Hinton's Hometown Christmas' Touch-a-Truck huge success

Members of Hinton’s Hometown Christmas Committee want to thank those who attended Hinton’s first-ever, Touch-a-Truck, on July 2, 2022. Over two hundred people enjoyed climbing on and in fire engines, police trucks, a race car, a backhoe, a school bus, and even the Summers County Library Book Mobile.

The day was made successful by the many volunteers who spent part of their holiday weekend allowing kids to have fun while blasting horns, flashing blue lights, and taking pictures inside of vehicles they might not otherwise be able to experience.

Photo by: Amy Richmond

Hinton’s Hometown Christmas committee would like to thank the following: Hinton Fire Department, Summers County Public Library, Hinton Police Department, Summers County Sheriff’s Department, Summers County Transportation, Hinton City Public Works, Kenny’s Garage, the Rock Crawlers, and RT Rogers Oil Company, for participating in this event.

Stacy Ford. Andrea Richmond, Brittany Meadows, Amy Richmond, Heidi Richmond, and Paula Rhodes, Hinton’s Hometown Christmas committee. Photo by: Amy Richmond

The following businesses were set up inside the Historic Freight Depot. They passed out lots of free gifts to the children who attended the event: First Community Bank, Mike Gwinn Insurance Company, Summers County Appalachian Regional Hospital, CASE Head Start and Early Head Start, Summers County High School Football team, Division of Forestry, the Wynes Facility for Families and Children, and the Campbell Flannagan Murrell House Museum.

Photo by: Amy Richmond

Other notable mentions were Benjamin Farley Insurance Agency, Little Jimmy’s Italian Ice, Bucky from the Whistlepigs, Richmond’s Meadow Creek Hideaway, JL Massie Insurance, Inc., and Kroger for their donations to Touch-a-Truck.