• Alternate Text
  • Loading

  • Holiday Gift Guide
  • Health Observed
  • Crossword
  • Contests
  • Newsletters
  • e-Newspaper App
  • Longboat
    • News
    • Cops Corner
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Opinion
  • East County
    • News
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Schools
    • Sports
    • Opinion
  • Sarasota
    • News
    • Cops Corner
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Schools
    • Sports
    • Opinion
    • Siesta Key
  • Arts + Entertainment
    • Eat + Drink
    • Arts + Culture
    • Reviews
    • Things To Do
    • Black Tie
    • Spotlight Partners
  • LWR Life
  • Galleries
  • More
    • Hurricane Season
    • Red Tide Map
    • Health Observed
    • Sand Bucket List
    • Calendar
    • Celebrations
    • Contests
    • Tributes
    • Submit a Celebration
    • Submit a Tribute
    • Public Notices
    • Classifieds
  • Longboat
    • Longboat
    • News
    • Cops Corner
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Opinion
  • East County
    • East County
    • News
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Schools
    • Sports
    • Opinion
  • Sarasota
    • Sarasota
    • News
    • Cops Corner
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Schools
    • Sports
    • Opinion
    • Siesta Key
  • Arts + Entertainment
    • Arts + Entertainment
    • Eat + Drink
    • Arts + Culture
    • Reviews
    • Things To Do
    • Black Tie
    • Spotlight Partners
  • LWR Life
  • Galleries
  • More
    • More
    • Hurricane Season
    • Red Tide Map
    • Health Observed
    • Sand Bucket List
    • Calendar
    • Celebrations
    • Contests
    • Tributes
    • Submit a Celebration
    • Submit a Tribute
    • Public Notices
    • Classifieds
  • Holiday Gift Guide
  • Health Observed
  • Crossword
  • Contests
  • Newsletters
  • e-Newspaper App

Families roll through Nathan Benderson Park for Big Truck Day 2021

The annual event had families checking out large vehicles at Nathan Benderson Park.


  • By Harry Sayer
  • | 3:47 p.m. March 28, 2021
  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • Share

Large vehicles returned to Nathan Benderson Park for a revised Big Truck Day on March 28. 

The annual Big Truck Day had families driving through Nathan Benderson Park to learn about a series of vehicles provided by Sarasota County. Children learned about school buses, bulldozers, crane trucks, and more. The event ended with the Easer Bunny handing out goodie bags along with Sarasota County staff and volunteers.

Lakewood Ranch kids Palmer and Emma Naumann play with plush dolls.
Lakewood Ranch kids Palmer and Emma Naumann play with plush dolls.
Mark Robins and Russ Nelson with a fire truck.
Mark Robins and Russ Nelson with a fire truck.
Bus driver and Osprey resident Ronald Gillespie passes out plush dolls to kids,
Bus driver and Osprey resident Ronald Gillespie passes out plush dolls to kids,
Sarasota County employees manage a grapple truck.
Sarasota County employees manage a grapple truck.
Sarasota resident Brooks Menke waves hey.
Sarasota resident Brooks Menke waves hey.
The day had a Kenworth dump truck.
The day had a Kenworth dump truck.
Sarasota County employees manage the Gradall truck.
Sarasota County employees manage the Gradall truck.
Families check out a crane truck.
Families check out a crane truck.
Lakewood Ranch residents Noah and Lyla Sherwin wave to people around them.
Lakewood Ranch residents Noah and Lyla Sherwin wave to people around them.
Families look at the BearCat SWAT car.
Families look at the BearCat SWAT car.
Families enjoy a Sarasota County school bus.
Families enjoy a Sarasota County school bus.
Olivier and Alex Cottalorda drive with Laeitita Sanchez with the top down.
Olivier and Alex Cottalorda drive with Laeitita Sanchez with the top down.
Forest Ranger Tom Reynolds gives facts on a bulldozer.
Forest Ranger Tom Reynolds gives facts on a bulldozer.
Special needs school bus driver Laurie Adelman passes out plush dolls.
Special needs school bus driver Laurie Adelman passes out plush dolls.
Forest Ranger Tom Reynolds gives facts on a bulldozer.
Forest Ranger Tom Reynolds gives facts on a bulldozer.
Seminole resident Logan Rockhill waves hello to everyone he met.
Seminole resident Logan Rockhill waves hello to everyone he met.
The Easter Bunny delivers gifts to families at the end.
The Easter Bunny delivers gifts to families at the end.

 

Latest News

Sarasota Memorial Hospital's Kolschowsky Research and Education Institute.
  • December 21, 2025
SMH participates in global bladder cancer treatment clinical trial
Evidence discovered in the home of 33-year-old Demond L. Smith who was arrested by Sarasota police on multiple charges.
  • December 20, 2025
Repeat felon faces charges in Sarasota drug bust
Traffic cleared after fire, bridge malfunction in Sarasota, Longboat
  • December 19, 2025
Traffic cleared after fire, bridge malfunction in Sarasota, Longboat
District 5 representative Ron Cutsinger will be the 2026 chairman of the Sarasota County Commission.
  • December 19, 2025
Sarasota County commissioners pick chair, vice chair

Sponsored Health Content

Sponsored Content

The best of Your Observer, delivered directly to your inbox

Get the latest in news, sports, schools, arts and things to do in Sarasota, Siesta Key, Longboat Key and East County.

Sign Up

Latest in Neighbors

The home at 2834 Browning Street featured countless decorations and animated figures.
  • December 18, 2025
Sarasota homes light up for the holidays
Osprey play an important role in local ecosystems, and they seek out high perches on either designated nesting perches or, as in this case, power poles.
  • December 18, 2025
Ospreys get a home renovation
Emily Chana, 10, rehearses the swinging trapeze.
  • December 17, 2025
Sailor Circus Academy students prepare for 'Winter’s Dream' show
Sixth grader Stella Schechter holds up a finished craft for David Stone.
  • December 16, 2025
Emanu-El students celebrate Hanukkah with Aviva Senior Living residents
Kindergartener Santiago Perez checks out the crochet items.
  • December 16, 2025
Holiday House SRQ now serves a fifth school, but holiday shopping costs rise
Zac Boone, 6, showcases his crystals.
  • December 15, 2025
Children's Entrepreneur Market offers kids business experience

App

Download the Your Observer app

Stay in the know with the latest local news. Any device, anytime, anywhere.

DOWNLOAD NOW

Contact

  • 1970 Main St.
  • Third Floor
  • Sarasota, FL 34236
  • Phone: 941-366-3468
  • FPN Verified

Extra, Extra!

  • Newsletters
  • App
  • Crossword
  • Contests

more

  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Classifieds
  • Advertise
  • Rack Locations
  • Jobs
  • Privacy Policy
  • Accessibility Options

sister sites

  • Business Observer
  • Jax Daily Record
  • Orange Observer
  • Accessibility Options
  • Copyright © 2025 Observer Media Group Inc., All Rights Reserved
Sign Up for Daily Headlines

A daily dose of news from Longboat Key, East County, Sarasota and Siesta Key.

Sign Up for In Case You Missed It

A Saturday dose of the week's top stories from Sarasota, Longboat Key and East County.


The Your Observer App is Here!

Get local news you can trust — now on your phone, tablet or laptop. Fast. Free. Easy to Use.
Stay informed, wherever you are.

Download Now