Woman plans big jump to show support for sick colleague

Thursday 21 August 2014

A book-keeper is jumping 10,000 feet and going for gold to support a colleague who is battling cancer.

After being inspired by her work mate's bravery Kathrin Hasenkampf is making a tandem parachute jump to raise money for two cancer charities.

She said: “I have never done anything like this before, but one of my colleagues was diagnosed with cancer in December and I just thought she was amazing, still coming into work while having her treatment, and so I wanted to do something. I’m fully funding the jump myself as I want all the donations to go straight to the charities.”

Her colleagues at Goldmoney will be there to give her moral support and to see her land at Bel Royal on 31 August.

The company's CEO Geoff Turk said: “It’s not often I get to say that we’re delighted one of our employees is flinging themselves out of a plane, but in this case I can. Kathrin’s reasons for jumping goes to show just what a close knit team we have at GoldMoney, and I’m pleased to say that we have started the fundraising with a donation from the company.”

Kathrin is now busy fundraising and has already held a cake bake at work. She’s also set up a JustGiving page for donations to go to Cancer Research UK and all offline donations will go to Jersey Cancer Trust.

She said: “I’m not doing any training, but I am trying to ensure I don’t eat too many of the cakes I’m baking for the fundraising - I wouldn’t want to put excess stress on the parachute! I’m really looking forward to it, albeit a little apprehensive, but my colleague is really appreciative of what I am doing for her and the two chosen charities.  We just all wish her well and I hope that what I’m doing will go towards helping her and others in fighting this illness.”

Kathrin’s JustGiving page is  https://www.justgiving.com/Kathrinandcaro