Kiwanis Retiring Train Engineer, Clayton Pickard, tells Oklahoma Life TV his story of driving the Conor Cummings Express in Duncan, Oklahoma

Kiwanis Club Kiddyland

Clayton Pickard, the full-time train Engineer for the Kiwanis Club Kiddyland in Duncan, Oklahoma, celebrated his last year in the seat. After 13 years of driving the train in Duncan, he decided to retire from the position and enjoy Kiddyland “on the other side of things,” says Chris Genn, President of the Duncan Kiwanis Club.

Clayton started part time in 2008 and has since driven the track, stretching 1,167 feet long, around 50,000 to 60,000 miles over his career. He has since had the chance to watch generations of children, their parents, grandparents and other family members grow up on the very same train.

The Kiwanis Club

The Kiwanis Club in Duncan, Oklahoma is a small organization known for giving to the community in various ways. All of their work is volunteer-based and is meant to offer affordable fun, family-friendly activities to the Duncan community. The Kiwanis Club charges only 50 cents a ticket for admission to Kiddyland. They also offer $15 swim lessons that last 2 weeks with certified instructors in a comfortable and safe facility. Lastly, much of their funds collected from the park and their volunteer work goes towards scholarships for graduating seniors.

Suppose you aren’t able to help volunteer full-time with the Kiwanis Club? There’s a solution for that! They also offer the “Friends of Kiddyland” program -for every night you work, you get a free night to enjoy. To find out how you can be involved with the Kiwanis Club, you can reach out to them via Facebook.

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