chuckakers 425 #1 May 29, 2004 Hey everyone, Well, we’re now less than a month away from the Skydive USA (SUSA) Reunion Boogie, so I thought this would be a great time for an update. Please read to the end, as there’s been a lot of developments. In case you’re not aware, the SUSA Reunion is being held at Skydive Spaceland June 24 – 27, as a chance to get gulf coast jumpers together for a weekend of great vibes, fun skydives, and a Skydive USA style party!! We threw some pretty mean gatherings at SUSA, and this time around we intend to take things to a whole new level!! After all, I don’t have to clean the place or answer to the mayor!! Now on to the update. Eric Harper has been confirmed as our RW organizer. Eric is a very talented and respected skydiver. More importantly, he’s great fun to be around and organizes awesome skydives!! On the crazy side of things, we are also planning some novelty jumps like hoop dives, pylon races, etc. These will also be organized jumps, so just bring a desire to have fun…oh yeah, bring your rig too. The helicopter and balloon are now confirmed. Call the DZ to schedule jumps. There are limited slots, so make your reservations NOW!! You want entertainment – we got it! We have secured a killer band for the party. My good friend Stacy Steele has assembled some of the best professional rockers in Houston to blow the house down. This is NOT a garage band – all these guys play major venues in Houston and beyond. There’s even a chance that Ty Tabor of “Kings-X” fame may join in. By the way, the band members are making tandem jumps that afternoon, so they’ll be on quite an adrenalin buzz all night! That should take care of the rock. The drop zone is going to set up a big screen (or maybe even a giant projection screen) T.V., and we’d love to see everyone’s SUSA videos. Bring ‘em all (even those embarrassing first jump vids, yikes!). We’ll make sure they get returned at the end of the weekend. Same goes for pictures and albums. I’m putting one together, but yours are needed too. Knowing that our parties can get a bit out of hand, the folks at Spaceland have offered the bunkhouse for everyone free of charge! First come, first serve, but there’s plenty of floor space as well, so nobody has an excuse for driving after partying. Besides, you can’t drive if you can’t make it to the car!!! And now here’s some important stuff. WE NEED PARTY SPONSORS!! As the old SUSA jumpers will remember, we used to charge a boogie fee to offset the costs of throwing the party. Between the band, the booze luge (with the associated booze, of course), jello-shots, kegs, etc., our little gatherings get quite expensive. The DZ doesn’t want to charge a boogie fee, so instead we’re looking for sponsors to help with the party costs. We did this at last year’s Ballunar Liftoff party with great success. The bottom line – 100% of all sponsorship dollars will go DIRECTLY and EXCLUSIVELY to the party, and the more dollars we raise, the bigger the party will be!! All sponsors names will be announced and listed on a sponsor board prominently displayed during the boogie, and if we get a big enough sponsor, we’ll give you the naming rights for the party!!! (c’mon all you business owners, here’s your chance to be our party hero). Delia and I are contributing the first 50 bucks. I am keeping the running tally of all donations, so e-mail me at chuck@chuckakers.com or call 832-630-1213 to make your contribution. One last item – Saturday is not only party day, it’s also BRING A TANDEM DAY! As with past SUSA events, we encourage jumpers to bring friends, family, and co-workers for a thriller day and a killer party. Everyone you bring will be under the SUSA Reunion group, so the group rates will apply. If there are folks you know that have expressed an interest in jumping, this is definitely the event to bring them to!! That’s it for now. We’ve been looking forward to this event since the last load at SUSA, AND WE HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!!!! Blue Skies, Chuck & Delia Akers Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
