Congratulations to the mad, mad people I work with for completing their
tandem parachute jump! Following the struggle one of our female
DC's had against breast cancer, a number of people on the Major Crime Branch wanted to raise money for a worthwhile cause. Tina, the DC in question, suggested they raise money for the
Royal Marsden which they have done so. They have set a target of £25,000 to be raised for the charity.
So their first fund raising event was their parachute jump. 8 brave members of staff volunteered to throw themselves out of a plane in order to raise loads of money as the
Cops That Drop! As it was in
Northamptonshire, the same weekend of the party, I went along to watch.
They all did it, however my boss had a near death experience when his first parachute failed and they had to use the reserve chute. Despite this he has said that he would do it all again!
So what's next the for the fund raising group? Well they are now turning into
Cops That Trot and a group of people are doing the Great South Run in Portsmouth 28/10/2007. If you would like to sponsor them for this event, just click the hyperlink above!
Post-Script: Unfortunately Tina lost her brave fight against Breast Cancer in September 2007. The group carry on raising money in her memory.
