Trucks make a big impression on little ones

Sean Hawkins, 2, got to check out a Valley Stream fire engine, and got some souvenir headgear, at the village’s annual Truck Day program for nursery school students last Friday afternoon at Hendrickson Park.

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Steve Lauria, member of Rescue Company No. 1, gave 3-year-old Kayla DiMaio a free fire helmet.

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Joe Zuccaro of the village Highway Department gave Joseph Ortiz, 5, a boost into the bucket of a tree-trimming truck.

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Several trucks lined the Hendrickson pool parking lot on May 2 for young children to explore.

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Damian Mazariego, 5, got to sit in the cab of a Valley Stream fire engine last Friday afternoon.

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Local nursery school students got to check out the equipment on a fire engine at the annual Truck Day program at Hendrickson Park.

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Matthew Moore, left, and Julian Canestro, both 5, were excited to sit in the back of an ambulance.

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Page Thingelstad, 5, was at the controls of a bulldozer.

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Crystal Kositz and her son, Tyler, 4, took a fire truck selfie.

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It’s not often you see a kid behind the wheel of a fire engine or construction vehicle, but last Friday, that was exactly the case in Valley Stream.

The children weren’t racing off to a fire or digging up a road. They were staying put in the Hendrickson pool parking lot as the village hosted its annual Truck Day program for local nursery school students.

Several trucks were available for children to see including fire engines, an ambulance, tree-trimming truck, dump truck and bulldozer. Children got to sit in the driver’s seats, honk the horns and see the equipment on board.

Students from Holy Trinity and Grace United Methodist nursery schools came during morning and afternoon sessions to view the rigs under sunny skies. Village Highway Department employees and volunteer firefighters helped out.