Big Idaho Potato Truck ready for fifth tour

The Idaho Potato Commission‘s Big Idaho Potato Truck will soon begin its fifth tour across the U.S.

While on its journey, the Big Idaho Potato Truck will serve communities through its charitable program, A Big Helping.” During its eight-month tour, the truck’s management team will identify local charities to receive a $500 donation via a Signature Board that’s set up at the events the truck visits. Past recipients have included food banks, children’s hospitals and animal shelters.

The truck will travel approximately 28,000 miles and be heralded as the main attraction in several parades and festivals across the country including Thunder Over Louisville in Kentucky; the National Memorial Day Parade in Washington, D.C.; Portland Oregon’s Rose Festival Starlight Celebration; and the Sea Fair Festival in Seattle, Washington.

In November, the truck will be part of the entourage of vehicles transporting the 60-foot Capitol Christmas Tree from Payette National Forest in Idaho to Washington, D.C. The Big Idaho Potato Truck will deliver hundreds of ornaments made by Idaho schoolchildren and participate in local events scheduled to take place along the cross-country journey.

Learn more about the Big Idaho Potato Truck tour in the Idaho Potato Commission’s column in the May issue of Spudman.

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