Choose your charity skydive today and jump for 'FREE!' - Please Select Your Charity |
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Charity Skydive and London Parachute School
Many people who make a skydive do so whilst raising funds for a worthwhile cause. London Parachute School are working with charities who will all pay for your skydive in return for you raising a minimum amount of funds for them. By doing this you get your skydive for FREE and the information on this page explains how you can take advantage of this...
Jump for 'FREE'
In return for raising a minimum amount of sponsorship money a charity will pay for your skydive and training and receive a sizable donation from your efforts at the same time! The minimum amounts you will be asked to raise differ from charity to charity but on average they are as follows:
Tandem Skydive: £395
Static Line Square: £360
Accelerated Freefall: £535
From these sums the charity will receive an average donation of at least £160 and you will receive your charity skydive for FREE!
Simply select your charity from the list above and you can either book online or request a free information pack and sponsorship forms.
All the charities we are currently working with are listed at the top of this page and all of these operate the above sponsorship scheme. If you wish to jump for an alternative cause please call us on 0845 130 7194 and we will see if we can arrange this for you.
Payment systems
With this sponsorship scheme you don't even have to pay all the sponsorship money up front. With most charities you will be required to reserve your place with a small booking deposit and pay for your jump on the day. However, the remainder of your sponsorship money will not be due until at least four weeks after the date of your jump which gives you plenty of time to collect all your sponsorship money - and if you raise the minimum amount of funds (£395 for a tandem skydive, £360 for a static line square and £535 for an accelerated freefall) you will be allowed to reclaim both the full cost of your jump and the booking deposit from your sponsorship money.
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It may seem to you that
your charityskydive is for free. In fact, it is
being paid for by the people you approach for sponsorship. It is important to recognise this when
requesting funds from them as the last thing they want
to perceive is that you are extracting money for your
own ends.
Therefore, let them know that by doing such a
challenging event, you are raising a far higher total
for the charity than by doing an event such as a
sponsored run or cycle ride. |
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Tips For Arranging Sponsorship |
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Some of our supporters comment that collecting
up the money is harder than taking part in the
event itself! To prevent this, try getting
people to give you cheques post-dated to shortly
after the event date (but no more than six
months), as soon as they have pledged to sponsor
you. |
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Always carry a pen and sponsorship form with
you, even if you are not expecting to find a
person who might agreed to sponsor you. |
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Give sponsorship forms to friends, family,
workplaces and get them out raising sponsor
money on your behalf. You can even ask them to
set a target to raise a set figure each. |
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Ask
your employers to match your sponsorship pound
for pound, that way you raise twice the amount
and your employers can get some brilliant
publicity – get them to get in touch with the
press. We have worked with journalists and TV
crews on many occasions. |
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Invite other people to come and do a parachute
jump with you. Having your small team jump with
you adds a lot to moral support and the impact
against your charity. |
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Decide a definite date when you plan to jump.
People giving money to charity want to know when
the happy event will be and it shows them you
have actions behind your convictions. Book the
course before you start collecting. Booking
forms can be found here |
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Get
your closest friends / manager to sponsor you
the highest amounts. This helps to set an example as to the level of sponsorship you are
trying to attract. |
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Understand the jump before you start collecting.
This helps to paint a picture to potential sponsors of what you will actually achieve. You
can take a print out of our information web page
on Tandem parachuting. |
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Do
you belong to any clubs or groups? Have a chat
with some of your fellow members and see what
ideas you can come up with together. |
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Set
a personal sponsorship target to raise and tell
people how much you are aiming for. |
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Visit the website of your chosen charity and get
some facts on who you are supporting. Present
the case of the charity to your prospective
sponsors with quotes such as ... 'your money wil
go towards xxxx' |
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London Parachute School are always looking for further Charities to assist in their fund raising activities, please call Martin on 0845 130 7194 to discuss how LPS may assist your organisation. |
The Charity Tandem Skydive 
