Kristiina Puustusmaa is fundraising for Herts Air Ambulance

Plummeting Death Drop Bonanza (PDDB)

SKYDIVE FOR HERTS AIR AMBULANCE

on 03/10/2009

Russ pretending to be Julius Caesar.

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Team members:

Ben Dray, Russ Gibson, Rhian Jacob, Nathan James, Rob Price, Kristiina Puustusmaa

Raising money for

Herts Air Ambulance

Charity Registration No. 1108989

The Herts Air Ambulance is a helicopter emergency medical service with the ability to access remote areas quickly, bringing highly qualified clinicians and sophisticated life-saving equipment to patients within the first few vital minutes of an emergency. It costs around £80,000 each month to operate the Herts Air Ambulance and the Charity is reliant upon donations from the people of Herts who give generously in order to keep the county’s life-saving helicopter service in the air. We can’t fly without you!’ Charity Registration No 1108989

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Kristiina Puustusmaa

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Raised: 108%

Target: £1,200.00
Raised so far: £1,300.00

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My story

Back in 1998 six statistical programmers had a dream; their dream was to raise money for Herts Air Ambulance. Then one day, in the summer of 2009, they received a message offering them a chance to fulfil their ambition, but to do so required taking their lives in their hands and jumping out of a plane (when airborne).

Despite having the odds stacked against them (Ben wimping out of a bungee jump, Kristiina being over the 15 stone weight limit, Rob being a student, etc.) they signed up. Now, on the 3rd October they will be jumping out of a plane (with an instructor strapped to their backs) somewhere over Cambridge.

Why we want to skydive:

· Raise money for Herts Air Ambulance.

· Make sure that skydiving is not as challenging as Programming/Stats.

· Fulfil our childhood promises.

· Show how tough we are.

· Find out who can hit the ground first.

· Prove that people can fly as fast as birds, planes, spaceships, etc. ;-)

To make it even more challenging, each of us is going to try one of the following during our 1 minute free fall:

· Burpee challenge.

· Take a bird's-eye view photo of our office building.

· 100 somersaults (without throwing up).

· Write a poem (*Andy style).

· Sing the Titanic theme song.

· Options are endless.. leave your own ideas of challenges when sponsoring us! ;-)

Please sponsor us on this website and help us reach our ambition of raising at least £1200 for Herts Air Ambulance!

	Nathan, you're my hero! Donation by Nan in Rugby 02/10/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good luck Nath & team. It's quite a bit higher than the Wicksteed Park rollercoaster! Donation by Mum, Dad, Ollie & Ben 02/10/09	£35.00 + £9.87 Gift Aid
	Good Luck to Nathan!! Enjoy yourself, don't worry. Your braver than we are. Donation by Nan Jones and the Jones family in Rugby 02/10/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good luck! Donation by John Klassen 02/10/09	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	Good luck guys, (can't wait to hear about it Russ, you're crazy!) Donation by Catriona Simpson 02/10/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	All the best, how hard can it be! Donation by Trevor 01/10/09	£40.00 + £11.28 Gift Aid
	Good Luck to you all!!! Enjoy the terror =) Donation by Sarah Williams 29/09/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good luck Russ!! Donation by Jo Field 29/09/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Donation by Elizabeth and John Price 29/09/09	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	don't forget a change of undies for afterwards.... perhaps a nappy Donation by Mellerinio Farquart III 28/09/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good luck all! Hope to see you in one piece Monday Donation by Manuella Hitz 28/09/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	The pre-jump photos look great and you all look like superstars!...hope the post-jump photos look even better.....good luck....not that you need it ! Donation by Nad 28/09/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Good Luck! Donation by Chris Leigh 28/09/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good luck everyone. Donation by El Pat 25/09/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good luck! Donation by Chris Gatsis 25/09/09	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	All the best !! Enjoy !! Donation by Jeggy Philip 25/09/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Remember to shout "JERONIMOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" as you leap out!! Donation by Martin Wilkinson 25/09/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Have fun everyone! Throw some shapes! Donation by Chris P 25/09/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good luck to all!!!! Donation by Vinod Panangattiri Parambil 25/09/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Happy jumping & I'm very jealous. I can't wait to see the photos. Lu x Donation by Lucy Rowell 25/09/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good Luck everyone I am sorry I am not going to be there to see it!! Donation by Jen Green 25/09/09
	Good Luc......aaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!! Donation by Jon Graves 25/09/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Best of luck everyone!! Donation by Lynn Henry 24/09/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good Luck Donation by Izzy 23/09/09
	Worth the money just to see those quality photos! :-) Donation by Stewart Ravenhall 23/09/09
	Good luck everyone Donation by Hannah Twitchett 22/09/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Well done all, best of luck for the drop - sorry, jump! Donation by Tim Barnett 22/09/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Russ, just remember if the parachute fails it's strawberry jam time. Donation by Derek Tbar 22/09/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Hope you'll land in Munich.. haha! ;) Donation by Maris and Vesal 21/09/09	£40.00
	Good luck Russ, don't break a leg! Donation by Mum and Jim 21/09/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

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* Total raised online:	£1,300.00
Offline donations:	£0.00
Gift Aid plus supplement:	£355.38

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