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LJLA plane pull ropes in
₤2,500 for Alder Hey
COLLEAGUES at Liverpool John Lennon
Airport (LJLA) , on 19 December 2017, joined by employees from a number of local
companies in a plane pull challenge all aimed at raising money for the Airport's
charity partner Alder Hey Children's Hospital. Blue Air who has an aircraft
based at Liverpool with flights to 7 destinations from LJLA, very kindly let the
Airport use one of their Boeing 737 aircraft weighing almost 40 tonnes for the
plane pull, with teams competing against one another to see who could pull the
aircraft the furthest in 1 minute. Companies represented at the challenge
included:- Matalan, Santander, Gaskells Waste, Peel, Merseyside Fire and Rescue,
Morgan Sindall, Sovini, Swissport, South Liverpool Homes, The Land Trust and the
Airport itself, with Matalan coming out on top by managing to pull the plane an
incredible 49.2m in 60 seconds.
Organised by employees at the Airport, the
challenge raised approximately ₤2,500.00 for Alder Hey Children's Hospital and
will be added to over ₤80,000 raised by Airport employees over the past 12
months for the charity. Carol Dutton, HR and Community Director for LJLA
commented:- "This has been an amazing effort by everyone involved and a
big thank you goes to all the companies who gave up time to take part in this
unique challenge and particularly to Blue Air for providing one of their
aircraft. This is one of the highlights of our fundraising calendar with more
much needed funds going to Alder Hey." |
