Hundreds pull airplane to raise over $100,000 for United Way
Posted Sep 8, 2013 10:45 pm.
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Quite the scene at the Calgary International Airport on Sunday.
Over 550 people gathered on the tarmac to pull an aircraft weighing more than 200,000 lbs.
President and C.E.O. of the United Way of Calgary and Area, Lucy Miller, says the fundraising event generated more than $100,000 in donations.
That’s up $70,000 from the plane pull, last year.
“We had more teams this year,” says Miller.
“But, you know what, there was really a spirit, this year, that if there was ever a year you need to step up, this is the year.”
Miller says because of the June flood, United Way isn’t releasing a fundraising goal, this year.
But, she believes the Calgarians supported by the charity will need much more than the $55-million donated last year.
