The YMCA of Northumberland's Story

This length of rope was cut from a coil owned by Kevin Fast, a world-record holder for pulling the heaviest vehicles over 100 feet.  His extraordinary feats of strength include pulling three fire trucks, a house, and a 416,299 lb CC177 -- the heaviest plane in the Canadian Forces.  This year, Kevin will pull a train full of animals in Florida and deadlift two elephants in Mumbai.  Wherever he goes, he performs these amazing acts to raise money for community causes. 

Kevin and his family are long-time members of the YMCA of Northumberland.  While opportunities for travel and good works are many, he delights in coming home to his community, his work as a Lutheran pastor, his family and his YMCA.  He loves, he says, the YMCA's family atmosphere and training with his sons and many friends.  Kevin believes that his Herculean strength is a gift that he was given to serve the community.

This rope was donated by Kevin to demonstrate the YMCA's role in developing each person's natural strengths and their sense of responsibility for each other.