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Participant Profile for
Nesta Chapman
Last Updated: February 25, 2009
I am from Port Coquitlam, British Columbia Canada and I am years old. I’ve been skydiving for years and have made 3800 ish skydives during that time.
My professional occupation is Stunt Performer.
My Biography:
I started skydiving because I had always had a desire to jump out of a plane. It quickly became a huge passion of mine and for 10 years I instructed, coached and competed on 4-way and 8-way teams. I was always at a drop zone. I was also lucky enough to compete at two World Championships in 8-way skydiving for Canada. My skydiving slowed down when I decided to pursue a career in the film industry in Vancouver Canada, as a Stunt Performer. This continues my adrenalin addiction on the ground now as well as in the air.
I recently returned from traveling in New Zealand and Australia and I have a great love for animals and the environment. I’ve got to say my new favorite animal is the wombat-how cute are they; and my New Years resolution is to encourage recycling where-ever I go. I've carried plastic many miles just to find a recycling bin!
My Hobbies & Other Interests:
I love to be active and Shane, my boyfriend of 8 years, and I often spend our weekends playing outside. Other than Skydiving I enjoy Scuba Diving, Dirt Biking, Climbing, Skiing, Horse Riding, Water Skiing, Martial Arts, Trap Shooting, Traveling and hanging out with our St Bernard Guinness. I also have a passion for health and recently earned a degree as a Registered Holistic (whole food) Nutritionist and a Personal Trainer. No worries, I still enjoy wine and chocolate.
Why I feel it’s important to participate in JFTC:
I am blessed to have this opportunity to attend my 4th Jump For The Cause World Record Event with these truly talented females. They have amazing lives both in the sky and on the ground. I love the passion that surrounds this event and have some very personal ties to it. Leon, my boyfriend and soul mate of 8.5 years, who attended the first JFTC event with me, died from kidney cancer in 2000. My Mom, my mentor, died from pancreatic cancer in 2007. I have also lost my grandfather, my Aunty Mary, my Aunty Kath and numerous other friends and relatives to cancer. I am jumping and fund raising so no one else has to deal with this insane disease.
As the Dalai Lama says "Happiness is the Purpose of Life" so enjoy life, every minute, smile and take all those opportunities that arise because you honestly may never have that chance again!
Thank-you for your donation, every bit counts.
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