PARACHUTING FOR CHARITY

Brigadier Peter Stewart-Richardson's daughter, Janie and Roddy Jones completed their tandem free-fall parachute jump for the Afghan Mother & Child Rescue Charity on 5 July'04. This event was due to take place on Roddy's 70th birthday on 29.4.04 but was postponed due to bad weather. Monday 5 July turned out sunny with white cloud and blue sky so it was possible to do our jump in the afternoon.

We would both like to thank very sincerely the officers and members of the Sultan's Armed Forces, the Trucial Oman Scouts and the Royal Welch Fusiliers along with numerous individuals, relatives and friends who contributed so generously. These donations have to date reached the sum of £13,000.

This very large sum will enable us to build and subsidise two or three more bakeries in the Panjsher valley thus employing another 10 to 15 widows or needy women.
Pictures of the two pilot project bakeries, which have now been running for 6 months are here on this page.

Again thank you all very much indeed for your generous support.

Janie and Roddy

TANDEM FREEFALL
MONDAY 5 JULY 2004

JANIE 1. Descending	RODDY 1. In freefall
2. Having landed	2. In freefall
3. Having landed	3. Landing

MALASPAR 1. General view	SANGANA 1. General view Village Headman - Engineer on left
2. Baking women being interviewed	2. Women being interviewed
3. Habitat ‘facilitator’ Runhayla asking questions	3. Freshly baked

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