Emergency trucks, bookbag handouts among Community Day highlights

Community Day

When: 6:30-8:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 5 

Where: Oglethorpe County Rec Department/Bryan Park

Activities: Vendors, food trucks, family movie at sunset, video gaming truck, children’s games, gifts and drawings

More info: Call Jeanne Jones at 678-779-5437 or email oglethorpecommunityday@gmail.com

  • Community Day was a big draw in 2022, thanks to vendors, food trucks, bounce houses and free school supplies. This year’s event is planned for Saturday, Aug. 5. (JACK CASEY/THE OGLETHORPE ECHO)
    Community Day was a big draw in 2022, thanks to vendors, food trucks, bounce houses and free school supplies. This year’s event is planned for Saturday, Aug. 5. (JACK CASEY/THE OGLETHORPE ECHO)

    “Touch-a-Truck,” one of the main attractions of Community Day, allows kids — and adults — to interact with emergency vehicles and meet first responders. 

     

    “The kids get used to seeing those e…