Two Sisters Dare to Skydive From 10,000 Ft in Order to Raise Money for Their Father

Two sisters from Bedfordshire have taken up the unique challenge of skydiving. They took up the initiative to raise funds for their father’s brain tumour treatment. On September 3, both Sophie Penwright and Becki Penwright finished their jumps. The siblings took this up so that they could donate money to the Brain Tumour Research charity.

So far, the pair has already raised $2640, for their father, who has brain tumour. Their 52-year-old father is already going through chemotherapy.

Skydive Was Always on the Bucket List

While speaking to inyourarea, both the sisters shared their side of the story. Although both sisters were excited, but at the same felt nervous as well.

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Sophie, a personal assistant, said: “We wanted to do something to raise money for the charity, and our friends and family had pretty much everything else covered, from marathon runs and bike rides, to a charity football match taking place this weekend. We wanted to do something no one else in our group had done and a skydive was on Becki’s bucket list, so it made sense.

“We were terrified in the days and weeks leading up to it and, every time someone asked us about it, we dodged the question, but on the day itself we accepted we were going to do it and enjoyed it as much as possible. “On the way up, we kept looking at each other; it was nice to have that support from someone going through the same thing. I jumped first and Becki said she heard me scream, so that was probably a good thing. It was really beautiful from up there, and the weather was lovely too. I was so excited to land and then I saw Becki come down two minutes later, which was great.”

Skydiving itself is a very tough challenge to take on. Jumping from such a height requires lots of courage and determination. Both the sisters should be proud of themselves for pulling the task off. Also, the challenge was for a noble cause.

Challenge Taken up for a Noble Cause

All these efforts will go in vain if the father of the two sisters does not recover. They completed the initial operation, but they still have the final stage of chemotherapy left. Brain tumour is a prevalent disease and it can affect anyone.

Brain Tumour Research helps in fighting the disease. It also helps to create awareness among the people. Both Beckie and Sophie have done a fantastic job of generating money for such a good cause.

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