Left to right: Alice Renouf, Hazel Georgantis, Didi Chapman and Nico Chapman. It was her first time skydiving, and it came about after her friend Didi Chapman made good on an earlier promise. After Georgantis turned 85, Chapman suggested the pair tried out the extreme sport for her next landmark birthday. So when Chapman handed her an envelope at her birthday party, Georgantis said she knew what was inside. Chapman said Georgantis is a role model, both for her son Nico and herself, in showing what’s possible in older age.

Source: New Zealand Herald May 03, 2023 22:32 UTC