Add the SummerFest Food Truck Festival to benefit The ARC of Warren County to your list of family fun activities that shouldn’t be missed this summer. The outdoor festival, to be held from 11 a.m.-7 p.m. on August 17 at Donaldson Farms in Hackettstown, will include 15 food trucks, local craft beer, live music from two local bands, a DJ, and, of course, farm fun activities throughout the day.

Benefitting The Arc of Warren County, the SummerFest Food Truck Festival is presented by John Johnson Automotive Group, The House of the Good Shepherd, who will sponsor the craft Biergarten, and Fulton Bank, who is sponsoring the music stage.

Donaldson Farms and Mega-Bite Events have collaborated to host this premiere food truck festival, which will feature delicacies from 15 specialty food trucks including Empanada Guy, Jersey Curbside Eats, Amanda’s Bananas and more!  Live music will be performed by Mike Lawlor Banned and the Andrea Nies Band. Attendees can also enjoy all the fun of Donaldson Farms, such as hayride farm tours, pony rides, face painting and outdoor games. Craft beer will be available for purchase from Czig Meister Brewing Company.

Cost to attend the SummerFest Food Truck Festival is $5 for pre-sale adult tickets and $10 on that day. Children aged 10 and under are $3 and children under three are free. Tickets can be purchased at www.donaldsonfarms.net

The Arc of Warren County’s gift shop, Serendipity, will also be selling candles, soaps and jewelry at the festival. In addition, The Arc of Warren County will have an information table for people to learn more about the organization and employment opportunities.

“The SummerFest Food Truck Festival is a wonderful opportunity to spread awareness about The Arc of Warren County and raise funds through sponsorships for the organization,” says John Whitehead, CEO of The Arc of Warren County.  “We are very thankful to Donaldson Farms for hosting this event.  I also want to thank John Johnson Automotive Group for serving as presenting sponsor, as well as all of our sponsors. It should be a wonderful day for families to enjoy and relax while supporting a great cause.”

Current Friendship Sponsors include Artic Foods, USA and Panther Valley Pharmacy. There are various sponsorships that are still available for this event that will include prominent business visibility and advertising before and during the event.  For more information about remaining sponsorships, please contact Annamaria Lalevee at alalevee@arcwarren.org or call (908) 223-0884.

The Arc is a national organization that serves individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities and their family members since 1950.  The Arc of Warren County serves more than 1,100 people annually for the past 65 years.  Programs include residential group homes and supervised apartments, day services, community based supports, advocacy services, recreation and summer camp, Special Olympics training, early intervention and a wide variety of additional social services.