ARmy Rumour SErvice

**ExtremeFundraiser** · 29-05-2012, 12:26

Tough enough? Prove it!

Tandem skydive with the Army's own Tigers Freefall Parachute Display Team and raise much-needed funds for ABF The Soldiers' Charity, supporting soldiers, former soldiers and their families. Join one of our charity jump days this season - raise the minimum sponsorship and you can jump for free.

www.soldierscharity.org/skydive

Anna

**Cabana** · 29-05-2012, 12:29

Before I look at the website, do I have to get a certain amount of sponsorship before I can do the skydive? To clarify, before I can jump out the plane, do I have to have reached a certain target of monetary pounds?

PrinceAlbert · 29-05-2012, 12:33

[QUOTE=Cabana;4427463]Before I look at the website, do I have to get a certain amount of sponsorship before I can do the skydive? To clarify, before I can jump out the plane, do I have to have reached a certain target of monetary pounds?[/QUOTE]

Did you read the opening post?

**Cabana** · 29-05-2012, 12:35

Originally Posted by PrinceAlbert

Did you read the opening post?

Nope, as soon as I saw the title I thought it would be another of those cons where you have to raise a certain amount (which will go to the company not charity) before being allowed to jump. After reading it, looks like I am right.

**ExtremeFundraiser** · 29-05-2012, 12:38

The minimum sponsorship we ask our supporters to raise is £400 - and we ask that you raise at least half of this figure pre-jump, with the option to collect the rest after you've completed the challenge.

**Cabana** · 29-05-2012, 12:40

Originally Posted by ExtremeFundraiser

The minimum sponsorship we ask our supporters to raise is £400 - and we ask that you raise at least half of this figure pre-jump, with the option to collect the rest after you've completed the challenge.

So who does that £400 go to?

**ExtremeFundraiser** · 29-05-2012, 12:46

ABF The Soldiers' Charity - we partner with the Tigers each year to conduct tandem skydives as an extreme fundraising challenge. The reason we ask supporters to raise a minimum of £400 is that this figure covers your jump fees (a reduced rate of £160 thanks to our ongoing partnership) with the Tigers and the Airfield (we normally jump at the Army air base at Netheravon) and allows the rest to go direct to soldiers, former soldiers and their families in need. We always encourage our supporters to raise as much as they can - some reach 4 figures for a tandem skydive, which is amazing - but £400 acts as a solid minimum in our experience.

**Bad CO** · 29-05-2012, 12:48

Just for clarification, ExtremeFundraiser, is a representative of ABF The Soldiers' Charity so they don't come more legit than this.

**ExtremeFundraiser** · 29-05-2012, 12:51

Thanks Bad CO, appreciate your support!

**Cabana** · 29-05-2012, 13:04

Originally Posted by ExtremeFundraiser

ABF The Soldiers' Charity - we partner with the Tigers each year to conduct tandem skydives as an extreme fundraising challenge. The reason we ask supporters to raise a minimum of £400 is that this figure covers your jump fees (a reduced rate of £160 thanks to our ongoing partnership) with the Tigers and the Airfield (we normally jump at the Army air base at Netheravon) and allows the rest to go direct to soldiers, former soldiers and their families in need. We always encourage our supporters to raise as much as they can - some reach 4 figures for a tandem skydive, which is amazing - but £400 acts as a solid minimum in our experience.

I see, so if I understand correctly, £160 of the £400 that I raise for charity goes to pay for the jump. In other words, if I raise £400 by telling people I am doing a charity jump, £160 of that money raised for charity is not actually for charity. So to that effect, you are getting me to lie about the money I am raising.