IT’S BACK! The United Way of Thunder Bay and Wasaya Airways is proud to announce the return of the 4th Annual Wasaya – United Way Plane Pull on Saturday, September 28th in support of The United Way of Thunder Bay and Northwestern Ontario Aboriginal Youth Achievement and Recognition Awards!!

Bring your team experience to new heights and don’t let this opportunity fly you by!

Get ready for the ultimate tug-of-war challenge and test your team’s strength by registering for the Wasaya – United Way Plane Pull with a group of 6-8 individuals to race to pull a plane weighing MORE THAN 26,000 lbs. a total distance of 50 feet in the fastest time to win!

Each team can have up to 8 members. However, only 6 can pull the plane at a time. You can rotate team members out for different pulls. Each team will have three turns to pull the plane. There will be three rounds and each team will pull once each round. After round three, all times will be added up.

We will then create 3 divisions (top 6 teams, middle 6 teams, bottom 6 teams) and the top two teams in each division will have a pull off for the Plane Pull Championship Title in each division.

Prizes will be awarded for:
Plane Pull Champion Team – Division 1 (Dash 8 Team)
Plane Pull Champion Team – Division 2 (Hawker Team)
Plane Pull Champion Team – Division 3 (Caravan Team)
Top Fundraising Team
Top Fundraising Individual
Most Spirited Team

Maximum Number of Teams:
18 Teams
To ensure the event runs in an efficient and timely manner, the event is limited to the first 18 teams to register so don’t delay! Get your registration in!

Registration fee is $25 per member with a team commitment to fundraise $500 or more!
Minimum Age for registration is 14.

Thank you & we look forward to seeing you Plane Pull this September!!

Create positive change and become a sponsor today! Click here to see the various sponsorship levels and benefits: Sponsorship Package: Wasaya – United Way Plane Pull

Date: September 28, 2019
Time: 10a.m. to 3:30p.m.
Location: 201 Kelner Pl. – Wasaya Hangar

Click here for the paper registration form (only if your team doesn’t want to use the online platform to collect donations)

We would like to thank our generous sponsors of this event:
Dash 8 Sponsor:

Hawker Sponsor:

Caravan Sponsor:

Event Sponsors: Wasaya Airways, Thunder Bay International Airport Authority, 99.9 The Bay & Country 105, Fox on The Run, Sasi Spring Water, Equipment World Rentals, GFL Environmental Inc., InstaBooth, Superior Screen Printing, Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Countdown Escape Rooms, Paintball Mountain, Thunder Bay Olivine, Northern Axperts