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Special Kiwis jump for joy
18 March 2009
Special Kiwis jump for joy
Hoki Edwards with tandem skydive instructor Nick Dowling
Some special Kiwi
kids have been walking on air after going on the ride of
their lives with Queenstown skydivers Nick Dowling and Colin
Aitchison.
Nick and Colin, who work for NZONE Tandem Skydive, just returned from Auckland where they took part in Jump Start, a charity event for skydivers to raise money to sponsor a young person from CanTeen or Project K.
“It was awesome – words can’t even describe how amazing it was to be able to be part of the experience. Those young people have been through some tough times and to see them literally jumping for joy and having the time of their lives… well, I’m still grinning!” says Nick.
Nick and Colin jumped five times with different passengers on Sunday (15 March).
Fifteen-year old Hoki Edwards’ first comment to Nick as she landed was “"Oh that was mean!"
The NZONE Tandem Skydive team was right behind Nick and Colin donating their services to Jump Start. The company sponsored them by paying for their flights to Auckland as well as donating a DVD, photo pack, Buff headware and T-shirts to each person they jumped with.
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