Raise money for charity sky diving
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But pay for your jump!
We've heard about this before, some people are a little bit dishonest when they do a parachute jump for charity. They take the money to pay for the jump out of the sponsorship fund. Surely that is a little bit dishonest isn't it?
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Last year I did a charity skydive and naturally sent them all the money I raised. However, I have since discovered that some people use the sponsorship money to pay for their jump. I think this is simply terrible and possibly even dishonest.
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| 25-3-2008 | As a centre that organises Tandem jumps for many national charities - heres the simple answer. The mimimum raised is £395 of which a mimimum £160.00 goes to the organisation - having organised 1385 people to do these jumps last year (2007) that means that charitable organisations recieved ...more | mharri2 |
| 27-1-2008 | I did a skydive for charity last year, and was required to get minimum sponsorship of £340 and could jump for 'free'. Of course it wasn't free, the money for the jump came out of the sponsorship money, leaving about £120 for the actual charity. I've never done anything li...more | Vicki |
| 13-1-2008 | I'm 15 and on my 16th birthday I'm taking part in a tandem skydive for charity! How on earth am I meant to afford to pay for it myself. It was said previously that 'surely EVERYONE has hundreds of pounds to spare' well the truth is not everyone does. I want to help a charity, Oxfam, ...more | Becky |
| 03-1-2008 | I was seriously thinking of doing a charity jump and money raised would go to Christie's. The hospital has treated family and friends, young and old.
After reading comments, some people have made me think twice and I now feel like I would be "ripping off" a charity as I wouldn'...more | Charity mate |
| 03-1-2008 | I just read all of the comments posted, I am interested in doing a skydive for charity but would not be able to fund it all! I appreciate the problems that people suggested but I do agree with the fact that least money is being raised that maybe would not have been given otherwise. Also for a lot of...more | SX |
| 18-10-2007 | Okay, so you are now sat there in front of your computer and moaning, if it annoys you so much why don't you send the hundreds of pounds difference to the charity yourself...what do you mean you can't afford to, surely EVERYONE has hundreds of pounds to spare to send to charities, no ? Okay...more | TheDr |
| 02-9-2007 | Its down to the individual and sponsor at the end of the day - some sponsors will pay to see that individual do whatever theyre doing.
Take the great british sponsored hair cut - the balding guy in the pub that refuses to stop growing his pony tail even though its the only patch of hair still growi...more | Spenny |
| 29-8-2007 | If you are going to do anything for charity which incurrs cost, then you or the company must pay for it and not the charity. Simple | madgaz00 |
| 09-1-2007 | I think that a charity skydive should raise funds that go straight to the charity. The person doing the jump should pay for the parachute jump themselves and if they are doing it as a cheap way to get into extreme sports or skydiving then it is just cheating people out of money. Do the skydive peopl...more | For Charity |
| 22-11-2006 | I can assure all persons here below that ALL legitamate charities and drop zones in the UK make it perfectly clear how the costs are broken down on all their paperwork - please rather than giving people a hard time for actually doing something (would you complain if you knocked on their door and the...more | MHARRI2 |
| 17-10-2006 | I am sure that most charities are grateful for any contribution from anyone. Some people want to do something for charity but can not finace it all themselves. They should be applauded at going out and doin something and not sat griping. | trob |
| 26-9-2006 | Of course not all the money people give goes directly to the source...some of it goes to keeping those charities running. It is the same principle - if someone can't afford to do a jump surely it is better for them to raise some money rather than nothing!? would you argue that charities should...more | George |
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