Heroes Day, Touch A Truck To Be Highlight Of September Saturdays

DOUGLASVILLE, GA – Heroes Day and Touch a Truck Experience will kick off the second leg of the 16th annual September Saturdays Festival to be held on Saturday, Sept. 29, on the grounds of the Douglas County Courthouse located at 8700 Hospital Drive, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Admission to the festival is free with free parking, free carnival rides and free shuttle services from the Transportation Center parking lot. The free features include inflatable games, a train ride, a carnival ride and a rock climbing wall. The Food Court will be plentiful featuring pizza, funnel cakes, BBQ, Italian ice and more.

“The largest annual community festival in Douglas County has over 100 vendors and exhibitors registered, and some of the biggest trucks you’ll ever see from the Douglas County Fire Department, Douglasville Police Department, Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, Douglas County Department of Transportation Bucket Truck,” Rick Martin, director of Communications and Community Relations said.

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The Courthouse front steps will serve as the festival stage, with school chorus groups, a school marching band, and a Douglas County Sheriff’s office K9 Unit demonstration. At 10:50 a.m. the Chapel Hill JROTC will kick off the day with the presentation of colors and the National Anthem to be sung by the Dorsett Shoals Chorus. The outstanding line up of chorus groups and presentations for the day include:

11 a.m. Alexander High School Army JROTC Drill Team Exhibition

11:05 a.m. Dorsett Shoals Elementary

11:30 a.m. Arbor Station Elementary

12:00 p.m. Winston Elementary

12:30 p.m. Lithia Springs High School

1 p.m. Mason Creek Elementary

1:30 p.m. Douglas County High School

2 p.m. North Douglas Elementary

2:30 p.m. Factory Shoals Middle School Band

3:30 p.m. Alexander High School Mastery Chorus

4 p.m. Eastside Elementary School

4:30 p.m. Douglas County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Demo

The Touch-a-Truck experience not only includes vehicles from our various public safety agencies, but large equipment as well from the Douglasville-Douglas County Water and Sewer Authority, Connect Douglas, formerly known as Rideshare, Douglas County Emergency Management Agency, Bin There Dump That – a rental dumpster removal company.

The purpose for this day is to recognize our everyday heroes and members of our public safety departments who keep us safe every day. In addition to our presenting sponsor Google, Gold sponsors include Georgia’s Own Credit Union, SunTrust Bank, Greystone Power, Coca – Cola Bottling Company United, John Thornton Chevrolet. Silver Sponsors for the event include, Troy University, West Georgia Technical College, Jones-Wynn Funeral Home and Crematory, Resurgens Orthopedics, T-Mobile. The Media Sponsor is Chapel Hill News & Views, Carnival Rides sponsored by Matthew Krull, Solicitor General and the In-Kind Sponsor is Bin There Dump That.

The 16th Annual September Saturdays Festival presented by Google is organized by the Douglas County Department of Communications through the Board of Commissioners. The beneficiary of this program is the Communities in Schools.

Photo courtesy Douglas County