Lavender is often used to acknowledge any of the cancers that do not have a specific awareness color, or it may be used to represent a variety of different cancers that families might have experienced, he said.
Additional members of Team Fastrax will fill the sky with lavender smoke with simultaneous jumps.
The event is free and open to the public, especially those who have been, or are impacted by cancer.
The largest flag previously flown while skydiving measured 15,458-sq- ft. and was achieved by Team Fastrax/Larry Compton on behalf of the Internal Security Force Lekhwiya of Qatar, on Dec. 10, 2015.
This world record performance is to create a heightened awareness for all cancer research and is being done to honor the memory of Jennifer Rose Schaffer, who died in April from pancreatic cancer. She is the sister and aunt of Team Fastrax members John Hart II, David Hart, John Hart III and Alex Hart.
According to the most recent findings from the American Cancer Society there are more than 536,000 survivors in Ohio among the 15.5 million cancer survivors across the United States.
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