The OEL Projects Optimists team, comprised of staff from ARA Engineering Ltd. and OEL Projects Ltd., part of the McIntosh Perry family of companies, rose to the challenge of pulling an airplane for charity.
On Sunday, September 15th, 2019, the team of 15 from ARA and OEL competed in the 8th Annual Plane Pull hosted by UPS Canada in partnership with United Way of Calgary and Area.
The plane pull took place at the UPS Customer Centre in Calgary, Alberta, where the team worked together to pull a 200,000-pound plane 50 feet across the tarmac. The event aims to create positive change and help solve city’s #UNIGNORABLE issues.
And what a close race it was! The team came in 28th place out of 45 teams. Their time of 31.88 was only 4.6 seconds off, just shy of 4th place. The fastest pull time was CNRL at 22.75 seconds.
The team came in 2nd place for fundraising, raising a total of $7,342.84. ARA’s very own Survey Manager, Michael Kirk was the awarded the Top Individual Fundraiser, raising $4,500.
It was an exciting and rewarding day for the OEL Projects Optimists team, who were thankful for their friends and colleagues who came out to support them! United Way of Calgary and Area is a charity that provides a network of social services making sure that everyone has access to programs and services when they need them, guaranteeing daily assistance for the community’s most vulnerable people.
At McIntosh Perry, one of our core values is making a difference. In this case, when we pull together, we’re stronger.
