JUMP FOR THE CAUSE 2002
PARTICIPANT INFORMATION

The website is being worked on daily, and has been removed from its host site, www.square1.com. If you enter www.jumpforthecause.com you will be sent directly to the JFTC site now. We have gained a wonderful new sponsor in www.dropzone.com. Sangiro, the manager of this wonderful and informative site is placing banner ads for JFTC at no cost throughout the rest of the year. Please take a moment to check out this site and tell Sangiro "THANK YOU" for his generosity. There will also be an interview of our very own Mallory showcased on the front page in coming days.

We've had a lot of potential sponsors (and participants) who have expressed interest in knowing more about both the expenses for the 1999 JFTC Women's World Record and the upcoming 2002 JFTC Women's World Record. The corporation is a publicly held one, and the records are simple to retrieve, but to facilitate this, Mallory has written an excellent letter that is soon to be posted on our website which explains the expensing for the upcoming event completely. None of the organizers, Mallory, Brad, Tony or myself are, or have ever, taken a salary for any of the JFTC events we have held. We donate our time.

I need some paperwork from each of you. If you are a member of USPA and will be representing the United States in this record, please provide me with a copy of the following:

1) A copy of your 2002 FAI stamp. To get this, you will need to join the NAA: www.naa-usa.org.

2) A copy of your USPA membership card which shows that you are at least a "C" license holder and that your membership will extend past October 31, 2002. If your current membership will expire prior to that date, please send a copy of the current card with the copy of the FAI stamp, and then send the proof of the renewed membership when the time comes.

If you are not a USPA member, or if you want to represent your own aeroclub, you will need to provide me with a copy of your current aeroclub paperwork, good through October 31, 2002, with 2002 FAI stamp.

You will NOT BE ABLE to participate on this event if you do not have both a current (2002) FAI stamp and a current (through October 31, 2002) USPA or foreign equivalent membership.

There, now to the part you have been waiting for, the Rebate listed on the subject line (I had to put this last, else you wouldn't have read all the other stuff first!). Mallory, Brad, Tony and myself are aware that the events of September 11 have grievously impacted the nations ability to donate to charities. Many people are, to put it simply, tapped out. In addition, our foreign participants don't have the advantage of the tax free status to help to raise donations.

Therefore, we have decided to offer the following INCENTIVES to participants of JFTC.

a) If you were a participant on the 1999 Women's World Record, and you still have your suit, then you can use this suit again on the 2002 record. If you choose this option, you may deduct $150 from the amount due for this event. You need to let me know if you want to do this, and what color suit you have.

b) If you live local to the Perris area, or know persons who do, you can waive the free hotel section of the event. By staying at a friends house you can deduct $150 from the amount due for this event. You need to let me know if you are going to do this.

c) If JFTC receives your deposit of at least $225 on or before March 1st, 2002, then you can reduce the total amount due by $250, for a total of $2,000 (less the above deduction, if taken). If you have already sent in your deposit, first, THANK YOU--this is seed money that is very much needed, then you will still receive the rebate. Your total due is only $2,000. If you have paid in full, even a bigger THANK YOU! you can request a refund whenever convenient for you.

If a participant takes advantage of all three options listed above, she will have to raise as little as $1,700 to participate in this week long WORLD RECORD SETTING wonderful event. The choice of the incentives is up to you, you can take advantage of all three, or none, such is your will.

I do encourage women to raise as much money as possible. Lowering just the base amount by $250 multiplied by 141 women means that the charity will receive $35,250 less than they were previously. The jumpsuit and hotel costs are "hard costs", so the use (or non use) will not affect the bottom line. In fact I encourage people to use the 1999 PINK suits, even if you need to borrow one, as it will mean less work for me when suit time comes.

I have requested this before, and will again. If you are a SURE THING for this event, please tell me if you have not already done so. If you are a MAYBE, the same applies. If you are upgrading from a MAYBE to a YES!!, then please tell me, and sadly, if you are a NO for any reason, let me know and I will remove you from the list. There are a lot of ladies who have not responded in any fashion, and I don't know your status. Don't get left out of the party of the year!

Lastly, I have had a number of women say that they aren't getting my e-mails, and/or can't open attachments. Therefore I am going to send this out without the usual bcc's (blind carbon copies) and attachments, as I fear that some ISP's might be interpreting this as spam. Sorry for the name list, I'll try and keep them small by sending out multiples.

As usual, please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks for your support and enthusiasm, and I look forward to seeing you all in freefall again! Remember you need to get your deposit in no later than March 1st to take full advantage of the Incentives!

blue skies, pink suits
kate
www.jumpforthecause.com
www.cityofhope.org