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Hi guys.

Just wanted to ask for a little bit of support from the WWX community. Well not me exactly, but my girlfriend Amy, who is doing a skydive this Thursday 9th May 2013 for the charity Help for Heroes. http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk
Amy works as a nurse and cares and looks after people all day, so it would be nice if all those willing to support her on this occasion could do so. Amy is also gaining more qualifications as a career goal to help rehabilitate people with brain injuries.
This is quite a daunting task for Amy, as she is scared of heights (I have told her that if the parachute does not open, she will get down faster, but I don't think women appreciate logic sometimes, hehe).

I appreciate that this can be viewed as a political charity, but I urge you to think past this and to think of the injured individual that this funding helps. Whether right or wrong, civilian victims of war get large sums of compensation, whereas some soldiers get very little support from the government and have to rely on charities such as this in order to get by on a daily basis and cope with the large adjustments in their new life.

Whatever you views are on raising money for this charity, be assured that it is very much respected and understood. Being an injured soldier myself, my loyalties lay with helping those in a similar situation to myself and all I ask is that you respect our viewpoint in return.

Thanks for taking the time to read this comment, she is not a gamer (although I took her to play her first board games the other day at FANG ( https://www.facebook.com/groups/147429465334481 ) in which she really enjoyed herself. She does not really appreciate how close the gaming community can be and I have not told her that I have posted this on any of the gaming forums. I am hoping that it will be a nice surprise to her sponsorship total if she gets some more anonymous sponsors.

Anyone wanting to become a sponsor can do so via the following link (Anonymous donations can be made):
http://www.bmycharity.com/amygarlandskydive

How does her skydiving help the organization?

@Cheesecat

People are sponsoring her to jump out of the plane.

This sponsorship money is donated to the Help for Heroes charity after completion of the jump, which then goes to support troops that have been injured whilst serving in the military

Mick.

Mantic Games will be offering a Co-Prosperity Park Arena for the lucky winner of their raffle in aid for Help for Heroes. It will be held at their open day this Saturday.


http://forum.manticblog.com/showthread.php?4105-Win-a-Co-Prosperity-Park-Arena-at-the-Mantic-Open-Day%21-%28cross-posted-from-Events%29

http://www.manticgames.com/Shop-Home/Mantic-Events.html

Just to let everyone know that we received a phone call today from Click and Jump (the company responsible for the skydive with the red devils) that Amy's skydive has been postponed due to bad weather!
She is trying to get another date booked as the 18th June. I will of coarse inform you all should this date be confirmed, or another day is booked instead.

Sorry for any inconceivable that this may cause.

Mick

P.s. This does mean that there is more time for fund raising!

Amy now has a new date for the Skydive! 18th June - 5 1/2 more weeks of fundraising

Thank you guys for your continuing support

Mick

May I say a HUGE thank you to Mantic games for their help in raising a further £160 towards Help for Heroes (H4H) by staging a raffle for the acrylic arena during their open day.
Both myself and Amy was shocked at the level of support from the gaming community and I am sure it will make kicking her out of the aeroplane a whole lot easier. hehe

Thanks again

Mick

P.s. Further donations for the skydive on the 18th June, may be made here: http://www.bmycharity.com/amygarlandskydive