Making the leap of faith
What does jumping out of a plane and battling cancer have in common?
It is all about facing your fears, letting go, and in some cases letting someone else take the lead.
Yes, it is that time of year again when people throw themselves out of a plane, and all for a good cause. To raise money for the Cancer Society.
This weekend an expected 40 jumpers are going to face their fears and jump for a cause after raising an estimated $35,000, an increase on 25 people and $27,000 last year.
Sales and Marketing Manager Leo Medina said a lot of the people who raise money and jump have a background story, with family or friends having suffered from or passed away from cancer.
‘‘They have beautiful stories,’’ he said.
Medina said the idea around Skydiving is rebirth and re-life.
He said people doing if for the first time feel as if they are parallel with someone with cancer, and it all has meaning.
In the near future Skydive Taupo¯ would like to get on board with the Breast Cancer Society, and embrace their pink colours.
People who have raised more than $800 get to experience a free 4000 metre jump with a 45 second freefall before gliding to the ground.
Those who have raise $1000+ will experience a 5000m jump with a 60 second freefall.
‘‘You are falling at 200 kilometres per hour and your brain doesn’t feel that you are falling. It feels like you are flying, It is such a wonderful feeling,’’ Medina said.
‘‘It is an incredible sensation.’’
‘‘It is an incredible sensation.’’