how to sky dive for a charity help please

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thanks for all your replies guys/girls, yes she was planning on doing one anyway so is paying for it herself and then raising money for a charity as well, she has chosen st francis hospice as both her granparents were looked after in there at the end. she is just waiting for it to be confirmed now for a date in may, thanks again for your help

Titchokido

Hello, I just wanted to add a few points & details.

It is 100% legal to fund your charity skydive from the money you raise for your chosen cause. As you stated before as long as you declare to your sponsors that some of the money covers the cost of the jump.

There are strict guidelines to ensure that the correct ratio's of return are guaranteed for the charity. This is a tried & tested method of fundraising with 100,000 of people jumping every year for 1000's of charities up & down the country.

The Red Devils will be working with many of those charities over this coming year. The team are set to be working with over 30 Military charities funds & associations in 2009, with over 150 Civilian Charities also along for the ride.

Total cost is £290 per skydive. (Of which a £90 reservation fee is payable at time of booking)
Minimum average sponsorship amount set by the charities is £500.
If this entire amount is eligible for Gift Aid at 28% the charity could receive as much as £350 for all of your efforts. The highest ratio of return available from any other suppliers.

Dates & locations are posted below:

Strathallan (Scotland) 11th May 12th May 13th May 14th May
Netheravon (Wiltshire) 26th May 27th May 28th May
Langar Airfield (Nottingham) 9th June 10th June 11th June
Dunkeswell Airfield (Devon) 23rd June 24th June 25th June
Langar Airfield (Nottingham) 7th July 8th July 9th July
Langar Airfield (Nottingham) 1st Sept 2nd Sept 3rd Sept
Netheravon (Wiltshire) 22nd Sept 23rd Sept 24th Sept
Langar Airfield (Nottingham) 6th Oct 7th Oct 8th Oct

For how to book & further information please visit the teams website:

https://www.reddevilsonline.co...ndem_jumps

Or alternatively visit the Red Devil's exclusive events partner's Click and Jump, who offer a one-stop shop for all of the UK's Dropzones, Group bookings & can assist with all your enquiries.

Visit: https://www.clickandjump.co.uk or email: info@clickandjump.co.uk

Call 0800 345 7468

By using a online fundraising page with https://www.bmycharity.com you could increase the ratio of return for your chosen charity by over 80% compared to other suppliers. More information available on the Click and Jump website or directly through Bmycharity.

If you’re going to do it, you might as well do it with the best in the business.
It's as easy as falling out of a plane!!

penguin_worship

http://www.charitychallenge.com/cc/charitychallenge/index.jsp

specialise in organising challenges such as skydiving - you select which charity you wish to fundraise for.

You can also as suggested above, organise it yourself and set up with the charity of your choice.

joegw

Checkout this site for loads of info and ideas: http://www.doitforcharity.com/

I did a sky dive 2 years ago for MS, I made a point to contribute alot of my own money to cover the cost of the jump. Even though it was covered in the costs, I wanted to tell people that all their money was going to the charity.
It worked well, and I raised over £1000!
Currently training for the London to Paris cycle ride in June!
Collecting for Auditory Verbal UK - just has a cake and collected £300 - not long to go now....:j

TotallyBroke

I did mine years ago for the British Lung Foundation. I had to get a minimum of sponsors.

I will say one thing. Do not jump if you have a cold or are just getting over a cold. I did and one ear drum bled and the other was swollen. I temporarily lost my hearing for a while and even now years later if I have a cold my hearing is slightly affected.

On the plus side it was a fantastic experience and if I could do it again I would in a flash

whitelabel

Im looking to arrange one for my childrens charity https://www.byvadventurecamps.co.uk and are looking for lots of people to take part. As some have said above, if you arrange the minimum amount ( we are much lower than a lot of companies) I am happy to arrange any uk dive site, although we are planning a group skydive from a site near leeds ( one of the best run in the uk ive been told)

Our face book event is here withe loads more details
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=50247604677&ref=nf
and more details will be on our site soon (when i get to update it)

aberdour

You can do a skydive for Barnardo's at various locations throughout the UK:
Registration fee: £70
Minimum sponsorship: £395
http://challenges.barnardos.org.uk/index.php/challenges/parachute_jumping