City employees pull a bus for United Way

Posted Oct 29, 2015 7:34 am.

Last Updated Oct 29, 2015 8:28 am.

This article is more than 5 years old.

Could you and your co-workers pull a Calgary Transit bus?

Teams of 10 from the City of Calgary are competing Thursday to move a 40 foot, 13 ton bus 100 feet.

Transit Spokesperson Ron Collins tells 660 NEWS, it’s all part of their annual fundraiser for the United Way.

“Each of the fourteen teams will be donating $100 per team and we will also have some fun games for participants here to help raise more funds,” he explained.

The competition starts at 11:30 a.m. at Calgary Transit’s Spring Gardens garage.

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