Apr 24 2010
Limbs of Love:
WHAT: Limbs of Love 3rd Annual Airborne Amputee Skydive sponsored by Houston based Limbs of Love. With nearly 200 amputees in attendance, over 150 amputees are expected to skydive 20 of whom are amputee Wounded Warriors that lost their limbs while serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. In addition to recognizing the Wounded Warriors, this event will highlight skydivers who will jump as a symbol of hope for amputees across the world. Proceeds for the Airborne Amputee Jump will benefit two amputees in attendance who have lost limbs but do not have the resources to pay for a prosthetic device.
WHEN: Saturday, May 1, 2010
- 9:00 AM — Arrival of Wounded Warriors escorted by 200 members of the Brazoria County Cavalry.
- 9:30 AM — Amputee motivational speaker Todd Huston, a world-record holding mountain climber. The world's only disabled athlete to hold a world-record in an able-bodied sport.
- 10:30 AM — Amputee skydive; Wounded Warriors will be skydiving prior to amputees then non-amputees.
WHERE: Skydive Spaceland
16111 FM 521
Rosharon, TX 77583
(Suburb just south of Houston, TX)
AVAILABLE SPOKESPERSONS:
- Joe Sansone, founder of Limbs of Love.
- Various Wounded Warriors.
- Ben Falls, Founder of Airborne Amputees, Chief Prosthetists at the Amputee & Prosthetic Center
- Jody Graham, Founder of Airborne Amputees; Amputee Peer Visitor
- Todd Huston, world-record holding amputee mountain climber. The world's only disabled athlete to hold a world-record in an able-bodied sport.
- Glenda Miller: Limbs of Love recipient; 2010 Airborne Amputee beneficiary.
- Aaron Acosta: Limbs of Love recipient; 2010 Airborne Amputee beneficiary.
www.airborneamputee.com