Jump for a Cure Returns for Its Fifth Rendition in 2025
We are thrilled to announce that Jump for a Cure is back for its fifth and most exciting year yet. After a brief hiatus in 2024, we are returning in full force on Saturday, September 20, 2025, to once again leap from a perfectly good airplane in support of Kids Cancer Care.
We are proud to have already raised over $100,000 for Kids Cancer Care through our past events, and this year,
our 2025 fundraising goal is $30,000.
As in previous years, Skydive Extreme Calgary will be hosting our event at the Beiseker Airport.
We are pleased to share that our popular online 50/50 draw is back (Purchase HERE) as well as additional family-friendly activities, face painting, delicious food, and live entertainment. Dogs are welcome but must remain on a leash.
We invite you to join dozens of courageous jumpers joining us for the “ultimate party in the sky” and enjoy an unforgettable experience that supports children and families affected by childhood cancer.
Register today and prepare to do a tandem jump and help raise funds for Kids Cancer Care. Whether you are returning for another leap or considering your first jump, now is the time to sign up. Rally your friends, family, and colleagues to support your fundraising efforts and help us reach our goal.
By registering for Jump for a Cure, you are agreeing to raise funds for Kids Cancer Care, so you get to jump at a reduced rate of only $329 + GST! Set up your fundraising account and help us support children and families affected by childhood cancer.
* Please note your registration fee is not a donation. Jumpers are expected to raise a minimum of $200 each. After registering you will receive tips on how to raise $200 in a week, but don’t stop there. Join in on the friendly competition and raise as much as you can.
To book your jump and be part of this amazing event
(Cost = $329 + GST) Click Here!
Hearing the words “your child has cancer” is a moment that no parent is ever prepared for. It changes everything.
Children facing cancer endure pain, uncertainty, and fear each and every day with a courage far beyond their years.
That’s why, for one day, we’re asking you to face your own fear and take the leap in their honour.
If skydiving is something you have always dreamed of but never dared to try, now is the perfect time. Skydive Extreme Calgary has generously reduced the price of a tandem jump for this special fundraising event in support of Kids Cancer Care.
We invite our friends, neighbours, and professional networks to take part in this tremendous event whether by jumping, fundraising, or simply spreading the word. If skydiving isn’t for you, your support still matters. Share the event, invite others to participate, and consider making a donation. Every dollar raised helps Kids Cancer Care provide programs, camps, and resources that allow children with cancer to laugh, connect, and just be kids.
Whether you take the leap yourself or stand beside us in spirit, your involvement helps bring hope and joy to those who need it most. Every post, every share, every donation makes a difference.
Together, we can build a better world for children with cancer. And every cent raised goes directly to supporting that mission through Kids Cancer Care.
Register today and get ready to take the leap in support of one of Alberta’s most important charitable foundations.
- Brian van Vliet & Tyler J. van Vliet
WHY KIDS CANCER CARE?
Nothing is more important to the future progress and development of society than our children. Cancer can strike any one of us at any time. We often do not think about the fact that a child can be affected by a debilitating disease. Imagine hearing the words, “Your child has cancer.” In Alberta alone, hundreds of children afflicted with cancer are fighting for their lives. They undergo chemotherapy, radiation, surgeries, and numerous other treatments that may potentially cause permanent damage to their immune systems and their developing brains and bodies. The fragility of their health leaves them susceptible to horrific consequences from a common cold or flu.
Cancer is the number one cause of death in children from six months young to adulthood. This year alone, 190 families in Alberta will learn their child has cancer.
Today, because of advances in research, the survival rate for childhood cancer is over 80 per cent, but over 75% of survivors live with lifelong side effects and we still see too many families who lose a child. Did you know that during difficult economic times such as these, our program numbers increase exponentially? We need your help now more than ever!
Kids Cancer Care is unique in the fact that they offer support to not only the children who have cancer, but their entire families. The stress and fear associated with this disease can cause family members to feel overwhelmed and, in some cases, unable to cope.
Kids Cancer Care offers programs designed to help families navigate their way through all of the stages of the cancer journey. This foundation uniquely supports funding and programs in the following key areas:
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Research and hospital programs
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Camp and recreational outreach programs
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Therapeutic exercise programs
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Educational support and scholarship programs
These kids will not have normal childhoods. Their lives and the lives of their families will never be normal again. They will need help to rebuild their lives and Kids Cancer Care programs are designed to help them rebuild, while restoring hope for tomorrow. Children with cancer need a fighting chance to enjoy the freedom and innocence that goes along with childhood. There needs to be more to their existence than doctor appointments and treatments. Kids Cancer Care gives these children the opportunity to bring a sense of normalcy to their already challenging lives. Together we can help make this a reality.
We need your help. By contributing to Kids Cancer Care, you are gifting parents and families the opportunity to watch their children who are affected by cancer smile, laugh and play. Please consider joining in on the jump or supporting the 2021 Jump For A Cure Skydive event with a donation.