Drop Abuse, June 14th, Skydive Kansas. Charity by local skydivers.

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This is being posted here with permission from Sangiro.

Hi everyone I'm taking part in a charity event to raise awareness and funds for sexual and domestic violence. If you'd be interested in donating that'd be great. I've attached an article that was written for the event. In short though you can go to here for more information. Thanks a lot everyone.

DROP ABUSE: Skydivers Get a Jump on Domestic Violence

Skydive Kansas and the Kansas Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence have teamed up together to promote an event to be held on June 14, 2007 at Skydive Kansas.

Each day 53 acts of sexual or domestic violence are committed against women and children in Kansas alone. This is roughly one incident every 27 minutes. This statistic only deals with reported incidents, and as many occurrences go unreported, the actual number is much higher.

In an effort to bring awareness to these tragic events Skydive Kansas’ Jeremy Struemph will be doing 53 jumps in a day, one for each reported incident. Through this event Skydive Kansas is hoping to raise money and/or supplies for the Kansas Coalition to help them in their work.

The mission of the Kansas Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence, KCSDV, is as follows:
The Kansas Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence (KCSDV) is a network of programs reaching across the state, helping us unify on a state level and to end battering and sexual assault wherever it occurs. Our primary focus is on providing support and safety to the victims of these crimes through the direct services of our member programs. The major work of the Coalition is to support this network of services by increasing public awareness through education and advocacy, exploring new options for services and funding, and by working for social change.

“It seems to me that the majority of time when we see skydiving in the news it’s when something bad has happened. This is an opportunity for us as a community (skydivers) to be shown in a positive light. We are overall a giving and caring group of people and this event allows us to showcase that. We’ve been fortunate enough to have television, radio, and newspapers in Topeka, Lawrence, and Kansas City inquire about the jumps and are planning on covering the event. This is a win-win situation for everyone.

“The support for this event so far has been tremendous. Cory, Stump, and Dave offered their assistance at Skydive Radio. Sangiro offered his assistance in spreading the word at www.dropzone.com. Local skydivers have offered their rigs for free as well as offered to pack. The pilots are donating their time. Jen Sharp, DZO of Skydive Kansas, has donated use of her plane. The fuel is being contributed by Jen Sharp, Nick Bennett and Eric Kerns. Jay Stokes has also been very helpful with the logistics. I’m just really impressed with the showing of support for this charity. It’s nice to know that people are willing to pull together for good things.”
Jeremy Struemph

There are several ways you can contribute to this event and all of them are appreciated. If you’d like to donate funds there are two ways:

1. You can fill out a pledge form located here and mail it in.
2. You can also hop online and make an online donation here

Any amount ($1-$1000) is greatly appreciated. Every little bit counts. However if giving money isn’t really something you like to do, we are accepting items for the group as well. These range from diapers to trash bags. For a full list please visit the “How Can I Help” section located at www.skydivekansas.com/dropabuse or print out our list at http://skydivekansas.com/dropabuse/list.html
Also feel free to drop off items at Skydive Kansas’ hangar in Osage City up through the day of the event. We will deliver them on your behalf

You can also listen to Skydive Radio’s show #84 for an interview with Jeremy about the event.

At the conclusion of the event we’ll be having a drawing for those who donated, if you donated $1 or $100 you’ll be entered in the drawing. We’re contacting sponsors to get more items. So far Art from Skydive Store is kicking in as well as Ward from Mirage. The Kansas Sports Hall of Fame is recognizing this event as a state record and they will be pitching in donations for the raffle as well. We’ll update with a prize list shortly.

"You start off your skydiving career with a bag full of luck and an empty bag of experience. The trick is to fill the bag of experience up before your bag of luck runs out."

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Ward from Mirage has decided to kick in two certificates that we will be giving away to people who donate. This will be done by a drawing, not a raffle but a drawing.

Ward has donated one coupon for 35% off a Mirage container with 15% off the options.

He's also donated a 2nd certificate for 40% off a Mirage container with 15% off the options.

Thanks Ward.

"You start off your skydiving career with a bag full of luck and an empty bag of experience. The trick is to fill the bag of experience up before your bag of luck runs out."

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Very cool. Good luck to all.

~Jaye
Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action.

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This is long overdue, but the 100 jumps for Parkinson's reminded me of this post.

Jeremy~
I'm sorry that I never responded back when this post was out, but I was extremely busy and not posting at the time. I just wanted to say what I had wanted to say back then...

Thank you so much for having done this. You should be applauded (I'm sure that you were) for your efforts to help raise awareness and funds for domestic violence. You (and Skydive Kansas) ROCK, my friend! Are you ever doing anything like that, again? Just curious?

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Thanks Rosa!

It went well, we raised a little over $3,000 for the charity group and raised awareness of the issue and where women could go for help.

I'm hoping to do this again next June but increasing the number to 100. I'll know more in the next few months

53 was fun but we could have done more. With that being said I slept for 12 hours when i got home and i didn't even have to pack.

"You start off your skydiving career with a bag full of luck and an empty bag of experience. The trick is to fill the bag of experience up before your bag of luck runs out."

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I slept for 12 hours when i got home and i didn't even have to pack.

I sold my red, white and blue Sabre2, but I still have your favorite one. So, what kind of malfunction do you want me to pack for you next year?

It's a gift, I don't try to explain it.

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Thanks Rosa!

It went well, we raised a little over $3,000 for the charity group and raised awareness of the issue and where women could go for help.

I'm hoping to do this again next June but increasing the number to 100. I'll know more in the next few months

Wow, that's fabulous! Keep us informed, if you decide to do this again. I remember thinking that it was a wonderful idea for a great cause. Take care, Jeremy!