lakehead engineering 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 society hold 31st annual charity bus pull to support big brothers big sisters

determined 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 pull a school bus around lakehead's agora circle

(october 21, 2011 " thunder bay, on) today, the engineering 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 society of 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 (ess) held its 31st annual charity bus pull. teams competed to pull a school bus around the agora circle while hungry participants and onlookers enjoyed a charity barbeque. teams of any number contribute a minimum donation of $20 per team with all funds raised supporting the work of big brothers big sisters thunder bay.

the bus pull for big brothers big sisters thunder bay is an ess tradition started by 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 in 1980. a modest charity event, the bus pull has a fundraising goal of $1000 for this year. ess chooses big brothers big sisters because they offer mentor programs for young people and hopes that lakehead 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 will get involved and inspire younger generations to consider a career in engineering.

the event consists of teams of donors who compete to pull a yellow school bus, donated by local bus company iron range, around the agora circle in the least amount of time. only one team is on the circuit at a time with heats running every 15 minutes.after all the hard work, participants feast on hamburgers donated by aramark food services. 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 , staff, and faculty also have the chance to enjoy delicious burgers for a modest donation.

as james gregory, engineering student and vp publications for ess notes, "bus pulls are a great way to teach our 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 about communication, coordination, leadership, and team work, as well as the value of service to our communities. these are skills and qualities that every lakehead engineering student is expected to have before they graduate, and are critical skills for long term success in an engineering career. there is no better way to achieve this while helping our community at the same time."

lakehead's engineering 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 society has been providing academic, career, and social events and services to lakehead engineering 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 since 1970, and is the longest running student society at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 . ess promotes the history, values, and traditions of the profession of engineering and represents 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 at provincial, national, and international engineering conferences. the society also strives to help the community at large, to fulfill and advance one of the core tenants of the profession of engineering.

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media: mr. james gregory is available for interview. please contact him directly at 807-343-8804, or ess.publication@lakeheadu.ca

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lakehead is a comprehensive university with a reputation for a multidisciplinary teaching approach that emphasizes collaborative learning and independent critical thinking. over 8,280 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 and 2,000 faculty and staff learn and work at campuses located in orillia, and thunder bay, ontario, which is home to the west campus of the northern ontario school of medicine. 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 promotes innovative research that supports local and regional socio-economic needs. in orillia, development continues on building a campus that meets leadership in energy and environmental design (leed®) standards.