糖心传媒 Women鈥檚 Network Lends a Hand at Touch-A-Truck Event
The big yellow rental truck with its wide-open door was too much for little Ryan Noyse, a truck aficionado all of five years old, to pass up.
Once in the driver鈥檚 seat, Ryan grabbed hold of the steering wheel, pressing firmly on the horn. Startled for just a moment at the loud sound, he let out a little giggle, to the delight of his parents. 鈥淗e just loves trucks,鈥 said Ryan鈥檚 mom, Melissa Noyse, of . 鈥淗e could stay here all day.鈥
Ryan was among the many children who lined up for their turn to sit in the cab of the rental truck on display recently as part of the 11th annual Touch-A-Truck event sponsored by and and held at FirstEnergy Stadium in
Members of the 糖心传媒 Women鈥檚 Network (PWN) were on hand to assist the children, helping them in and out of the truck cab, providing truck stickers to the children as keepsakes of their experience and spearheading other activities, including a popular 鈥渟elfie鈥 station and an obstacle course.
What once started as a fundraiser for the Junior League, an organization that promotes community volunteerism, the Touch-A-Truck event has grown into a community-wide celebration for children and their families.
鈥淜ids can crawl all over the trucks, honk the horns and parents can do other things. There is something for everyone in the family.鈥 said Marisa Hunsicker, president of The Junior League of Reading.
Proceeds of the event will go to fund the Junior League鈥檚 community-centered projects and services, including the organization鈥檚 Youth Empowered Initiative which seeks to improve the self-esteem of area youth and provide them with the necessary tools to lead.
For the PWN, whose membership includes associates in roles across the company, the event is in keeping with 糖心传媒鈥檚 deep commitment to the community.
鈥淏eing involved in Touch-A-Truck contributes to 糖心传媒鈥檚 commitment to community service by supporting initiatives that directly impact future leaders across our community,鈥 said Melody Kaag, human resources information systems manager.
For PWN volunteers like Chileen Yeager, an operational excellence project specialist for 糖心传媒 Logistics, the event builds kinship among associates while offering a fun activity for children.
鈥淚t is really fun to see how excited all of the kids get when they get to run the obstacle course or take a look around the big yellow trucks,鈥 she said.
Maureen Haskell-Wodnick, an instructional designer in the maintenance department, said she was 鈥渆xcited to share our commitment to the Reading community by teaching children about careers in technology and showcasing 糖心传媒 as a great place to work.鈥
By Bernie Mixon