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 "This photo is of my friend Jamie. We figured that it was only fitting to take a jumpshot because of her successful finish in the Wasatch Back Ragnar 192 mile relay race. The race course roughly follows the Wasatch mountain range from Logan, Utah to Park City, Utah over a 24 hour period. Before anyone calls for my head on a platter I gave her two days to rest before we did the jumps. Congratulations to Jamie whose team came in 51st out of 802 entrants!" - Rick Salt Lake City, Utah Add Comment 
"This is my good friend Ashley. We had an afternoon to get outside and get some photos and when Ash showed up with this parasol and her sun dress I knew it was going to be a good day! We have been to this location on the east bench of the Salt Lake Valley before and the clouds seem to hang over the mountains much of the time. When the wind picked up and Ash nearly flew away I started screaming like a girl, hahaha. We jump because there is nothing else like it in photography!!" - Rick Salt Lake City, Utah 
This photo was sent in as a submission for our current Jump Because Challenge + Contest: Giving Thanks. In honor of Thanksgiving, Jump Because challenged you all to submit a jumping photo and a "jump because" story, keeping the spirit of Thanksgiving and this quote in mind: "We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures." -Thornton Wilder "I really appreciate this quote and particularly as a parent. Through the years I've endured countless parent-teacher conferences, bloody noses, hurt feelings, first loves, BB guns, flat bicycle tires, bugs in pockets, time outs, new drivers license, too many goodbyes, stomach aches, annual fashion trends, good grades/bad grades, long hair/short hair, missing tools, empty gas tanks, tattle tails, white lies, broken favorite toys, visits to the vice-principles office, loose teeth, bedtime stories, camping, Easter dresses, sunny days/cloudy days ... and laughs. Lots of laughs. My family makes me alive and my only regret is for the few times I haven't counted my blessings and my heart may have been temporarily "unconscious" of my treasures. Last Christmas we were all together for the first time in 5 years. That was a moment worth jumping." - Rick Salt Lake City, Utah If you would like to take part in this challenge, send your photos and stories to jumpbecause@gmail.com with a mention of the challenge/contest in the subject or e-mail. We will accept photo submissions to this contest through Monday, November 28, which is the Monday following the U.S. Thanksgiving. The winner will be announced the following weekend. 
"This is my daughter Kylie and her friend Ashlee and they are jumping for the cure. Breast cancer awareness month is October and what a celebration it will be when a cure for breast cancer is found!" - Rick Manti, Utah This photo was sent as a submission for our current Jump Because Challenge + Contest. As the contest continues, we will be posting some of our favorites. Jumpers were asked to submit a photo that best represents this quote from jumping inspiration, Philippe Halsman. "When you ask a person to jump, his attention is mostly directed toward the act of jumping and the mask falls so that the real person appears."  This photo was sent as a submission for our current Jump Because Challenge + Contest. As the contest continues, we will be posting some of our favorites. Jumpers were asked to submit a photo that best represents this quote from jumping inspiration, Philippe Halsman. "When you ask a person to jump, his attention is mostly directed toward the act of jumping and the mask falls so that the real person appears."  "I met some friends for lunch last January who were visiting Park City, Utah during Sundance Film Festival. We finished eating and walked across the street to the park to grab some jump shots when these three Utah Highway Patrol Troopers came over. They watched with muted interest and amusement, so I asked them to jump. What a reaction, haha. They are wearing their dress uniforms since the Utah State Legislature was in session and they had been at the State Capitol Building. So much of what the police do is difficult and not too humorous so when they started jumping it brought out a side of them rarely seen. They dropped their "cop" persona and gave us a glimpse of the real person underneath that uniform. They drove away laughing like 12 year old's and I was happy they were so willing to jump for me." -Rick Salt Lake City, Utah  "This was taken out at Sundance 2011 inside the New Frontier building. Lots of color! Later that evening we had a huge party there with hundreds of people." -Mike www.mikehedge.com Salt Lake City, Utah  Jump because... "this is the groom and his groomsmen at his wedding - you can tell they are all pretty excited about the event. The center guy in the suit jacket is the groom. Usually the day is all about the bride - but we wanted to have something fun and special for all the men of the party to remember :). You can tell they are all good buddies and I think this shot will mean a lot to the groom in his last moments of being single and the camaraderie of the men who surround him." -Kristin Salt Lake City, UT on the grounds of the Temple belonging to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints  I jump because... "no animals were hurt during this session." -Yann Gooseberry Mesa, near St George, Utah  "This is my friend Ashley and she is my favorite jump subject. She is jumping because of the holidays are a time of celebration and because Christmas lights are just for decorating homes and trees!" - Rick Salt Lake City, Utah | Welcome to Jump Because!
 Your jumps and stories:We want to share your jumping photos and "jump because" stories! Send them to: jumpbecause@gmail.com.   Giving Thanks 2011: Challenge + Contest Winner
 In November of 2011, we asked jumpers to submit a photo that kept the spirit of Thanksgiving and this quote in mind:
"We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures." -Thornton Wilder This photo above, sent in by Rick from Utah, was chosen as the winner of this JB Challenge + Contest! His submission features his family, who was celebrating their first Christmas together in 5 years. As Rick put it, "That was a moment worth jumping." The complete story behind the jump and the original post can be viewed here. Current Favorite Jump:
A wonderful JumpBecause story: Jump Because... For a Cause!
In June 2010, JumpBecause hosted a Potluck-for-a-Cause fundraiser to raise money for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. People brought amazing food, made fun crafts, participated in a raffle, and listened to great local music... and of course JUMPED! Check out the highlights of our fundraiser on the "Causes" page.  Jump Because in MSU Alumni Magazine
Jump Because was interviewed for the Michigan State University Alumni Magazine (Winter 2010 issue, p. 15).
One of Jump Because's founders attended MSU as an undergraduate and we're all proud to see JB featured among other Spartan news!  Jump Because in
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