MadGrip

Me and a friend are doing a sponsored bungee ejection seat in aid of the childrens unit at St'James's hospital in Leeds.

If any of you could make it along for the day it would be great.Its going to be held at "The Aspley" pub in huddersfield on 23rd April. We're going to book our bungee for about 2:30pm after which we'll be having a bit of dinner in the pub.

Of course , I'm also asking if any of you kind Ladies & gents would like to sponsor me for the event aswell , it dosnt have to be much and its going to a very good cause.

any monies will have to be collected before the event or on the day an hour or so prior to the bungee.

If anyone would like to sponsor me then pm me me your name & address and the amount you'd like to donate , so I can fill it out on the official form I have, can you also bump this back up by putting your SNet user name in a post below.

heres a brief description of the event:

The ride consists of a metal spherical capsule, which comfortably holds 2 adult riders. The capsule is suspended between two pieces of elastic bungy chord, and is securely locked into the ground. The bungy chord is then stretched with over 2 tonnes of kinetic energy, as it is stretched upwards along the two 40 metre supports on either side of the capsule, 25 metres apart. (not sure of the heights mentioned ,as this was taken from another site)

The capsule tilts back, and the riders find themselves in a reclined position, nervously gazing up into the sky, awaiting launch

The safety cage and its two human occupants rocket into the sky, reaching a height of 57 metres (15 metres higher than the supports) in 1.3 seconds! This exposes the riders to 5 - 6 G's (depending on rider weight), as they reach an incredible speed of 167 kilometres per hour.

...Weightlessness begins, as the launch vehicle reaches the apex of its trajectory

...then 'GROUND RUSH' as the sphere races towards earth.

Once again, the bungy cords fight gravity - as it hurls the capsule back into the air.

While all this is taking place, the capsule tumbles freely - flipping the riders upside down as they plummet towards the earth / sky


and a brief description of the cause

The charity involved is the Dr Joe Jaffe Support Charity which is trying to raise funds for the childrens renal unit at St James's (Jimmys) in Leeds

The Renal Dept provides life saving equiptment for critically ill kids ,and children needing kidney transplants.

Its a very worthy cause, so even if you can just donate £1 it would be of great benefit to them, or I can get you your own sponsorship form if your daft enough to give it a go

all donations will make a difference to these kids, even if its just £1

many thanks

Phil

blueone

Can I donate via paypal? Would love to have a go but with my back it is a no go for me

alanbell

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Phil Let me know how to send £10, good luck , Alan,

MadGrip

thanks for the offers fellas.

I'd prefer if it was a cheque made out to the charity concerened if thats ok, If not I'll sort out some paypal details.

I'll pm people my address to send cheques to next weekend

Thanks again

Phil

MadGrip

I've just got my work schedule through & I now have to work on the 23rd. I'm still doing the event but its now arranged for Sunday the 24th April at 3:15

Lee247

MadGrip, Good on ya and Good Luck, Count us in. Have sent pm with cheque amount.

MadGrip

very generous mate.

Thanks very much

you have pm back

MadGrip

still taking any donations for this very good cause

Lee247

Sent my cheque yesterday

blueone

Hi not had a pm from you yet about giving you a donation. It may be an idea for everyone to fill out one of those gift aid forms so the government will donate as well.

MadGrip

sorry mate , didnt know you'd replied to the thread.

I'll be sending pm's this week with details of where to make the cheque payable to & where to send.

thanks for the interest, you can pm me your donation amount if you like or reply on here

many thanks to every one

Phil

The Zohan

Madgrip
you have email

Paul

MadGrip

Thanks Paul, mail replied to.

only a week to go before I die of a heart attack & my internal organs are forced through my.......... well ,you get the picture

The Zohan

Hi Madgrip and good luck!

Not had a mail from you through, try pm'ing me when you get a chance.

Paul

MadGrip

you should have had mail mate, but I'll pm you anyway

cheers

Phil

Lee247

Good Luck for saturday. Don't forget to post up some pics.

MadGrip

its today mate, and I'm a little nervous, but I'll be on it and I'll post some pics up as soon as I get them

Cheers

Phil

MadGrip

Thanks to all that donated /sponsored .

I'm never going to do that again.

unfortunately my pics didnt come out very well, but I haver a few video clips and hopefully one of the other guys off here got some good snaps, so I'll get them on by next weekend when I return from work

Phil

Lee247

Well Done. Sorry I got the day mixed up. Was it as horrific as I imagine?

MadGrip

it was a strange experience & pretty horrifying, but no matter really as it was for a good cause.

I think the fact that I had 2 pints with chilli & rice 30 minutes before hand wouldnt have helped much.

I'll post any pics and the vid clips (I think it'll be better to turn off the sound) by next weekend as I'm away most of the week with work.

I also mentioned that there were a few outstanding cheques, but they said that its not a problem & I can pass them on to the charity concerned

thanks again

Phil

Manda_po

Well done. Any idea how much you raised?

MadGrip

Thanks Manda,
still got quite a bit to come in yet so not 100% sure, but its looking close to £250 ish

MadGrip

the pictures, courtesy of Apple. a great job mate, thankyou very muchly

http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/showthrea...61#post4526861

Lee247

That was worth every penny. Well Done mate