Nine brave (or possibly foolhardy) Quanta team members will be doing tandem skydives out of a perfectly serviceable aeroplane on 14th August 2016 to raise money for the National Kidney Federation. We have decided to take the plunge since Maddy Warren, a home haemodialysis patient herself for 18 years and Quanta's Patient Advocate, shared her story of doing a tandem skydive two years ago, subsequently qualifying as a solo and formation skydiver and completing over 200 jumps.

Whilst we are not promising that we will take up solo jumping anytime soon, we are none-the-less hoping you will be kind enough to support our enthusiasm and an excellent charitable cause, as we face the prospect of falling through the sky from 13,000 feet at speeds of up to 120 mph before admiring the beautiful Oxfordshire views as we glide back to Earth under canopy. 

All donations are gratefully received - we promise to share photographs of our relieved faces after we have jumped! We are aiming to raise at least £3,500 for the National Kidney Federation, a charity run by kidney patients for kidney patients of all ages across the UK. The NKF campaigns for improvements to renal provision and treatment and offers vital national patient support services. It also acts as the umbrella council for all of the Regional Kidney Patient Associations. To learn more, please visit their website: www.kidney.org.uk. If you would like to learn more about Maddy's home haemodialysis journey and her addiction to skydiving please watch her TED talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxhbkn4H02U