ChasingBlueSky 0 #1 May 22, 2003 Hey all, sitting here at the DZ finishing up the details before the boogie starts and the fundraising begins tomorrow. Everything is falling into place and it looks like the weather will be working with us! In case you haven't heard - last year we raised over $5400 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation (our goal was $4600) to help little 6 year-old Brian get his wish. Brian, who has cancer of the muscles, wanted to fly like a bird - the perfect wish for a group of skydivers to help out with. Now Brian's parents have let us know that by helping him with his dream - he has aspirations of a career in aviation (NASA) and has given them something to focus on besides the cancer. This year, we are working to fulfill the wish of 13 year-old Katie who has cystic fibrosis (her parents say she is a little practical joker). Her one wish is to go to Hawaii with her family. For Team Funnel and the skydiving community to help her out, we need to raise at least $5800. You guys could help with this wish and possibly win some stuff in the process. We have setup a PayPal account to sell some raffle tickets to help with the fundraising efforts. A good portion of the skydiving manufactures have donated some great prizes and have been really helpful supporting us in our efforts. Make-A-Wish is a great organization, and the Northern Illinois Chapter fulfilled 463 wishes last year, and have set 500 as their goal for this year. We feel the least our little group could do in memory of our friends was to help these little kids live their lives to the fullest! Please check out this link to purchase raffle tickets: http://www.teamfunnel.com/2003_Tickets.htm You do not need to be present to win the raffle prizes. We will be cutting off online ticket sales around Noon on Sunday afternoon. If we receive your purchase after that time, we will refund the money back to you unless you want to make that a donation to the charity. Please check the rest of our website for details on the prizes/sponsors as well as details on TF and the rest of our happenings. Once again, if you can, maybe give up just one jump this weekend and purchase some raffle tickets. Thanks a bunch and blue skies! TF#3_________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChasingBlueSky 0 #2 May 23, 2003 The weekend is near! Or here for some of us lucky ones! So is the second otter which landed just around 8am. Skies are warm and blue here, and the other otter has been doing loads. Both will be flying this weekend (yup, we will be doing two plane shots). People are starting to arrive now. Hope to see some of you out here this weekend - esp those looking to learn some big way skills (esp those B and C license people). For those with serious big way skills there will be organizing for you as well. HUGE MEGA BONFIRE pit that has been building in size for weeks (months?) and will be burning Sat night. Don't forget about the band and the cookout before hand. Our local chef Tim will be cooking tonight (Fri) up in the Lounge. Don't forget to purchase some raffle tickets (see post above) - and Thank You to the dz.com folks that already have!!!! No matter what boogie you guys head out to this weekend - hope you have a fun and safe one! OK, need to run, I'm on a ten minute call..... Blue skies, TF#3_________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
