Freefalloz 0 #1 May 10, 2004 If you're ever in Pennsylvania, be sure and stop in to see Shelly, Bill Miller and the crew in Erie. What a wonderful group of people. We wanted to express our gratitude to these great folks. Words can not express how wonderful these people are and how much we appreciated all their help this weekend. This weekend was the inaugural weekend at The Freefall Oz Skydiving Center, also located in PA. Lot's of bumps along the way as expected, but with a party planned and Tandems booked, our plane was pulled at the last minute. Erie Skydivers to the rescue! We called Shelly, who we had never spoke to before, and told her our plight. Before we knew it, DZO's Shelly and Bill were calling their crew and arranging plane, pilot and jumpers to come to Freefall Oz for our inaugural weekend. Soon phone calls and e-mails were being exchanged and Friday came and at around 4:00 PM Bill Miller was jumping into Freefall Oz and Dale was landing the Erie Skydivers Plane. What a beautiful sight. Soon after the cars started to arrive, our new friends from Erie arrived one by one. Brian, Tim, Jer, Dan and Karen all came to support our start-up. Then, Shelly arrived baring gifts, great vibes and a helping hand for Ash and I, the newbie DZOs. Our inaugural weekend was about to begin. And, what a fantastic weekend it was. When the cloud base was too low for Tandems, the Erie Skydivers were more than happy to quickly get packed and repacked for a total of 13 loads from Friday afternoon through Saturday! About 100 spectators from the local community came out to watch the excitement and fun was had by all! Talk about sharing the love! We couldn't have done it without the support of DZOs Shelly and Bill Miller and the Erie Skydivers. We will forever be greatful for what they have done for us. A BIG THANK YOU to all who participated in our opening weekend and Ash's 45th birthday celebration. And, special thanks goes out to Chris and Stephen Whitley who flew up from Skydive Tallahassee to give a helping hand as well. All we can say is Erie Skydivers ROCK! Stop in to say hello to these wonderful people and our new friends in Erie, PA if you get a chance. Blue Skies, Ash and Celeine Easdon-Smith Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
