READY, SET, PULL! FRIENDS OF ONTARIO AIRPORT AND ONTARIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT HOST 6TH ANNUAL PLANE PULL FOR USO

09/17/2014 05:00 PM

(Ontario, CA --- September 17, 2014) Back by popular demand, the Friends of Ontario Airport and Ontario International Airport (ONT) will host the 6th Annual “Pull for Our Heroes” plane pull competition on October 4 benefiting the USO Ontario. The fundraiser will also benefit other non-profit organizations including Travelers Aid of the Inland Empire, Baldy View ROP Foundation and ONT’s educational outreach programs.

The plane pull is a fun and competitive team-building and tug-of-war exercise pitting teams of men and women against a 120,000 lb. 727 aircraft. Each team of 20 will have two attempts to pull the 727 a distance of 25 feet. The winners will have a year’s bragging rights to Fastest Pull, Most Creative Team Name, Top Fundraising Team, and Slowest Pull.

This is the airport’s biggest annual fundraising event and it’s exciting to see it become more popular each year,” said Airport Manager Jess Romo. “We’ve had a long-standing partnership with the Friends of Ontario Airport and thank them for all their support over the past 20 years.”

Past teams include United Parcel Service, USO Ontario, Frito Lay/ PepsiCo, Ontario International Airport, Niagara Bottling LLC, City of Ontario, Ontario Police Officers Association, Kaiser Permanente and Sothern California City Clerks Association.

For inquiries on becoming a sponsor, team entry, exhibitor or volunteer, please contact ONTAirportRep@LAWA.org or call (909) 544-5360. The event is free and open to the public from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Free parking is available at Lot F, on the corner of Airport Dr. and Vineyard Ave (Due to construction on Vineyard Ave. please use Archibald Ave., head west on Airport Drive).

ONT is located in the Inland Empire, approximately 35 miles east of downtown Los Angeles in the center of Southern California. It is a medium-hub, full-service airport with direct commercial jet service to 14 major U.S. cities and connecting service to many domestic and international destinations. There are approximately 60 daily departures offered by 8 air carriers. For more information about ONT, please visitwww.flyOntario.com, like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ONTAirport, and follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/flyONTAirport.

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