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Skydiving granny takes her leap

It was so exhilarating, the grandmother said she would like to do it again
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Anne Foster, 85, enjoying the views on drift down after going on a tandem skydiving adventure in Vernon to raise money for a charity. Submitted photo

Anne Foster doesn香蕉视频直播檛 consider herself much of a risk-taker, however she recently took a big leap of faith all in the name of charity.

香蕉视频直播淣o, I am not much of a risk-taker at all. But, it didn香蕉视频直播檛 take me long to decide I was going to jump out of plane,香蕉视频直播 the 85-year-old that lives in Summerland said.

Along with three generations of her family, including her daughter Cathleen Loge and her two granddaughters, they raised $6,000 (with more funds coming in) for a cause close to their hearts by skydiving. It started when Loge made plans to jump our an airplane to celebrate her upcoming birthday. Loge said somewhere her mother grabbed on to an adventurous spirit to make it a family affair.

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Loge, who lives in Kelowna, has spent the past two years helping build the Living Waters Secondary School in Tanzania and thought this would be a great way to raise some money to continue that effort.

香蕉视频直播淎s a former teacher, I see education so important,香蕉视频直播 said Foster. 香蕉视频直播淭he education system is really quite far behind in that country and this will really just boost things up for them. I am so grateful for everyone that has donated.香蕉视频直播

Living Waters Secondary School is set to open in January of 2018, the funds they family raised by skydiving will go towards furnishings or equipment for the classrooms.

Foster took the leap in Vernon with Okanagan Skydive, who organized it in conjunction with local NGO , on July 8. She said her friends were in disbelief that she was going to go through with it.

香蕉视频直播溝憬妒悠抵辈What!香蕉视频直播 That is what every one of them said. 香蕉视频直播榊ou crazy people.香蕉视频直播 I got a lot of comments like that,香蕉视频直播 said Foster with a giggle.

When it came time to jump, Foster said it went by in a blur.

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It was so exhilarating, the grandmother said she would like to do it again. Except maybe without all the fanfare.

香蕉视频直播淚香蕉视频直播檓 more overwhelmed with that,香蕉视频直播 Foster said laughing. 香蕉视频直播淚 get a little bit of people recognizing me or coming up to me and asking about it with all the publicity. It香蕉视频直播檚 funny.香蕉视频直播

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Anne Foster, 85, getting ready to take off on a tandem skydiving adventure in Vernon to raise money for a charity. Submitted photo




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