PULL YOUR WEIGHT IN 2009
to benefit
SPECIAL OLYMPICS NEW JERSEY!!
SEPTEMBER 26, 2009
Newark Liberty International Airport
8 am to 2 pm
Join us as teams of 20 compete to pull a Boeing 737 weighing over 93,000 lbs. on the Continental Airlines tarmac at Newark Liberty International Airport!
Each team has a captain and will compete in three ways:
Fastest Pull
Team to pull the aircraft 12 feet in the least amount of time wins
Lowest Combined Weight Pull
Team with the lowest team weight to pull the aircraft 12 feet in the least amount of time (two-minute limit) wins
Top Fundraiser
Teams are encouraged to raise as much money as possible prior to the event. The top three teams will be honored in post-event ceremonies.
All proceeds collected by Plane Pull teams benefit Special Olympics New Jersey athletes and help foster the Special Olympics New Jersey mission:
To provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes and the community.
Continental Airlines Plane Pull was first introduced in 1997. The success of this event has helped more than 18,000 athletes train and compete free of charge, year-round in 24 Olympic-type sports.
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2009 Official ResultsFastest Pull
1st - Perth Amboy’s Finest 5.32 sec
2nd - Elmwood Park PBA 5.47 sec
3rd - Allied Aviation 5.56 sec
Lowest Combined Weight Pull
1st - Marlboro Township Police Explorers Post 105
6 people, 969 Lbs
2nd - West Orange Police & Fire
5 people, 981 Lbs
3rd - Fort Lee PBA 245
5 people, 1,032 Lbs
Top Fundraiser
1st - I.T.S. J&J $12,290
2nd - Johnson & Johnson $7,066
3rd - Brandon’s Bulls $6,425
Event Photos
Full 2009 Team Results Wrap Up Press Release
Who do we support?
All proceeds from Plane Pull teams benefit Special Oympics New Jersey athletes and help foster the Special Olympics
New Jersey mission.
Click here for more information about Special Olympics New Jersey.
Law Enforcement
Torch Run
The Law Enforcement Torch Run first introduced
the Continental Airlines Plane Pull in 1997 and in conjunction with many other
events has raised more than $2,000,000 for SONJ in 2008.
Click here for more info on the LETR’s fundraising efforts and how YOU can help!
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