Happy New Year,

Jump Start ’08 is all set for February 16th and it’s fast approaching.  We trust all your fundraising efforts are in full swing and like us you’re counting down the days.  It’s great to see that a number of you have taken advantage of our new initiative this year to use Fundraiseonline to assist you in the fundraising process.  It’s designed to make reaching your fundraising goal easier. If you haven’t started your fundraising efforts yet please visit http://www.jumpstart.org.nz/make-a-donation/  for all the details on how to get your fundraising efforts underway as time is running out if you want to be on the ramp.
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Here are the Jump Start skydive waivers, medical clearance & RNZAF carriage forms for Jump Start 2008.
All forms must be completed and returned to us no later than 8th February 08.  

1 - Jump Start Registration form- These need to be completed by all tandem passenger participants in full.
JUMP START REGISTRATION FORM 001 

2 - RNZAF Tandem Screening form - we need this back from each tandem passenger in time to be checked by our Doctors on base one working week before the day (11th February) these will be treated as medical in confidence.
RNZAF TANDEM MEDICAL SCREEN FORM 002

3 - MD 440 & MD 440A- these are the forms that allow a civilians to fly on the RNZAF aircraft. One is for adults and one for minors. Anyone intending to fly on the RNZAF aircraft must complete one of these. (this applies to ANYONE scheduled on the Hercules -  all skydivers, tandem masters, camera flyers, tandem passengers, observers & media personnel ) 
RNZAF AIRCRAFT CARRIAGE ‘TEENAGER’ FORM 003
RNZAF AIRCRAFT CARRIAGE ‘ADULT’ FORM 004 

4 - Participating Skydiver forms- If you are jumping the Herc as a participating skydiver, these two forms must be completed. (this applies to - all sponsoring skydivers, tandem masters & camera flyers)  
PARTICIPATING SKYDIVER WAIVER FORM 
RNZAF AIRCRAFT CARRIAGE ‘ADULT’ FORM 004

All forms need to be completed and returned in full no later than 8th February 08.  Please do it TODAY.  Thank you.

Please post all forms back to:

JUMP START WAIVERS
PO Box 84 354
Westgate 0657
WAITAKERE CITY

(Forms may also be faxed to us on (09) 833-8426 )
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Further Information: 

Tim Fastnedge
P 0275 701 702
E tim@jumpstart.org.nz

RNZAF Senior AV Medic
Philippa Dawson
P (09) 417 7019
E philippa.dawson@nzdf.mil.nz  

New Year Message 2008 - By Pete Maher
DOWNLOAD PRINTABLE VERSION PDF HERE

Why is Jump Start billed as ‘the experience of being alive’?
Skydivers are fond of saying that they never think about worries or work (unless it happens to be skydiving) when they are exiting a plane. Even after hundreds of jumps, the excitement of that moment remains strong enough to be fully present.

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Jump Start is looming !  Now only a month out from the 2008 event. On the 16th February 2008, 50 couragous teenagers selected through Project K & Canteen, will get to feel the experience of being alive !   Please help us to make this event a success for the kids….

Here’s a few quotes from last years participants -

‘Thank you so much. Tom had the time of his life. You only dream of something like that. He couldn’t stop talking about the jump. Thank you for making a wish come true for him’ (Thomas)

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It was wow! First I met my tandem master, you should have seen…..it was gigantic…..it was a Hercules!…..BIG!! First we had to suit up in these overalls - that was all checked when we put the harness on….did a bit of modeling then had to walk onto the plane – BIG!! Then it was my turn to jump – my tandem master yelled “Just step out!!” “Hell NO!” “Then lift up your feet”. Next minute we were upside down, in the sky, then the right way round. It was well…yeah… I can’t describe it. He had to move my hands and show me the camera-man “ME!!” It was cool…you should try it. It felt like my face was trying to leave my head, then the parachute went up and we left the cameraman behind then it was a fast trip to the ground and then he said “Lift your legs” and THUMP sliding on my bum –back to earth. Yep you need to try it.
Rowena Richmond

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