After reaching 100 years old last December, former paratrooper Ed Marshall decided it was time to take another leap to celebrate the milestone while raising funds for a children's hospital.

Marshall, who was trained during World War II, told CTV News Toronto before skydiving in Cayuga, Ontario: "I've never jumped with a parachute, so I'm looking forward to just floating and enjoying it."

Dozens of family members, friends, and supporters gathered at the Skydive Ontario facility to watch the first jump of the centenary in nearly eight decades.

Marshall jumped alongside Canadian Armed Forces veteran parachutist Adam Wainick. Together, they fell from about 11,000 feet, more than twice the height of Marshall's jumps during his training as a member of the First Canadian Parachute Battalion at the end of World War II.

As they landed, supporters erupted in cheers.

After catching their breath, Marshall asked Wainick, "Were you okay?" Wainick replied, "You were great, a real parachutist," as the two embraced.

Wainick said, "It was cold and calm, so it was awesome. Two parachutists in the sky. I'd do anything to jump again with my brother."

Marshall brought a picture of his late wife, Molly, and kept it under his shirt, close to his heart, for the jump.

He said, "She was always an angel, so I wanted to be closer to her there."

Marshall joked that he hesitated to jump after a few seconds of freefall, but it was an experience he would never forget and unlike any other jump he completed during his training.

He added, "It’s just a rush of air, the military jumps and there's not a lot of time to float, and the ground comes up quickly. You can’t compare with that."

The achievement, dubbed "The 100 Year Jump," took a few years to prepare. Marshall's goal was to raise $100,000 for the patients, and before going into the air, he had raised over $90,000.

He said, "Kids are our future, and so we have to take care of them."

Newsa Nagatpoor, the assistant director at SickKids Hospital, said, "An incredible amount of money, it will go towards supporting our unrestricted fund, which helps support the hospital's priority needs, and that was the fund we had to tap into when the pandemic hit," "I’m in awe of his courage and his emotion in wanting to give back to help children is just so inspiring."

Marshall's grandson Billy Follin helped organize the initiative.

Follin said, "It's great to see everything going well. He didn’t just want to have the thrill of a skydive; he wanted to do something great for the community."

Marshall, who did not see combat, completed six jumps during his military training. This jump will be the last, but the cause is more meaningful to him."

"This is what I wanted to do, and I did it. Now I'm waiting for those donations to come in."