Skydiving has long been accepted as a popular and effective method of raising funds for charity, but our charity have never had anyone to make that leap of faith... until now!

Friends of PICU are proud to announce that Charlie and Pete Staples have decided to become our first charity skydivers by performing a sponsored 14,000 feet tandem freefall parachute jump on Friday 7th August, at Netheravon, Salisbury.

Unfortunately, the couple's reason for jumping is a sad one as they lost their precious three-week old son, Seth, last December whilst in the care of the PICU.
Charlie explains: "Seth was only with us for 24 days and that is a journey of which we will never forget. We both want to give something back to the department that did so much to try and save Seths life. They are a dedicated team of Surgeons, Consultants and nurses and their devotion and kindness helped us through what was a truly traumatic time."

If you would like to support our inaugural skydivers, then please visit their JustGiving webpage:

http://www.justgiving.com/charlieandpetestaples

Friends of PICU are now looking for other daredevils like the Staples' to step forward and perform parachute jumps on its behalf, and in return we are willing to pay for the priviledge!

Willing skydivers will need to raise a minimum of £445 in sponsorship money in order to jump for free (you will need to pay a £45 deposit), and in return Friends of PICU will receive an average donation of £156. In addition to this, every extra pound that you raise over and above the minimum sponsorship comes straight to the charity.

For more information on performing a charity skydive, please call Eddie Manchip on 023 9237 9044 or send an e-mail to secretary@friendsofpicu.org.uk.