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This weekend Spaceland in Houston hosted the Jump for the Rose / Texas Women's State Record jumps, benefitting http://www.the-rose.org.

With a total of 40 women involved (2 had to leave after one day), we:
raised over double our goal
got 5 USPA records (we just kept beating ourselves):)Got an additional unofficial POPtarts record :ph34r:
Had a ton of fun
No reserve rides
Gave away some cool raffle prizes
Worst injury was from jumping out, not landing
Did I mention we had a ton of fun?:)
Wendy P.
There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown)

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This weekend Spaceland in Houston hosted the Jump for the Rose / Texas Women's State Record jumps, benefitting http://www.the-rose.org.

With a total of 40 women involved (2 had to leave after one day), we:
raised over double our goal
got 5 USPA records (we just kept beating ourselves):)Got an additional unofficial POPtarts record :ph34r:
Had a ton of fun
No reserve rides
Gave away some cool raffle prizes
Worst injury was from jumping out, not landing
Did I mention we had a ton of fun?:)
Wendy P.



Awesome! Good job everyone!
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This weekend Spaceland in Houston hosted the Jump for the Rose / Texas Women's State Record jumps, benefitting http://www.the-rose.org.

With a total of 40 women involved (2 had to leave after one day), we:
raised over double our goal
got 5 USPA records (we just kept beating ourselves):)Got an additional unofficial POPtarts record :ph34r:
Had a ton of fun
No reserve rides
Gave away some cool raffle prizes
Worst injury was from jumping out, not landing
Did I mention we had a ton of fun?:)
Wendy P.



Awesome! Good job everyone!


Talk about herding "Cats":D:ph34r:
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This weekend Spaceland in Houston hosted the Jump for the Rose / Texas Women's State Record jumps, benefitting http://www.the-rose.org.

With a total of 40 women involved (2 had to leave after one day), we:
raised over double our goal
got 5 USPA records (we just kept beating ourselves):)Got an additional unofficial POPtarts record :ph34r:
Had a ton of fun
No reserve rides
Gave away some cool raffle prizes
Worst injury was from jumping out, not landing
Did I mention we had a ton of fun?:)
Wendy P.



Awesome! Good job everyone!


Talk about herding "Cats":D:ph34r:



Not all of them land on their feet... I know of atleast one of them that took out a piece of equiptment about a year ago.:D
"I may be a dirty pirate hooker...but I'm not about to go stand on the corner." iluvtofly
DPH -7, TDS 578, Muff 5153, SCR 14890
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Oh, there was a rousing round of "biff bingo" (how many complete standups on a load) with a pretty solid number of women falling down on the last load of the day :ph34r:. But the nice thing about falling down deliberately is that you get back up and jump again.

Wendy P.

There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown)

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Wasn't able to jump after injuring my shoulder on a friday jump, but decided to stay the whole weekend to see how everything turned out. I lost my mom to cancer so I volunteered to help out however I could, but with my left arm in a sling and half conscious from the pain-killers, I wasn't much good to anyone.:S

But just being there and being a part of the excitement as the record was topped 5 times was well worth it. Congrats to all the jumpers involved in the record.:)

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While I'm at it, I'd like to thank a lot of folks who helped make this possible; the sponsors
Skydive Spaceland (very generous with slots, raffle donation, logistics, etc)
Skyventure Colorado
Skydive Houston
Skydive San Marcos
ADS Sports Eyewear
Maui Jim Sunglasses
Storrie Parachute Works
Feisty Air Productions (Stacey Carl)
Vertical Video (Perry Perkins)

Non-Skydiving Sponsors:
HEB
Home Depot
Landon Winery
Merle Norman Cosmetics

The many volunteers who helped, including Kirsten, Laura, Ginger, and Jan, as well as the judges Christy Hitchens, Tom Jenkins, and Bill Schmitt

And, of course, the jumpers.

Current record holders:
Angela Batiz
Angelee Jones
Brandy Verhalen
Brittany Sanchez
Carol Lee Justus
Cassandra Rutherford
Cassi McGahee
Cherie Berke
Debbie Grannum
Denise Anderson
Diana Hu
Diane Chamberlain
Erika Ploehn
Gulcin Gilbert
Helaine Rumaner
Janet Garcia
Janet Jernigan
Janet Mazur
Jenn Hinson
Kara Latimer
Karen Bilder
Kelly Woods
Kristi Wiley-Bell
Larissa Nichols
Leah Blache-Bessonette
Liz Sass
Lori Mitchell
Mandy Schroder
Marian Sparks
Marina Beretta
Mariushka Lovera
Nikie Lundy
Robbin Schmitt
Stacey Curry
Susan Duke
Valentina Trajanovska
Wendy Parrish
Wendy Trueheart

And temporary record holders (they could only stay Saturday, so their record lasted about 23 hours)
Val Ruda
Aki Ohinata

Wendy P.
There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown)

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We're doing it again this year, only this time there's formal organizing for the guys, and for women who either don't want to or aren't experienced enough to participate. More fun is planned for everyone!

October 8 and 9 -- details are in the events forum (where they belong :))

Wendy P.

There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown)

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