JUMP FOR THE CAUSE 2002
August Newsletter

Greetings!

Time for the August newsletter. We've come a LONG Way in the last month. Our numbers are now topping 135 with several more qualified ladies lurking in the sidelines trying to work out details. We will start out the gate with the complete contingent, so be ready to be doing some triple digit formations come Monday morning! For the lucky gals who are POP's qualified, that will just continue their weekend of large skydives, they'll be the most current ones on the load ? If you're qualified and interested in the POPs record dives, contact Carey Peck at cpeckskydiving@yahoo.com for more information.

The money is really starting to roll in now. Many thanks to the ladies who have been holding extremely successful fund raisers across the country. The "Crawl for the Cause" netted over $9,000 from three cities alone. Other fund raisers have included selling of items created for JFTC for donations, holding male "bikini' jumps (with an auction for both to do the jump and to NOT do the jump, and a bar-b-q /dinner which netted over $4,000 (and this in Canada, so it really raised much more!). You ladies ROCK!!! I'm sorry I don't have room to recognize every person and each event by name individually, but you have gone above and beyond in your efforts to support JFTC.

Jumpsuit Status: The jumpsuit manufactures and I are all being inundated with requests on "when will my suit be ready!" Be patient, oh pink ones. They're sewing they're little fingers off, and every time they answer the telephone or reply to an e-mail, a jumpsuit is NOT getting made-that's for certain. I know you all want time to fly and learn your suits, but don't worry, it's just a suit, albeit a shocking pink one (in most cases). I've just been informed that the suits ordered from Flite Suit will start shipping next week. Direct comments to jp@flitesuit.com.

Packers: This is a niche market near and dear to my own heart. I'd like to get a list started of all the people who would like to have packers available to them for the event. Please respond to Richard Seymour rseymour12@earthlink.net if you want a packer (even if you've told me already) and the days (including the POP's event, if applicable) you'll be wanting the services. Count on $6 a pack job (the current going rate in So Cal). We'll need to know no later than September 15th so I can give the DZ packing group ample warning. If you don't respond, or if you have your own packer that's fine, but the more people we get on that list, the better the chance that we'll be 100% covered for the event.

Chest strap cozies: Janet Lundquist base281@cox.net is still looking for volunteers to wear her "Friends in Flight" embroidered chest cozies. You'll be helping to keep the memory of a loved one alive by jumping the cozies. Contact her for further information. She'll also have more of her beautiful JFTC ribbon pins available for sale at the event. We expect the opportunity for retail sales to support JFTC to be high, so I encourage any person who has manufactured items to support their fund raising to bring them along to the event to sell to the spectators and local jumpers.

Rooms: JFTC is covering your hotel room for 6 nights. This includes Sunday night, the 13th of October (our check in date, but NOT a jump day) through and including October 18th (Friday night). It does NOT include Saturday, the 19th, which is the night of our final jumping day. If you wish to stay the 7th night in your same room, please contact Richard (e-mail above) and let him know. He'll be able to arrange staying in the room with minimum changes and let you know our discounted room rate.

Party!! Skydive Perris would like to announce the second JFTC Polyester Party night. Those of you who attended the first event in 1999 will remember what an outrageous and fun party it was. The theme is to come looking like a 70's lounge lizard. The local thrift shops will have clothes, or you can go shopping now for the perfect outfit. Spending more than $5 on your outfit is discouraged-get creative!! Perris has booked a great band for the night, so be prepared to jump hard all day and party hard all night (and sleep in on Sunday-YEAH!) <>

Shuttle from Ontario Airport to Perris. Those of you who are arriving on either Saturday or Sunday, October 13th or 14th and would like a ride from Ontario airport to Perris please contact Richard with your flight information and times. We're seeing about coordinating rides. Also, if you're arriving into Ontario on either Saturday or Sunday and have room in your rental for a JFTC participant and her gear, let Richard know the same information. Lastly, if any local participants would be willing to give a JFTC participant a ride from Ontario to Perris on either day, please let Richard know (YEAH Richard!) what time you would be available to help shuttle.

Day Care. Last call to set up Day Care. Please let Richard know if you will Help taking care of your little ones during the event.

Stretching or Yoga. Do we have any JFTC participants who would be Willing to help lead stretches or yoga on one (or more) of the mornings Of the event? This is a fun way to start the day, and helps reduce injuries. Please let Richard know!

T-shirts. Please let Richard know your t-shirt size for the official JFTC Shirt, We'll try and offer size Small in addition to the other sizes if there is enough interest.

Formation and slots: I'm working on this. We had an 11th hour airplane change and the exit order has changed as a result. My goal is to have the formation, exit orders and slots posted on the website by (gasp) mid to end September. Thanks for your patience on this. It does take a while to do it right!

Companion event. There are still slots available for the Roger Ponce de Leon organized companion event during JFTC. See the website for more Details or contact Jason Russell, Jason@airkinetix.com. This is a great chance to support JFTC and make some great skydives even if you aren't on the load!

Congratulations: We've has some welcome additions (or soon to be additions) to some of our participants:. I'd like everyone to wish a hearty CONGRATULATIONS to Virginia Marquez virginia@jumpforthecause.com who has bowed off the load due to her pregnancy. We look forward to seeing the entire fabulous flying Marquez family in the air together in, oh, about 18 years or so. Also a congratulations goes out to Cathy and Ryan Smith cathy@cathyandryan.com on the arrival of baby Taggart July 24th. Cathy will be jumping and Ryan will be baby-sitting during JFTC.

Get Well: Mollie Mercer AMolliecule@aol.com, a popular JFTC alumnus, had a landing injury last month and, sadly, will not be able to jump during the event. Jason Russell, Jason@airkinetix.com, mastermind behind the "companion" event that Roger Ponce will be organizing at, also had a landing injury. He'll be at the event, but he'll not be jumping by October. He's cute, eligible, and doesn't move quickly right now-send him an e-mail! Cher Gibson cgibson@condorpacific.com just had an ACL reconstruction and we're crossing our fingers that she'll be able to jump by October. Eliana Rodrigues elianaskychic@yahoo.com who is on Airspeed Zulu and Airspeed 8 just broke her ankle about two weeks ago. She couldn't attend JFTC because of prior team commitments (it's only the WORLD cup! ? ) but she's my hero, and should be yours too! Send her a get well note filled with thoughts of quick healing also if you get the chance.

That's all for August. You'll be getting a final (sniff, tear) newsletter in September, and then WE ROCK!!!

Happy thoughts of big formations, pink suits, and new world records to all of you out there.

Blue skies

Kate Cooper kate@square1.com
Mallory Lewis jumprun@earthlink.net
Tony Domenico tony@square1.com
Brad Hood jumprun@earthlink.net
Richard Seymour rseymour12@earthlink.net
Doug Spesert webmaster@jumpforthecause.com
Jason Russell Jason@airkinetix.com
Roger Ponce de Leon

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