Deborah Cooper's Fundraising Page
Page creator: Deborah Cooper
Event: Parachute Jump for Tom's Trust
Event Date: 20th Jul 2008
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About my charity : The Tom ap Rhys Pryce Memorial Trust The Tom ap Rhys Pryce Memorial Trust
Tom's Charity assists disadvantaged children and young people to achieve their potential and to lead rewarding lives by providing them with educational and vocational training opportunities which they would otherwise be unlikely to receive, and helps to tackle and prevent the root causes of violent gang culture and street crime.
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My donations to date:  £ 7,556.00
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Sunday 20 July 2008 - UPDATE
 
It was AWESOME !!!
 
The free fall part was terrifying - we fell from 10,000 feet at 120 mph - and it has to be said that I spent the entire time (a few seconds !) questioning my sanity. But once the parachute opened it was just beautiful and quiet flying above the Oxfordshire countryside. Absolutely breath-taking.
 
You have been amazingly generous. Thank you so much for your sponsorship. 
 
Thanks again for your support - and thanks to my cheer leaders who came with me today !
 
Best wishes
Deborah
PS For anyone who has not yet sponsored but would like to do so, you can still do this for a while yet ! You can do this either by using plastic on line on this site or if you would prefer to sponsor by cheque payable to "The Tom ap Rhys Pryce Memorial Trust", please send it to me at "Deborah Cooper, Barclays Bank PLC, Group Legal, level 29, 1 Churchill Place, London E14 5HP" and I will make sure that it gets to the Trustees for you.
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Thanks for visiting my fundraising page. In a moment of madness I decided that it would be great fun to experience 'flying' first hand. And so, on 20 July 2008, I will be doing a parachute jump...

Those of you who know me well will know that I just don't DO things like parachute jumps!! So, what on earth has possessed me ? I am raising money for the charity which was set up in memory of a friend and former colleague, Tom ap Rhys Pryce, who was robbed and killed as he walked home on 12 January 2006 to the home he shared with his fiancée Adele.

Tom's Trust does great work - take a look at www.linklaters.com/tarp  and that will tell you much more about it than I can in this message.

Donating through Justgiving is quick, easy and totally secure. It’s also the most efficient way to sponsor me: The Tom ap Rhys Pryce Memorial Trust gets your money faster and, if you’re a UK taxpayer, Justgiving makes sure 25% in Gift Aid, plus a 3% supplement, are added to your donation.

It would be fab if you could please sponsor me ! Thank you !

