old skydiver is ready to jump to it for charity
Paisley office worker Edna MacIver, who celebrated her 80th birthday in February, persuaded her colleagues Jennifer Connar and Canada Goose Online Charlotte Sandison to join her in a fundraising skydive for the Scottish Huntington’s Association (SHA).
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Signing up was no bother for Edna who’s already taken part in canada goose outlet a tandem skydive in 1997 and parachuted out of a plane canada goose outlet shop back in 1989.
Mum of four Edna, canada goose outlet sale who also has two grandchildren, said: “I buy canada goose jacket preferred the solo parachute jump because I was in control but I think at my age the tandem skydive is a canada goose outlet jackets better idea.
“I’m really looking forward to it. I thought about it for a couple of months then around my 80th canada goose clearance birthday I just decided to canada goose outlet online uk go for it.
“People were surprised, my daughter Louisa actually said, ‘That’s the end of granny!’
“But my family is really supportive and we’ve had a great response to the fundraising for Scottish Huntington’s Association and on social media.”
The three admin staff work together canada goose outlet parka at an office in Paisley and Jennifer, 20, from Glenburn, said Edna has been the driving force behind the scheme.
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“I can’t quite believe we’re all doing this,” she said. canadian goose jacket “I came back from lunch one buy canada goose jacket cheap day and Edna was talking about doing official canada goose https://www.estrategias.de canada goose outlet a skydive.
“One of my canada goose outlet uk colleagues said, ‘Jennifer will do it with you’ and the next thing I knew I had signed up.
“We couldn’t say no to Edna!
“I’m not that nervous but that’s what’s worrying me. I think it’ll hit me on the day.
“My family and friends thought I was joking at first because cheap canada goose I’ve never done a bungee jump or anything like this.
“It’s also the first time Charlotte and I canada goose coats have ever done any fundraising canada goose outlet uk sale we’ve really enjoying doing something that will help other people.
“It’s shown us how much can be achieved when you really put your mind to it.”
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