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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums100-year-old New York woman sky dives for birthday celebration
http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/100-year-old-woman-skydives-birthday-article-1.2004847GANSEVOORT, N.Y. Eleanor Cunningham of Howes Cave, New York, has bested former President George H.W. Bush.
He celebrated his 90th birthday by skydiving; she made the big leap to mark her centennial.
Cunningham kissed her 7-month-old great-great-granddaughter before suiting up for her 100th birthday jump Saturday at Saratoga Skydiving in Gansevoort (GANZ'-voort). It was her third jump, after taking up the sport at age 90.
Cunningham lives with her granddaughter in their Schoharie (skoh-HAYR'-ee) County home in central New York. Her doctor signed off on the skydiving expedition, saying her health makes her more than capable of doing what she loves.
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100-year-old New York woman sky dives for birthday celebration (Original Post)
steve2470
Nov 2014
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This is awesome, good for her, inspires me to be like her at 100 if I make it nt
steve2470
Nov 2014
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steve2470
(37,457 posts)1. This is awesome, good for her, inspires me to be like her at 100 if I make it nt
Wella
(1,827 posts)2. More power to her!
Gives me hope.
Cha
(297,366 posts)3. Wow! Not something I'd wanna do.. bless her adventurous heart!
to Ellen Cunningham of Howes Cave, New York!
Mahalo steve!
Mahalo steve!
Odin2005
(53,521 posts)4. WOW!
RebelOne
(30,947 posts)5. Good for her.
I made my first skydiving jump when I was 37, and then 5 jumps after that, but decided to quit while I still had unbroken bones after a couple of mishaps.
Rhiannon12866
(205,594 posts)6. K&R! She's in my neck-of-the-woods!
Wishing a very Happy Birthday to her!
steve2470
(37,457 posts)7. bump for fun nt