Truck convoy raises money for Special Olympics P.E.I.
The Island's trucking community came together Sunday morning to help raise money for Special Olympics athletes by participating in a truck convoy.
"We were pretty pronounced as we went through rural P.E.I. to Rustico and Oyster Bed and [places] like that, and had lots of people along the route waving and getting us to honk our horns," said Charity Sheehan, the executive director of Special Olympics P.E.I.
About 26 trucks and 10 emergency vehicles participated in the hour-long drive that led them over a 43.5 kilometre route. The P.E.I. Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics committee helped organize the event.
'It was pretty cool'
Roy Paynter, a Special Olympics P.E.I. swimmer, rode in the lead truck. It was his first time in a truck.
"It was pretty cool. I got to see the convoy behind us," he said.
Through pledges and registration fees, the World's Largest Truck Convoy for Special Olympics event raised about $7,400. That money will go towards programs for 350 Special Olympics athletes on P.E.I.
The event is held internationally as well as in six other provinces.
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