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One kid’s trash is another kid’s treasure.
A surprise car parade of garbage trucks made a little girl’s quarantine birthday an epic one to remember. Leslie Riley’s daughter Lena recently turned 3, and the birthday girl was saluted by seven trash trucks with a celebratory drive-by on April 18.
![Leslie Riley’s daughter Lena recently turned three, and the birthday girl was saluted by seven trash trucks with a celebratory drive-by on April 18.](https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2020/04/1200/675/birthday-2-Leslie-Riley.jpg?ve=1&tl=1)
Leslie Riley’s daughter Lena recently turned three, and the birthday girl was saluted by seven trash trucks with a celebratory drive-by on April 18. (Leslie Riley)
With a little help from a friend, the fleet of waste management trucks cruised by the family’s home in Henderson, Nev., to wish Lena a very happy birthday. One was even decorated with pink balloons, banners and a birthday sign, making the display all the more special; Riley described her kiddo as “blue-truck obsessed” in a grateful Facebook post.
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![With a little help from a friend, the fleet of waste management trucks cruised by the family’s home in Henderson, Nev. to wish Lena a very happy birthday.](https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2020/04/1200/675/birthday-3-Leslie-Riley.jpg?ve=1&tl=1)
With a little help from a friend, the fleet of waste management trucks cruised by the family’s home in Henderson, Nev. to wish Lena a very happy birthday. (Leslie Riley)
“My heart might explode from happiness today! I didn’t think Lena’s birthday parade with decorated cars by so many of my amazing friends could be topped. But I was wrong!!” the proud mom wrote online last week. “This morning we woke up to a visit from … SEVEN Republic Services trash trucks swinging by to wish my blue-truck obsessed 3-year old a happy birthday!!”
“Times are hard right now, but the world is good & people are kind. Maybe that’s why I can’t stop crying when I think about how awesome this surprise was!” she added.
![“My heart might explode from happiness today!" the proud mom said.](https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2020/04/1200/675/birthday-4-Leslie-Riley.jpg?ve=1&tl=1)
“My heart might explode from happiness today!" the proud mom said. (Leslie Riley)
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![Car parades are one way Americans have creatively shifting gears to commemorate special moments and milestones during the coronavirus pandemic.](https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2020/04/1200/675/birthday-1-Leslie-Riley.jpg?ve=1&tl=1)
Car parades are one way Americans have creatively shifting gears to commemorate special moments and milestones during the coronavirus pandemic. (Leslie Riley)
From car parades to socially-distanced serenades on the front lawn, Americans are creatively shifting gears to commemorate special moments and milestones during the coronavirus pandemic.
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