We are delighted to announce that members of our team will be doing a sponsored skydive in June, to raise funds for our chosen local charity, Red Balloon Learner Centre.
However this is no ordinary parachute jump where you are tied to someone else who does all the work. This is the most intensive experience offered by UK Parachuting. After a short ‘ground’ training session, their first experience in the skies will be freefalling for around 50 seconds before deploying their own parachute, guiding it safely to the ground.
Red Balloon is a charity that has been set up to offer a safe environment for severely bullied children between the ages of 9 – 18 to receive a full time education. Since the charity was set up in 1996, it has grown significantly and now has 4 learner centres based throughout theUK, including one inNorwich. These centres offer individual care for children who are unable to attend school after being victims of severe bullying or have suffered a trauma such as the death of a parent, abuse, rape or some other experience that makes them particularly vulnerable. Sadly, at least half of the students who attend Red Balloon have attempted or seriously considered suicide as a result of their traumatic experiences.
Simon Linstead, Maurice Pearce, Carl Rich and Laura Hambling will all take the plunge on Tuesday 18th June 2013 and hope to raise in excess of £2,000 for this worthy cause. If you’d like to sponsor our team, who are braving great heights (and fears!) for this fantastic charity, please donate here https://mydonate.bt.com/fundraisers/nurtureforthehighjump.
