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Construction vs. Cancer event at Angel Stadium builds kids’ fascination with big machines

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What kid – and really what adult – doesn’t get excited at the sight of a bulldozer at work or a crane lifting a big piece of metal?

On Sunday, April 28, the American Cancer Society tapped into that nearly universal love of heavy machinery for a fundraiser that put families – for a donation of $10 – behind the controls of several big pieces of construction equipment.

Pediatric cancer families from around the region were invited to ride the equipment for free at the Construction vs. Cancer SoCal event at Angel Stadium.

  • A young boy is approached by a Star Wars character while he digs in a giant sandbox as dozens of local pediatric cancer patients, survivors, their families and others don hard hats and operate heavy construction equipment including mini excavators, a crane, a dozer, a scissor lift, backhoes and more in a festive, fair-like environment Sunday April 28, 2019. Dollars raised will help the American Cancer Society save lives by funding groundbreaking cancer research, providing free programs and services for people with cancer and supporting education and prevention efforts.
    (Photo by Michael Fernandez, Contributing Photographer)

  • Children work a backhoe as dozens of local pediatric cancer patients, survivors, their families and others don hard hats and operate heavy construction equipment in a festive, fair-like environment Sunday April 28, 2019. Dollars raised will help the American Cancer Society save lives by funding groundbreaking cancer research, providing free programs and services for people with cancer and supporting education and prevention efforts.
    (Photo by Michael Fernandez, Contributing Photographer)

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  • A Star Wars character sits with kids and families while they listen to music as dozens of local pediatric cancer patients, survivors, their families and others don hard hats and operate heavy construction equipment in a festive, fair-like environment Sunday April 28, 2019. Dollars raised will help the American Cancer Society save lives by funding groundbreaking cancer research, providing free programs and services for people with cancer and supporting education and prevention efforts.
    (Photo by Michael Fernandez, Contributing Photographer)

  • Iron Man poses for photos with children during the Construction vs. Cancer SoCal event at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, on Sunday April 28, 2019. The event had dozens of local pediatric cancer patients, survivors, their families and others don hard hats and operate heavy construction equipment in a festive, fair-like environment. Dollars raised will help the American Cancer Society save lives by funding groundbreaking cancer research, providing free programs and services for people with cancer and supporting education and prevention efforts.
    (Photo by Michael Fernandez, Contributing Photographer)

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