Planeterra Jump for Charity - July 8th 2006

2006 Jump for Charity a Success!

Thank you to all of you who fundraised, JUMPED & participated in the 3rd annual jump for charity! It was a long hot day but everyone had a blast & we raised over $15,000 for Planeterra ~ the G.A.P Adventures Foundation. This year was the most successful yet! Thank you to all the friends & family who sponsored our jumpers.

The day started bright & early - the sun was shining everyone arrived and the thrill of the day was amazing beginning to end.

Media covered our day with interviews and call ins on Saturday with Y108 - Hamilton's Only Rock who also provided pop water & energy drinks on site. CHTV aired the coverage on the Sunday evening news & the Hamilton Spectator

Congratulations to all the jumpers, being the first one out on Saturday morning proved to be less scary than I thought, and it was so exciting. BRAVO to the IAD jumpers who braved the jump solo without a jump master strapped to their back. We all should be proud. What a day, What a thrill!!

Thanks too to Wellington Brewery, Lipton iced tea & Hydra for the beverages to celebrate our accomplishments. Special thanks to the pilots, parachute packers, the manifest crew, the master jumpers, instructors, videographers, Kudos goes to the SWOOP staff who kept everyone safe, calm & weren't they the friendliest bunch of people!!

Top fundraisers were : Nathaniel Ngo who raised a whopping $1280! He's off to Belize to enjoy the Belize Kayak adventure courtesy of G.A.P Adventures, a great job done by Ben Weiher who raised $700 & Lynsey Kissane who was a close 3rd at $640. All three were also awarded T's from SWOOP & Monkey Brothers.

We are looking forward to another fantastic year - mark your calendars for July 2007!

Heartfelt thanks!

Elinor Schwob

To view July 8 2006 Skydive photos Click Here.