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Summer...no, winter jump! 01/14/2012
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 "Jump because it's winter, but feels like summer." - Paul, Joren and Eric

Boone, North Carolina
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Civilization jump! 01/13/2012
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Jane Goodall, Primatologist (1934- present). More on Jane and her work at http://www.janegoodall.org/ --- Image obtained from http://physicistfeminist.wordpress.com/women-scientists/
_ "When kids look up to great scientists
the way they do to great musicians and actors, civilization will jump to
the next level." 
-Brian Greene
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Baja jump! 01/12/2012
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"Jump Because it's Baja, Baby!" - Megan, Sarah, Sara, Anna and Allie

Old Man's, San Jose del Cabo, Baja California Sur
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Just a run and a jump into a harmless fall... 01/11/2012
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__"Where'd the days go? When all we did was play
And the stress that we were under wasn't stress at all
Just a run and a jump into a harmless fall from
Walking by a high-rise to a landmark square
You see millions of people with millions of cares
And I struggle to the train to make my way home

I look at the people as they sit there alone."

These Streets, by Paolo Nutini

JB Note: The video and lyrics above are the sole property of Frou Frou. We hope you enjoy this  song!
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The kids know what they want: to jump! 01/10/2012
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_"I'm a photographer and I live in Chubut-Patagonia, a place with beautiful beaches (among other landscapes).  I had a very unusual photo shoot…with Young graduates…ufffff I didn’t knew what was going to happen but I made it alive!!!

I had a hard time coming up with ideas for group photos…I draw a couple of the scenes, search the web (I didn’t find too much) and in the end, the kids knew what they wanted, a big jump!!!!" - Roxana

Union Beach, Chubut, Argentina
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Be bold, Jump! 01/09/2012
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_"Long have you timidly waded
Holding a plank by the shore,
Now I will you to be a bold swimmer,
To jump off in the midst of the sea,
Rise again, nod to me, shout,
And laughingly dash with your hair."
— Walt Whitman, from Song of Myself
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One and only bridge jump! 01/08/2012
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"Jumping for the one and only day they allowed pedestrians on the bridge. I'm not really sure why we were all so excited about this, but it's the little things in life that make us want to jump :)" - Jenny

Gary Clover bridge (aka "The Blue Bridge")
Owensboro, Kentucky
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So let go, Jump in. 01/07/2012
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_"So let go, so let go
Jump in
Oh well whatcha waiting for
It's all right
'Cause there's beauty in the breakdown
So let go. let go
Just get in
Oh it's so amazing here
It's all right
'Cause there's beauty in the breakdown."

Let Go, by Frou Frou

JB Note: The video and lyrics above are the sole property of Frou Frou. We hope you enjoy their song!
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Free jump! 01/06/2012
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_"I Jump Because..I feel free while I'm up in the air...no one can catch you." - Jacky

Jump for joy and happiness, for fun and for love! Dance, Sisters, Me, Activities.

Rancho Cucamonga, California 
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The power of one, jump! 01/05/2012
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_"The power of one is above all things the power to believe in yourself, often well beyond any latent ability you may have previously demonstrated. The mind is the athlete, the body is simply the means it uses to run faster or longer, jump higher, shoot straighter, kick better, swim harder, hit further, or box better."
- Bryce Courtenay, The Power of One
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    Giving Thanks 2011: Challenge + Contest Winner

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    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.  

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    "I jump because life is for living.  I want to scream out that my life has not yet faded into the gray background of monotony and drudgery.  Responsibility and realism may tie me to a staid facade most of the day, most of the days, so lost are the ways of youth and frivolity.  Then escape comes, an afternoon away, time to walk without purpose, unrestrained.  Camera ever handy to document the absurdity, I protest my earthbound state with fleeting bursts of freedom.  The air rushes past.  Childhood gives a fleeting wink.  My body sings.  I jump."-Timothy, Benicia, California



    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.

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    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!
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    Jump Because was interviewed for VCU's Shafer Court Connections (Alumni Magazine) and the article was featured in the Fall 2009 edition. We're part of the VCU community and are thankful for the support of our university!
     
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