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Be a part of this year’s Plane Pull on Sept. 12

Grab your seven strongest friends, and support a good cause by participating in this year's Plane Pull competition on Sept. 12.

Teams of up to eight people will compete to see who can pull a Delta jet 25 feet in the shortest time. To participate, each team is asked to raise $1,000 in pledges for Special Olympics Minnesota. Winners walk away with bragging rights for the entire year, and last year's champs, APD Core, will be returning this year to defend their title.

The event will once again take place at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) at 7109 Longfellow Ave., Minneapolis. Registration begins at 8 a.m., and opening ceremonies will take place at 9 a.m. Last year's pull drew 19 teams and raised nearly $30,000 to benefit Special Olympics athletes.

To register your team, visit planepullmn.org by Sept. 10. If you miss the online deadline, you can also register at the event. Ten teams are already signed up for this year's pull.

Can't get a team together? There are many volunteer opportunities at the event as well, including timers, cheerleaders, recorders and registration assistants. Please contact Kelly McKenzie at 612-467-0787 or kelly.mckenzie@mspmac.org to sign up for or learn more about these opportunities.

This family-friendly event is presented by Minnesota law enforcement agencies as part of their year-round Law Enforcement Torch Run fundraising efforts; co-sponsors include HMSHost, EndeavorAir, Delta, and, of course, the MSP Airport Police Department.

For more information, visit planepullmn.org, or contact Kelly McKenzie or Craig Olson at 612-467-0903 or craig.olson@mspmac.org