With fingers crossed for a soft landing and best wishes,

Deborah
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Selma Ouertani 28/07/2008 £30.00 £8.46 Very impressive……. and you came back!! 
Neddy 24/07/2008 £20.00 £5.64 sorry it coulnt be more but my boss doesnt pay me much! 
Colin Passmore 24/07/2008 £100.00 £28.21 Well done 
Robert J Elliott 23/07/2008 £250.00 £70.51 You've done it - many congrats 
Kezza 22/07/2008 £30.00 £8.46 Oops - I forgot! Glad to hear you're still alive.  
Ellie Crossley 21/07/2008 £30.00 £8.46 You did it! and survived - well done! Dig the outfit! 
simon davis 21/07/2008 £50.00 £14.10 worth every penny not to jump myself 
Patrick 21/07/2008 £100.00 £28.21 Well done 
Nilesh Patel 18/07/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Good Luck! 
Will 18/07/2008 £25.00 £7.05 All the very best on Sunday 
J Peddie 18/07/2008 £20.00 £5.64 I would pay double to see you strapped to the Bishop of York (whether or not you are both parachuting)  
Richard Barlow 18/07/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Watch out for pigeons !! Good Luck ! 
KJ 17/07/2008 £30.00 £8.46 I would definitely pay to throw you out of a plane! 
Rory McAlpine 17/07/2008 £100.00 n/a Good Luck Deborah 
Anonymous 15/07/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Best of luck - don't look down! 
JLS 15/07/2008 £100.00 £28.21 Risk report should be interesting 
Cate Campany 14/07/2008 £30.00 £8.46 Don't forget to smile (or grimace) for the camera! You'll love it! 
Andrew 12/07/2008 £100.00 £28.21 Good luck Deborah.  
Luci Angus 11/07/2008 £50.00 £14.10 You are braver than me! Good luck. 
Deb Mulholland 07/07/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Best of luck! 
Francis 04/07/2008 £150.00 n/a "Geronimo !!!!!!" 
Christina Turton 03/07/2008 £20.00 £5.64 All the very best. 
Andrew Colyer 02/07/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Roll, make sure you keep your rifle out of the mud and find cover asap. Who dares wins. 
Vicky, Marcus and Zelah 30/06/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Rather an extreme way of getting tied up with a hunky man - run girl run! Love us xxx 
Greg Brandman 25/06/2008 £25.00 £7.05 Happy Landings! 
Keith Jeremiah 21/06/2008 £10.00 £2.82 You are brave to have a go. Enjoy the experience. 
Caroline Batho 20/06/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Deborah - you are really brave! Best of luck for the jump. Take care 
Stephen Pearson 19/06/2008 £100.00 £28.21 I'll double it if you land on Canary Wharf! 
Clare Bland 18/06/2008 £30.00 £8.46 I'm flying Virgin that weekend and staying ON the plane! What a buzz tho - have you got your video headcam ready??? 
John Lord 18/06/2008 £20.00 £5.64 a good cause Deborah 
Michael Firth 16/06/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Very brave! Good luck and safe landing. 
Trevor Jones 16/06/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Well done!  
Colin Campbell 13/06/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Good luck - you wouldn't catch me doing this 
Victoria Hardy 13/06/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Good luck! 
Tansy 12/06/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Go Para-Trooper Cooper 
Vesna 12/06/2008 £50.00 £14.10 My kind of cause. Enjoy the jump! 
Adrian St John 12/06/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Really impressed you are doing this. Scared but impressed. 
anonymous 11/06/2008 £5.00 £1.41 Well done! 
Rebecca Jarvis 11/06/2008 £100.00 £28.21 Are you mad?  
Mark Springett 09/06/2008 £20.00 n/a You go girl ! 
Sammy Collins 09/06/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Mad is all I will say - try to enjoy the ride! 
Melissa La Hood 06/06/2008 £30.00 £8.46 You're so brave - hope it's a fab ride! 
G Kon 06/06/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Good luck - a great cause! 
Linda Moseley 03/06/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Remember breathing controls your state!! Watch where you land!  
Julie Manson 02/06/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Blimey mate - enjoy! And good luck from me too x 
Stephanie Pagni 02/06/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Good luck - you're very very mad! 
Lisa Fisher 30/05/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Good luck Deborah!  
Mike Roberts 29/05/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Feel free to land on Primrose Hill. I'll have the bubbly waiting... 
jake scrivens 29/05/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Tom was a great guy and such a tragedy but the trust is doing really great works in his memory. Tip - pull rip cord in flight and have fun.  
