Well we did it!

Greetings to all who have followed this Blog...........

We had an amazing day of joy and giving on Saturday during the event!
Brooks and Baxter did complete all 50 jumps and are both happy and sore.

We would like to thank all the donation givers and people that helped out so much!

Take a moment and see weather you you have an idea to help others. Who knows it may be right there in you.

God bless,

The Hopping4Hospice Team!

50 jumps complete

They completed all 50 jumps. Everyone is safe. Thank God for a wonderful day. Woooo Hooo !!!!

Short weather delay

We had a short weather delay. It decided to rain that 10% that was forcast. Taking off now for jump # 35. All is well. Great turn out, but there is always room for a few more. Come on out.

American Flag

What an absolutely AWESOME sight seeing the American Flag flying through the air. The 25th jump was very moving. Now they keep going.

Jump # 25 underway

They are jumping #25 now. Things are progressing ahead of schedule. Weather is gorgeous. Jamie Lynn will be flying the American Flag on this jump as well. If you are in the area please come out and support our guys and Hospice.

Jump #20 is done

They have jumped 20 times and are now taking a few minute break. Things are going great !!! Come on out to the drop zone and cheer them on. Join in the fun and festivities.

THEY ARE OFF !!!

First Jump was at 0630 am on schedule. Already had 6 jumps. Everything is going well. Weather is cooperating and everyone is pumped.
Will keep you posted.

Silent Auction !!

We have some awesome items that will be available the day of the event through a silent auction. Make plans to be here. You don't have to be present to win, but you have to be present to bid.

We have a beautiful necklace from "Magnolia Gifts" as well as a nice nautical print, A gift certificate from "Boo & Roos", An awesome glass serving tray from "Cat on a Whisk", A gift certificate from " Loco Joes",
A gift certicate and hat from "Shagger Jack's", A gift certificate from
"Upstairs At the Beach", A T-shirt from "Beach House Harley Davidson",
A gift basket of hair products from "Bangz Salon", Gift Certificate for
two hair cuts from "David McLendon at Tangles Salon", Gift Certificate for
color and cut from "Olivia at Charisma Salon", two gift certificates from
"Blue Moon Gifts", T-shirts from "Sweetwater Surf Shop", a Gift Certificate from "Lee's Inlet Kitchen" in Murrells Inlet, SC ( A good excuse to take a trip to the SC), Hobo Bags from "Dag's Rags", Gift Certificate for a 10 layer Chocolate Cake, and a Gift Certificate for a
Tandem Skydive from "Skydive Coastal Carolinas".
There are more gifts that have been promised, we will list them as we get them.
Don't forget the reason for all of this madness... LOWER CAPE FEAR HOSPICE AND LIFECARECENTER. An awesome organization. 100% of the donations collected will go directly to them.

Southport, NC Rotary club meeting

We had a great meeting to day with the Rotary of Southport, NC.. They are a
fun crowd for sure! Thank you Elie Erickson of the Southport Hampton
Inn for setting it up and the lunch. All were excited and I think
interested about the event. We got several donations!

Man plans to celebrate birthday by jumping out of a plane 50 times - WECT TV6 - WECT.com - Wilmington, NC news and weather -

Man plans to celebrate birthday by jumping out of a plane 50 times - WECT TV6 - WECT.com - Wilmington, NC news and weather -

WECT channel 6

Did an interview with WECT's Doug Wahl this afternoon at the airport. Should air to night at 6pm.

Just around the corner!

The event is just right around the corner. We are starting to receive donations more now. If you know of anyone that feels they want to donate please have them make the tax deductible check out to Lower Cape Fear Hospice. They can mail it to us at 105 SE 41st Street Oak Island, NC 28465. We make a trip to turn them in soon after we get them. If you know of a company that will donate an item for a silent auction let us know please. If you want to help out on the day of the event please call Tammy at 9106122141.

Practice,Practice,Practice,

Practice,

Well it was an early start to the day...0600hrs. We arrived with our support staff at the airport. Wheels up and the first jump on the way at 0630hrs.. We made a total of 7 jumps in just over an hour stopped due to fog. Great pace and good shake down practice for the event! Brooks and I took the staff to breakfast after the practice and all is well. Looking forward to the event in just 40 days! See you there.....

50 days and counting!

Greetings to all. We are now at the 50 day mark and counting. We still have raffle tickets for $10 each for a chance to win a bi-plane sight seeing tour over the cape fear area! If you know of a group of people like co-workers or community groups that you can recruit to raise funds for Hospice please get them going on it and let us know.

Working on the jumps!

Well the weather was great this Saturday for a few low jumps from around 3,000ft. The drop zone at Oak Island was busy as all get out! We made a few jumps and all is well. Had a few more people offer to help out, that is good. The flight suits are being made as we speak by DEEPSEED of NZ. 167 days and counting. Take care my friends.

Meeting with Lower Cape Fear Hospice and LifeCareCenter

We had a great meeting this morning in Wilmington, NC with the Lower Cape Fear Hospice and LifeCareCenter people. They were so helpful and even got a V.I.P. tour of there new facility.

199 days and counting!

WELL IT HAS HAPPENED...WE HAVE LESS THAN 200 DAYS TO GO TIL THE BIG EVENT. STILL GETTING GREAT FEEDBACK FROM ANYONE WHO HEARS ABOUT THIS! EVEN TALKED TO A FEW GIRL SCOUTS ( YES WE BOUGHT TWO BOXS OF COOKIES FIRST!) AND THERE PARENTS WHO LOVED THE IDEA. PLEASE PASS THE WORD AND WE WILL KEEP WORKING HARD ON PULLING THE EVENT TOGETHER.

Make a list!

Well we just had another meeting around the old kitchen table yesterday. Got a lot of items hashed out. We have a great company in line to donate our flight suits! We have drawn out the area of the event and exact number of support staff we will have. Put some signs on our vehicles to start the word around town. As you can see by the counter on the blog we have just over 212 days til the big day and I have a feeling the time will fly-by. If you tell people to Google "hopping4hospice" they will get a link to this page and if they hit the Google MAP button it will give them the location of the event.......Take care.

Oak Island Airport Landing

WOW

So many wonderful words from anyone who finds out about this event! I had no idea how many lives have been and are being touched by Hospice. This is going to be a life changing event for me and all who are involved I think.