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100 year old Georgina Harwood has made her epic tandem parachute jump near Cape Town to raise awareness - and funds - for Sea Rescue to buy new lifejackets for our volunteers.The Great Grandmother, and three generations of her family, did tandem parachute jumps watched by the worlds media.If you would like to support Georgina's effort you can donate via Georgina’s activist page on GivenGain by clicking here.You can also donate via SnapScan by clicking here. Please use your telephone number and Georgina as reference.Pictures can be downloaded for media on Sea Rescue's Flickr page.Yzerfontein NSRI volunteers Rudi Rogers and Pieter Rossouw give Georgina flowers.100 year old Georgina Haywood did a parashute jump in aid of Sea Rescue - to raise funds for buying lifejackets for the NSRI volunteers. Yzerfontein NSRI volunteers Rudi Rogers and Willem Lubbe give Georgina flowers before her jump.Georgina walks out to the plane for her jump with her tandem master and two sons. Georgina walks out to the plane for her jump with her tandem master Jason Baker and two sons.The view before the jump. The view before the jump.Stand by .... Stand by ....Georgina and her tandem master Jason Baker in free fall ... Georgina and her tandem master Jason Baker in free fall ...GeorginaGeorgina comes in to land. Jason and Georgina come in to land.Georgina_NSRI-2280Georgina raises a glass as the gathered media, family and friends sing happy birthday to her. Georgina raises a glass as the gathered media, family and friends sing happy birthday to her.
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