Diana Good 29/05/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Well done! Rather you than me... 
Daniela Vella 29/05/2008 £20.00 £5.64 You are one brave lady. Go for it! 
Graham Paine 29/05/2008 £30.00 £8.46 Rather you than me --good luck 
Mita Dave 28/05/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Good luck - hope the enjoyment outweighs the risk! 
Kate Oliver 28/05/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Fantastic Deborah - focus and go for it. Fear stands for False Evidence that Appears Real! 
Agustin Lago 27/05/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Don't forget to check main and backup parachute before jumping... 
Jeremy Marsden 27/05/2008 £25.00 £7.05 Remember to pull the rip cord....... 
David Jackson 27/05/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Enjoy - you'll love it! 
Patrick Gonsalves 27/05/2008 £25.00 £7.05 You are very brave or quite mad 
Darren Alexander 27/05/2008 £25.00 £7.05 Rather you than me...good luck 
Michael Sanders 27/05/2008 £100.00 £28.21 Best of luck, Deborah. 
Simon 27/05/2008 £20.00 £5.64 I cannot think of anything worse, unless there were snakes in the plane of course. Good lucj 
Marc Thorley 27/05/2008 £25.00 £7.05 Good luck - don't leave us with Loftus in charge 
Suzanne 27/05/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Good luck. Great cause. 
Kevin Ley 27/05/2008 £25.00 £7.05 Good luck and I hope the weather clears up otherwise you may end up somewhere west of the Alps X 
Yaseen MM 27/05/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Good Luck! 
Adele Eastman 26/05/2008 £100.00 £28.21 Deborah, you are one brave woman An amazing effort on your part, and hugely appreciated. Thank you so much. Happy flying! x 
Jacqui Williams 26/05/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Good luck you mad thing. 
Crabb Family 26/05/2008 £20.00 £5.64 We love you. Dive safely. 
S&C 25/05/2008 £1,000.00 n/a Your friends at S&C are proud of you for going all out for such a worthy cause 
mann family 24/05/2008 £10.00 n/a veni, vidi, volavi 
Anna Sullivan 23/05/2008 £10.00 £2.82  
Darrell King 23/05/2008 £30.00 £8.46 To begin with, you will totally crap yourself, but what a buzz !!!! 
Emma Stirling 23/05/2008 £15.00 £4.23 Wouldn't you rather have done a gentle sponsored walk?  
Elissa Pearse 23/05/2008 £10.00 £2.82 enjoy! 
Lucy Clark 23/05/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Good on you Deborah 
Sonia Tolaney 23/05/2008 £100.00 £28.21 Good luck! Lots of fizz and bags after this one...... 
Goodbye 23/05/2008 £101.00 £28.49 Foley's so cheap. 
Hugh Evans 23/05/2008 £25.00 £7.05 Good luck 
Malcolm Waters 22/05/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Best of luck! 
jeremy 22/05/2008 £30.00 £8.46  
Tim Salisbury 22/05/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Considering you didn't want to stand on a blue disc last year this is real progress! 
Cassandra Hewett 22/05/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Love it!! Make sure we get to see the video!  
Jim Donaldson 22/05/2008 £10.00 £2.82 You know I was just thinking of the people I would like to throw out of a plane, you were not one of them but now you mention it. Try to enjoy!!! 
Graham Hooper 22/05/2008 £20.00 £5.64 It's a hell of a way to avoid buying me that drink - scream loudly! 
LBW 22/05/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Good luck - Crazy Lady!! 
Howard Smith 22/05/2008 £10.00 £2.82 has to be worth a tenner 
Doug Freedman 21/05/2008 £20.00 n/a It's a long way to Tipperary, It's a long way to go... 
Andrea M 21/05/2008 £50.00 £14.10 You'll do a lot for a glass of fizz, won't you?! 
James Levy 21/05/2008 £25.00 £7.05 Getting vertigo just thinking about it. Good for you  
Lawrence Dickinson 21/05/2008 £30.00 £8.46 Very best of luck! 
David Farmer 21/05/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Enjoy! 
Jennifer Mair 21/05/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Great effort - go for it!  
Robin Knowles 21/05/2008 £100.00 £28.21 Good on you 
Nick M 21/05/2008 £25.00 £7.05 What goes up must come down! 
Jon Lawrence 21/05/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Rather you than me! I agree with those have said you are bonkers, but brave 
Beth Freeman 21/05/2008 £10.00 £2.82 You'll love it! 
Jonny Williams 21/05/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Bonkers but brave 
Warren McIntosh 21/05/2008 £20.00 £5.64 this is the funniest thing I have heard of in a long time.  
Sue Brock 21/05/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Fly with Debair 
Gavin Ritchie 21/05/2008 £10.00 £2.82 It was nice knowing you! 
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