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Watch: Airline employees drag jumbo jets for cancer research [Video]

May 4 (UPI) — Thousands of Delta Airlines employees and their families gathered in Atlanta to drag a Boeing 747 and raise money for charity.

The 12th annual Delta Jet Drag, held at Delta TechOps, featured teams of airline employees and family members attempting to drag a 255,000-pound Boeing 757 a total of 25 feet.

Each team was composed of 25 people.

“When you’re out there, the adrenaline is so crazy,” Patti Schultz, a Delta performance manager and president of the company’s cancer support group, told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “It’s crazy to think you can pull a 757 jet, but it is exhilarating to do that.”

The event raised over $1 million for the American Cancer Society.

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Community rallies around local nonprofits for Give BIG Green Bay fundraising event [Video]

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) Nonprofit representatives gathered at Johnsonville Tailgate Village Wednesday at noon for the kickoff to Give BIG Green Bay 2024. The 24-hour giving day event, hosted by the Greater Green Bay Community Foundation in partnership with the Green Bay Packers Foundation, encourages everyone to learn about and support participating nonprofits serving []

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Fundraising Ideas: To Honor and Celebrate Loved Ones and Their Families [Video]

Susan Capurso, an End-of-Life Doula and Lisa Strahs-Lorenc, a Bereavement Specialist discuss the multitude of ways to celebrate and honor loved ones and their families. From walks for a cause to online Go Fund Me campaigns, these serve an important purpose--bringing people together. The sense of community and purpose is so powerful for those of us who want to help others or remember those who are no longer with us. Susan and Lisa, through their experiences and research, present many fundraising ideas that you can implement easily with little or no cost. The effort is worth it, especially when you may be searching for something meaningful and comforting during times of loss. Please share with others who may benefit from this video.