For Immediate Release:
June 24,
2011
Contact: Megan Fischer
Director of Communications
(401) 273-5437 ext. 126
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Photos available upon request
Wheels at Work Rolls in
to Providence Children’s Museum!
Wednesdays in July and August
10:00 AM - Noon
Kids
get behind the wheel when fascinating vehicles roll up to the
Museum during this special summer series. Climb aboard a fire
truck, sit atop a giant digger, examine the equipment in an ambulance
and meet the drivers who operate them. Explore a different
vehicle each week!
July 6: Inspect a fire truck! Providence Fire Department firefighters teach kids how their vehicle helps put out fires.
July 13: See WPRI 12's Pinpoint Weather Mobile and learn how it helps meteorologists track the weather.
July 20: Check out the giant digging bucket of a Cardi Corporation backhoe loader.
July 27: Explore an ambulance and learn how technicians from Brown University Emergency Medical Services help people when they're injured.
August 3: Check out the Mobile Command Center the Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency uses to help in natural disasters.
August 10: Learn how a digger truck does its digging from a Narragansett Bay Commission operator.
August 17: Climb aboard a bobcat front loader from Providence Public Works and learn how it digs and scoops.
August 24: Explore a police cruiser and meet officers from the Burrillville Police Department.
August 31: Get behind the wheel of a giant tow truck from AAA of Southern New England and learn how its operators rescue broken cars.
Visit www.childrenmuseum.org for a full
calendar of events.