By Amanda Pevey

Elmore Autauga News

Recently, a school supply drive was held at the Wetumpka First Methodist Church at the Touch a Truck block party. Despite the weather, there were over 200 people from the community that attended. The cost to attend was a school supply item to donate to the local schools. Families had fun exploring the fire trucks, police cars, armored personal carrier, tow trucks, motorcycles, vintage vehicles, and a RV. They had delicious food from Grumpy Dogs, Frios pops, a train ride, bouncy houses, and face painting for everyone. Through this community event, several school supplies were donated, and a cash donation to the Elmore County Public Schools.

“Thank you to everyone who joined us for the First Methodist Church Wetumpka’s Touch-A-Truck Block Party,” said Children’s Director Ashley Smith.

She continued, “We had an amazing turnout of over two hundred people. Through this community event, we raised much-needed school supplies and two hundred dollars, which was donated to the Elmore County Public Schools. We would like to extend a sincere thank you to all our volunteers and the community businesses who helped make our event a success! I would also like to personally thank Inflate-A-Fusion for donating the bounce houses as well as Grumpy Dog and Frios for the food we all enjoyed!”

A special thanks to the following vehicles:

Wetumpka Fire Department

Wetumpka PD

Elmore County Sheriff Office

Jones Wrecker

Paul and Monica Henderson (motorcycles)

Amanda and Ryan Pugh (service truck, classic car)

Larry and Denise Swafford (RV)

Tim Swafford (white truck)

First United Methodist Church Wetumpka is located at 306 West Tuskeena Street in Wetumpka. For more information, please visit their website at: https://www.wetumpkafirst.com