{"id":942,"date":"2016-01-20T20:07:00","date_gmt":"2016-01-20T20:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alltruckjobs.com\/blog\/?p=942"},"modified":"2021-06-16T12:53:49","modified_gmt":"2021-06-16T16:53:49","slug":"all-truck-jobs-teamed-up-with-the-make-a-wish-foundation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alltruckjobs.com\/blog\/all-truck-jobs-teamed-up-with-the-make-a-wish-foundation\/","title":{"rendered":"All Truck Jobs teamed up with the Make-A-Wish Foundation!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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Have you ever dreamed of breaking a world record and landing a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records? Do you wish you had more time to give back to the community and those in need? Well, here\u2019s your chance \u2013 the Make-A-Wish Foundation<\/a> needs your<\/strong> help!<\/p>\n

\"Philadelphia<\/a><\/p>\n

For the past 26 years, the Make-A-Wish Foundation has hosted a Mother\u2019s Day Truck Convoy in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania \u2013 which happens to be\u00a0the hometown of All Truck Jobs! Participation in every convoy raises money to grant wishes, and the foundation has raised millions of dollars so far!<\/p>\n

The Mother\u2019s Day Truck Convoy is a carnival-like event, hosted at the start of the convoy, with an average attendance of about 5,000 people! The event is complete with tons of delicious, local food, family-fun games, clowns, entertainers and many more local representatives to create a phenomenal environment! The Convoy itself continues on for 26 miles through out scenic Lancaster County.<\/p>\n

How the Mother\u2019s Day Truck Convoy Began<\/strong><\/p>\n

This year, All Truck Jobs met up with the Philadelphia, Northern Delaware and Susquehanna Valley Regional Director of Make-A-Wish, Ben Lee, who explained the heart-warming history behind the event. The Convoy began with a young man\u2019s simple wish to ride in an 18-wheeler and talk to his sister via CB radio (insert happy tears here!). In an amazing (and shocking) twist, over 40 trucks and drivers showed up to grant the wish, and this is how the Mother\u2019s Day Truck Convoy was conceived.<\/p>\n

Today, over 120 former, Make-A-Wish children and their families attend the Convoy, and most of the money raised goes to granting the wishes of other children!<\/p>\n

The World\u2019s Longest Truck Convoy \u2013 Let\u2019s Break a Record!<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Breaking records isn\u2019t a new feat for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Lee explained that in 2003 and 2004, the Mother\u2019s Day Truck Convoy had set the Guinness Book of World Record for \u201cThe World\u2019s Longest Truck Convoy\u201d with 391 trucks, only to be surpassed by a trucking company in the Netherlands later that year.<\/p>\n

Lee had one simple request, and that was for All Truck Jobs to help rally drivers to break the Netherland\u2019s record of 416 trucks for \u201cThe World\u2019s Longest Truck Convoy\u201d, and that\u2019s where you come in<\/strong>! Over the years, the truck convoy continued to grow, and almost 400 drivers got involved last year. This year, Make A Wish is hoping to hit their goal of 500 truck drivers<\/strong>!<\/p>\n

Are you interested in participating in this year\u2019s (hopefully) record-breaking, Mother\u2019s Day Truck Convoy?<\/p>\n

Visit this website \u2013 Mother\u2019s Day Truck Convoy<\/a>. Here you can register<\/a>, watch videos and learn more about how you can help! Make a child\u2019s wish come true this year, and get involved with this amazing event!<\/p>\n

Mother\u2019s Day Truck Convoy:<\/strong><\/p>\n

**FREE ADMISSION**<\/strong><\/p>\n

WHEN:<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sunday, May 8, 2016 \u2013 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.<\/p>\n

WHERE:<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Burle Business Park \u20131048 New Holland Avenue, Lancaster, PA<\/p>\n

PHONE:<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 717-283-4878<\/p>\n

E-MAIL:<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 convoy@philadelphia.wish.org<\/p>\n

WEB:<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 philasv.wish.org\/ways-to-help\/convoy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

All Truck Jobs and the Make-A-Wish Foundation are rallying drivers to help break the world record for “The World’s Longest Truck Convoy”, and we need your help!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4988,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[52,22,43,169],"tags":[241,86,11,4],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alltruckjobs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/942"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alltruckjobs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alltruckjobs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alltruckjobs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alltruckjobs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=942"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.alltruckjobs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/942\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4989,"href":"https:\/\/www.alltruckjobs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/942\/revisions\/4989"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alltruckjobs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4988"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alltruckjobs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=942"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alltruckjobs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=942"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alltruckjobs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=942"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}