Brattleboro Memorial Hospital has announced that the sixth annual Touch a Truck event held on Saturday, September 6 raised approximately $21,000 to help with providing medical services to the community.Approximately 1000 children, parents and grandparents visited the BMH parking lot to get an up close and personal look at more than 50 vehicles, including a forklift, fire trucks, a water rescue boat, Zamboni, and soapbox racer. Every vehicle owner was on hand volunteering their time guiding children as they sat in the vehicles and learned about their operation.
“The enthusiasm of the drivers and businesses who support this event is what makes it successful every year,” says Ellen Smith, executive director of development and community relations at BMH. “Their patience with the children and willingness to give a day of their time is heartwarming. We thank them all.”
BMH has provided healthcare services for over one hundred years. A licensed, 61-bed, not-for-profit community hospital located in southeastern Vermont, it serves a rural population of about55,000 people in 22 towns in Vermont, New Hampshire and Massachusetts. The medical staffincludes 137 board-certified physicians, both primary care and many specialists, and its 572employees enjoy the help of over 110 active volunteers.