Published in Midwest Flyer – August/September 2017 issue
ROCHELLE, ILL. – Registration is now open for the 2017 International Skydiving Hall of Fame Celebration, September 21 – 23, at Chicagoland Skydiving Center (CSC) in Rochelle, Illinois. The annual weekend fundraiser of jumping, celebration, catching up with old friends and making new ones, and chatting with skydiving’s legends, has become the go-to event for the skydiving community. Online registration is now available at Online Registration.
After a weekend of skydiving activities, the International Skydiving Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will take center stage continuing the tradition of honoring skydiving legends, leaders and pioneers. This year’s inductees include Richard “Buzz” Bennett of Gibsons, BC, Canada; Roy C. Johnson (posthumous), formerly of Cape Coral, Florida; General John “Jack” Singlaub of Franklin, Tennessee; Graeme K. Windsor of Canberra, Australia; and Pat Works (posthumous), formerly of Fullerton, California.
More than 300 skydiving enthusiasts from around the world will be in attendance at the fundraiser, which is expected to raise more than $100,000 for the museum.
For more information about the International Skydiving Museum & Hall of Fame, visit www.skydivingmuseum.org or contact museum administrator, Nancy Kemble, at 540-604-9745 or nkemble@skydivingmuseum.org.
