HARRINGTON, Del.- There were a ton of trucks filling up the Delaware State Fairgrounds.
It is a familiar scene across the country and it is all for hard working and dedicated Special Olympics athletes.
This is the 19th time a convoy was organized in Delaware with just under 190 trucks in attendance. If you look at the sides of the trucks you see some familiar names like Mountaire, DelDOT, Perdue, and local fire companies and police departments.
Director of Special Events for Special Olympics Delaware Corine Plummer says each organization donates money to participate which supports the organization.
"All of the funds raised today benefit our programming that we offer with Special Olympics Delaware," Plummer said. "So we offer year-round sports training and competition to over 4,200 children and adults with intellectual disabilities throughout the state. So the money raised today will be extremely impactful for our program."
On Route 13, a sign flew overhead which read "Driving Change. Delivering Acceptance."
A group of people that helps drive this event and all events is the volunteers. They were about 50 to 100 of them at the event Saturday. Fifth-year volunteer Caden Cope said that Special Olympics is a unique organization that needs continuous support.
"They need a lot of support," Cope said. "Even these trucks, they give a lot of support but it would be more helpful if a lot of people could give more time and effort to Special Olympics."
The nationwide event was founded in 2001 and now twenty years later, the tradition carries on in the first state.
If you missed the truck convoy and wish to help Special Olympics Delaware by volunteering or donating, visit https://www.sode.org/.