd. East and their store and their full service lumber yard just nearby at 760 Post Rd. East. Westport's Touch-A-Truck continues to enjoy excellent attendance, with 340 family tickets purchased this year and raising nearly $29,000 in ticket sales and sponsorships.

Five companies reached the sponsorship level this year for which they bring tents to the event. which has a 2 story Design Center with the finest in luxury home products at 800 Post Rd. East and their store and their full service lumber yard just nearby at 760 Post Rd. East.

The Co-Chairs of the event told Westport Local Press, "Interstate Premier Building Products has been a wonderful title sponsor two years in a row and a great supporter of our event! This is an annual event organized and run completely by parent volunteers to directly benefit the children's programs at WWCNS.”

In addition to a standard patrol car, Westport PD also brought their “Bearcat” (above, right) which is used by the regional emergency response team.

One very popular spot was the “color it” car from SoNo Collision in Norwalk which gave kids an opportunity to engage their artistic talents to the max.

The team of Pete & Chris had a big crowd for their entire show with their great entertainment, magic and comedy.

The WWCNS tent (above) offered the kids a chance to get their faces painted and to express their inner arts & crafts skills.

Face painters this year were comprised of both parent volunteers and the great kids of SLOGS, the Staples Service League Of Girls, who support and give back to the community along with SLOBS, the Staples Service League Of Boys.

A food trucks from Alina’s Bakery and Skip’s Ice Cream made sure there were plenty of treats.