{"id":326,"date":"2009-08-04T17:13:01","date_gmt":"2009-08-05T01:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.getbig.com\/headlines\/2009\/08\/04\/rick-collins-to-leap-for-life-for-the-american-cancer-society\/"},"modified":"2009-08-05T17:19:14","modified_gmt":"2009-08-06T01:19:14","slug":"rick-collins-to-leap-for-life-for-the-american-cancer-society","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.getbig.com\/headlines\/2009\/08\/rick-collins-to-leap-for-life-for-the-american-cancer-society\/","title":{"rendered":"Rick Collins to ‘Leap for Life’ for the American Cancer Society"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rick Collins has been in the bodybuilding industry for a long time, defending and advising many bodybuilders, supplement companies and various people on many subjects, including one of his specialties, performance enhancing substances. But on August 23rd, Rick is going to jump out of a plane for the first time, in the hopes of raising $13,500 for the American Cancer Society. Here is some information on it, and you can donate for this jump directly to the American Cancer Society by going to Leap for Life (www.leapforlife.org<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Rick Collins — a Long Island-based attorney, popular author and the nation\u2019s foremost legal authority on performance-enhancing substances —\u00a0 has announced that he is \u201cleaping\u201d into new territory this summer.\u00a0\u00a0 In honor of two close friends and a relative stricken with cancer, Collins has created Leap for Life (www.leapforlife.org<\/a>) \u2013 and will be jumping from a plane for the very first time in his life in order to help raise funds for the American Cancer Society \u2026 while also making a statement about exercising personal liberties as he flies through the air in his first-ever skydiving venture.<\/p>\n

In preparation for this unprecedented Leap for Life, Collins is seeking sponsors to help raise money for this worthy cause \u2013 with people encouraged to donate for each foot he falls.\u00a0 Collins, a partner at Collins, McDonald & Gann, P.C. (www.cmgesq.com<\/a>) and a popular personality in the bodybuilding, health, fitness and nutrition communities, will be jumping from an altitude of 13,500 feet\u00a0 \u2013 and hopes to raise a total of $1 for each foot he falls, or $13,500, through his jump.<\/p>\n

Collins will perform his Leap for Life on August 23rd at noon.\u00a0 The American Cancer Society has set up a page to secure sponsors for Rick\u2019s exceptional fundraising effort\u00a0 \u2013 encouraging people to visit www.leapforlife.org<\/a> to donate by the foot.\u00a0 Every tax-deductible dollar raised will go directly to the American Cancer Society\u2019s mission to eliminate cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives, and diminishing suffering from cancer through research, education, advocacy and service.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Leap for Life will take place at Skydive Long Island (www.skydivelongisland.com<\/a>), which offers the highest altitude for jumping on Long Island and is the only dropzone on L.I. flying to 13,500 feet.\u00a0 Collins will be taking off and landing at Calverton Enterprise Airpark \u2013 a 2900 acre airport and one of the largest landing areas in the U.S.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI knew that I wanted to find a way to raise funds in the fight against cancer, and, as I recently celebrated a big birthday, I was also looking for an opportunity to push my limits and challenge myself,\u201d says Collins, whose upcoming book Alpha Male Challenge (www.alphamalechallenge.com<\/a>) focuses on helping men \u201cre-claim their edge\u201d through an innovative, 10-week transformation program.\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cIn addition, as an attorney committed to preserving the rights of informed adults to safe dietary supplements, this jump is a great way for me to get people thinking generally about individual American freedoms and what the law says people can and can\u2019t do.\u00a0 If an adult can lawfully get in an airplane and jump out in mid-air, why does the government seem so quick to ban nutritional supplements that have comparatively higher safety levels?\u00a0 From a consistency standpoint, it doesn\u2019t make much sense.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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