Teams of people joined by Special Olympics athletes will be putting their muscles to the test during a special display of brute strength and teamwork at the Special Olympics Northern California annual Power Pull event at California’s Great America on July 27.
From 8 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., 15-person teams will each be joined by one Special Olympics athlete and together will pull a Central Concrete truck weighing 38,000 pounds and a Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety fire truck weighing 66,000 pounds.
The goal: to be the fastest team to pull the trucks a total of 20 feet.
Each team pays a registration fee, with all proceeds benefiting the athletes of Special Olympics Northern California.
Registration is $1,500 per team. Teams can raise the funds collectively or can simply pay the registration fee. Registration includes lunch, free same-day admittance to Great America and a swag towel for each team member.
New this year is the Light Weight Division. Participants ages 10-17 form a 10-person team and compete to be the fastest to pull a 4,000-pound sports car 10 feet. Registration is $500.
Great America discount tickets and lunch tickets for families of the participants can be purchased online. Great America tickets are $30 each, and guest lunch tickets are $15 each. Lunch includes hamburgers, vegetarian Western-style beans, garden salad, soda and ice cream. Tickets can be picked up from the will call booth at the park.
Special Olympics is the world’s largest sports organization for children and adults with intellectual disabilities. The organization provides free year-round training and competitions for more than 4.2 million athletes in 170 countries. Competitions are held daily all around the world, adding up to more than 70,000 events a year.
Sponsorship opportunities for teams are available. For more information, contact Ruth Sanchez at RuthS@sonc.org or 925.944.8801 ext. 211.
To register, visit kintera.org/faf/home.
