Richard Painter is fundraising for Chilterns MS Centre

Richard Painter - The Big One! Yee-ha!

Tandem Sky Dive for MS Charity

on 04/07/2009

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Richard Painter

Raising money for

Chilterns MS Centre

Charity Registration No. 800853

The Chilterns MS Centre provides a range of drug-free symptom management therapies as well as advice and support for all those with Multiple Sclerosis and their carers & families. If we can't help you, we know someone who can. There are new therapies and DMDs (disease modifying drugs) being discussed and introduced all the time. People newly diagnosed with MS need NOT feel alone.

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Richard Painter

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Raised: 37%

Target: £5,000.00
Raised so far: £1,845.00

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My story

Yee-ha! Arrived early at 8am at RAF Weston-on--the-Green, just north of Oxford and after a briefing J and I told we're in the first plane. Not a cloud in sight, wonderful blue sky and we're into the plane - most on bench seats, J on floor. She is first out and I am second ... videographer tracks her leaving first at around 11,000 feet and then leaves with me at about 11,250 ... 50 seconds in free-fall starting with a tumbling roll and dive to the left and then stable arch, the chute opens for five quiet minutes looking at the Oxford countryside - Blenheim Palace, John Ratcliffe Hospital, M40 motorway. Whether it's because I'm heavier than J or my chute opens later I overtake J on the way down and land first ... legs like jelly, adrenalin pumping through my system ... can't believe five plus minutes can pass so quickly.

I'll post the video and stills footage on YouTube or similar shortly ... a recommended experience ... yee-ha!

Thank you all who donated ... and this web page will stay "open" for donations for a further three months.

Thanks for visiting my JustGiving page. Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a nasty disease progressively robbing people of physical abilities and can eventually blunt mental faculties. I do not suffer but know three friends with it - coincidentally all three are attractive, educated, intelligent ladies. P and J were diagnosed in their forties while L was told at university in her early twenties. L is now wheel-chair bound, unable to hold a phone, write or use a computer yet until a few years ago she taught and helped children with problems make the best of their education and life.

Throughout, L has displayed an amazingly positive attitude, a determination to enjoy life and make the best of her situation which has always impressed and humbled me. Medicine may find a cure one day but until then sufferers like P, J and L will need support, help and care.

Throughout the various stages of the illness, Chilterns MS Centre (www.chilternsmscentre.org) provides physical and emotional support - they depend on donations and fund-raising for their survival and I am asking you now to contribute what you can. I've paid for the jump myself so every penny you give will go to them, not for my pleasure (!).

Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it’s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity. So please dig deep - donate now and help support people like L, P and J. This is a big jump - a high altitude freefall followed by a chute opening .. I hope! .. somewhere over Weston-On-The-Green, Oxfordshire, this Saturday!

	Well done Richard Donation by Elka Mansfield 09/08/09	£100.00
	Congratulations Richard, if you're thinking of doing it again give me a shout. David Donation by David Churchman 27/07/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Have you come down from the "high" yet? Donation by Felicity Rigling 20/07/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	a great cause and a challenge that I aspire to Donation by Tony Tollinton 12/07/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Love the idea of you catching up and flying by Julia. Well done Donation by Mike Rudin 06/07/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	So, you didn't die then? Well done! Donation by Chris Lambrou 06/07/09	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	Well done! Donation by Kirsten M. 06/07/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	WAY TO GO - HAVE A SUCCESSFUL AND ENJOYABLE JUMP FOR A GREAT CAUSE... RATHER YOU THAN ME ! GRAHAM Donation by Graham Bright 03/07/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Fantastic Richard ! Donation by Nic & Karen Austin 03/07/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Remember to bend the knees! Donation by Neil Stewart 03/07/09	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	Good Luck!!!!!! Donation by Stephen Alden 02/07/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Good Luck Richard Donation by philip marks 02/07/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Good Luck! Donation by Caroline 02/07/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	You've got to be freaking nuts...but for a great cause. You should be proud! Donation by Peter Grant 01/07/09	£10.00
	Delighted to hear of your boldness and enthusiasm for this well deserving cause . . . . abw Donation by John Newsam 01/07/09	£25.00
	Donation by Jeff & Sandra Taylor 01/07/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	U r good people Rich Donation by Hansruedi 01/07/09	£10.00
	Best of luck Richard! Donation by Corina Painter 01/07/09	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	Happy landing! Donation by Richard and Karin Jameson 01/07/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Have a great time! Hope the sun shines for you both. Donation by Eileen and Andy 30/06/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good Luck! Donation by Clare Doran 30/06/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	May the g-force be with you! Donation by Dominic Kershaw 30/06/09	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	Happy landings. Don't forget to wear your brown underpants. Donation by Roger Howell 30/06/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Well done, a great cause and worth the sheer terror of the drop! Donation by Andrew 30/06/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	May you raise hope and awareness as well as financial contributions. Great stuff! Donation by Keith Glassford 29/06/09	£25.00
	It's amazing what people can be persuaded to do after a glass of wine or two. Enjoy! Donation by Stu 29/06/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good luck Richard, worthy cause, not sure I would jump, so well done! Donation by Ian Farmer 29/06/09	£25.00
	Well done! Remember to enjoy the moment! Donation by Stephanie Sadler 29/06/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Proud of you man!!! Donation by Mick Savage 29/06/09	£50.00
	Donation by Anonymous 29/06/09	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

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* Total raised online:	£1,845.00
Offline donations:	£0.00
Gift Aid plus supplement:	£400.51

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