Nearly 2500 excited and machine-interested people came out to Cordova Recreation and Park District’s Meet the Machines event on May 13, 2017 at the Mather Sports Center. This annual free community event grows every year, with this year’s attendance being the largest participation to-date.

“Meet the Machines provides a unique opportunity for kids to get up close and personal with vehicles they have seen or heard about,” said Patrick Larkin, CRPD District Administrator. “We hope this event helps to inspire imagination, creativity and future careers.”

Children of all ages spent the afternoon learning about and exploring more than 40 machines and vehicles, including fire trucks, police vehicles, emergency vehicles, boats, garbage trucks, tractors, segways, ambulances and a rideable, motorized chicken named Cluck Norris. Participants sat in the driver’s seat, honked the horns, played the sirens and spoke to the professionals who operate the vehicles. In addition, children enjoyed the Kids Zone filled with bounce houses, balloon animals and face painting, and meeting Tombstone from the hit ABC show Battlebots.

CRPD thanks all the organizations and community leaders who brought their vehicles and participated in this event.