The boy was able to get up close and person with Monster
Trucks. Here’s how it happened. . .
Our local event center, Bridge View
Center , was hosting a
Monster Truck show on the very same week-end as a theater production the
husband was performing in along with me taking care of sound. So, the Williams family spent the week and
week-end at the event center.
On Friday night, after the theater show was over and the
Monster Trucks were over, I was able to get the boy into the arena the “back
way.” You see, one of the things the
husband and I do in our spare time, is volunteer at the event center as staff
for various events. We’ve checked ID’s
and put on wrist bands, sold concessions, ushered people to seats, cleared
tables after dining events, etc.
Volunteering has its perks, as we know the staff of the event center, as
well as our way around the building, so getting him behind the scenes wasn’t
too difficult.
He got to see the arena and the trucks on Friday night. They were parked and the arena was empty. The boy made it his goal to see the trucks in
action and up close.
Saturday night, I was able to get away from the sound board
during intermission and we made our way into the arena the back way again. It was also intermission for the Monster
Trucks, but there was some activity. The
fork lifts were removing the crushed cars and putting out new cars to be
crushed in the next round. The boy was
mesmerized.
Later, one of the event center staff checked on us in the
sound booth. The boy asked him if he
would take him in to see the Monster Trucks.
Yes, was the reply. The boy
happily accompanied him and got to see the Monster Trucks in action. It made his night!
When the theater production was over on Saturday night, the
boy and I again made our way back into the arena as the Monster Truck event was
exiting, too. Once there, we asked if we
could get up close for a picture. Sure
enough, the barricade was moved over and we were able to get up close the
Monster Trucks for photos. The boy was
thrilled!
It is so great to have such a facility in our
community. We are happy to volunteer to
support events at the event center. We
get to meet new people and learn new skills.
It is also a great way to see various performances for free. . . other
than a bit of your time!
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