LET'S PULL TOGETHER!
Grab your friends and test your mettle at the Ottawa Fire Truck Pull.
You don’t have to be a firefighter to enter, but you can dress like one if you’d like. Team themes and costumes are encouraged for those who wish to compete for the “Best Team Spirit” award. It will be close to Halloween, after all.
Registered teams commit to raising at least $1,000. Teams can raise funds in person and online. We’ll set you up with fundraising pages for online donations. Teams can supplement direct fundraising requests with groups fundraising activities like bake sales, yard sales, car washes, etc.
Teams compete in four categories:
Fastest Pull
Most Charitable Team (most money raised)
Best Team Spirit
Overall Event Winner: a combination of best pull time, most funds raised, and best team spirit
NEW Team Types:
Mixed - can compete with a maximum of 5 male pullers
Women's - must compete with all female team
Open - no restrictions
NEW CHALLENGES!
The Shawn Mathieson First Responder Challenge invites firefighters, police officers, and paramedics to compete to see who can pull a 10+ tonne fire truck 100 feet the fastest. This Challenge is also open to people in training to become a firefighter, police officers, or paramedics. Any team with at least 50% first responders can participate in this Challenge.
The Armed Forces Challenge invites teams representing Army, Navy and Air Force, or people in training. Any team with at least 50% Military members can participate in this Challenge.
The Coast to Coast Open Challenge invites teams from across Canada to compete against each other to claim their place as the fastest Province/Territory!
The Beast Mode Invitational Challenge invites winning teams of Fire Truck Pulls from across the country to face off!
The event will culminate with winners from each Challenge advancing to a final pull for the ultimate bragging rights of being the BEST in Canada!
Are you up to the challenge?
TEAM REQUIREMENTS
Maximum of 10 participants per team.
Each participant must be at least 13 years of age.
Each team must have a team name. Spirited themes are recommended.
Team Captains must submit Team Contact Information to info@odbf.ca by Friday, September 27, 2024.
Team Captains are responsible for managing the team fundraising page, including updating totals from group fundraising efforts and cash or cheque donations made to any teammate that doesn’t have a Personal Fundraising Page.
Each team must raise at least $1,000 by the end of Team Check-in to be guaranteed an opportunity to pull the fire truck in the event. On a 10-person team, each member should raise approximately $100 minimum. Teams can supplement individual fundraising with group fundraisers such as bake sales, yard sales, car washes, etc.
All donations are final regardless of the team’s total at the end of Team Check-in.
All teammates are responsible for completing the Donation Forms by collecting the required information from donors making cash or cheque donations of $20 or more in order for those donors to receive a charitable tax receipt.
On event day, all teams must report to the Team Check-in table and bring the following:
a) All donated funds (cash and cheques)
b) Team Funds Tracking Sheet
c) Any Manual Donation Forms team members used
HOW TO REGISTER A TEAM
Click on the “Team Registration” button above or this link.
Click on “Register” button.
Enter your email address.
Fill out your details to create a new Race Roster account.
Select “Create a Team”.
Enter your personal fundraising goal, upload your profile photo, edit your story, etc.
*Personal Fundraising Pages and Team Fundraising Pages:
Team Captains and their teammates will need to set up a Personal Fundraising Page. All online donations must go through Personal Fundraising Pages.
All funds raised through Personal Fundraising Pages will be included in the fundraising total of the Team Fundraising Page.
For more information about managing your fundraising page, visit our Team FAQs.