Big Dig 2023 on September 9 in Longmont to Fight Pediatric Cancer

For one day, kids and adults can be Colorado "construction workers" at this fun event that's raising money for a great cause. Get behind the controls of these behemoths and feel the power of Big Dig equipment.

For generations, kids have played with Tonka and Tonka-style trucks, letting the imagination go to a world where they are "in charge." This Big Dig event gives us all the chance to re-live those days on a much, much, larger scale.

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Put on by the American Cancer Society of Northern Colorado, Big Dig Colorado has been around for a few years providing this day of fun. There'll be lots of rigs that kids and adults can get behind the wheel of.

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Dubbed "Construction vs. Cancer," Big Dig Colorado will be taking place at Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, which is right off of I-25 in Longmont.

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Big Dig 2023 will also include an "Equipment Rodeo," where experienced operators will have the chance at competing in an obstacle course driving one of the big rigs.

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The 2023 event will be benefiting the American Cancer Society and its pursuits into pediatric cancer research:

This year, an estimated 9,910 children in the United States under the age of 15 will be diagnosed with cancer. After accidents, cancer is the second leading cause of death in children ages 1 to 14. What does it take to outsmart cancer? Research. Since 1946, The American Cancer Society has invested more than $5 billion in cancer research, all to find more - and better - treatments, uncover factors that may cause cancer, and improve cancer patients' quality of life.