CHAMBER DAY 25 & CHAMBER EVE 2013 - EVENT UPDATE "A" (posted 3/25/13)

Here's the first of our overall Chamber Day/Eve event updates (not to be confused with our Challenge-only updated which are done separately and more frequently) to let you know how we're doing on all aspects of the upcoming event.

And in case you've been out of the loop: Chamber Day 2013 is Wednesday, May 1.

Now we need to get some momentum going. This is an event that lives and dies by word-of-mouth. So hopefully YOU are talking it up to your friends, customers, club members, etc. Remember that the monies we net from this event all go to help keep our Catalina Hyperbaric Chamber on sound financial footing. Last year that total was just over $136,000, a new record. How we do this year is literally up to you.

We've got boats and the Flying Dutchman for the 25th anniversary of the Day event. The Chamber Challenge is off and running. We've made a good start on Chamber Evening. But we've still got a long ways to go and only a little over five weeks to get there.

Our Chamber is a vital safety net for the SoCal diving community. Your support keeps it strong. So get involved with one or more aspects of Chamber Day 2012. The direct link to our sign-up page is: https://www.alumniconnections.com/olc/pub/SCA/events/event_order.cgi?tmpl=events&event=2360392

Here’s where we are as of 1PM on 3/25/13:

CHAMBER DAY BOATS (sponsor) - 220 total spots - 53 sold (24%) , 167 still available
Boats can be booked either through the sponsor, the website, or by calling us at the general phone number:

Cee Ray (Reef Seekers & Douglas Dive Club) -6 sold, 25 available
Giant Stride (LAUPS) - SOLD OUTHattitude (Open) - 0, sold 6 available
Magician (Sport Chalet) - 11 sold, 17 availablePacific Star (Open) - 12 sold, 18 available
Riviera (Beach Cities Scuba) - 0 sold, 14 available
Sand Dollar (Hollywoodivers) - 0 sold, 26 available
Sea Bass (CA Wreck Divers) - 5 sold, 7 available
Second Stage (Scuba Schools of America) - 0 sold, 6 available
Sundiver (Ocean Adventures) - 1 sold, 25 available
Sundiver Express (Sharky's Eco Dive) - 11 sold, 14 available
Sundiver II (Open) - 0 sold, 4 available
Westbound (Malibu Divers) - 0 sold, 6 available

FLYING DUTCHMAN (don’t forget to include your “pirate” name)
Flying Dutchman (Open) - 9 signed up so far

CHAMBER EVENING TABLES (table sponsor & total seats)
500 seats total - 216 sold (44%) , 284 still available
Note that a few tables that are listed as SOLD OUT may actually still have unpaid/available seats through the table sponsor. Please check with them directly. (Table sponsors names are listed in the order they appear in our book because it’s a nightmare to track them in this document any other way.)
Reef Seekers (20) - 2 sold, 18 available
Sole Searchers (10) - 9 sold, 1 available
Tom Wetzel LA County (5 - shared) - 0 sold, 5 available
Catalina Conservancy Divers (5 - shared) - 0 sold, 5 available
Beach Cities Scuba (50) - 22 sold, 28 available
CA Wreck Divers (10) - 3 sold, 7 available
Barnacle Busters (10) - 0 sold, 10 available
Private Scuba (10) - 0 sold, 10 available
Sharky's Eco Diving (30) - 28 sold, 2 available
Women Divers Hall of Fame (10) - SOLD OUT
Deep Blue (20) - 10 sold, 10 available
Aqua Adventures - 0 sold, 10 available
SCDCIE (10) - 7 sold, 3 available
AOP Dive program (10) - 4 sold, 6 available
Sharkbait Dive Club (10) - 4 sold, 6 available
LABUE (10) - 0 sold, 10 available
Scuba Schools of America (10) - 0 sold, 10 available
Roddenberry Dive team (10) - 0 sold, 10 available
PCH Scuba (40) - 32 sold, 8 available
Deep Sea Supply (10) - SOLD OUT
Hollywoodivers (10) - 0 sold, 10 available
Ocean Adventures (20) - 0 sold, 20 available
DDD/Digital Darkside Divers (10) - 0 sold, 10 available
Ocean Institute (20) - SOLD OUT
Dive Vets (20) - 10 sold, 10 available
Laguna Sea Dwellers (10) - 0 sold, 10 available
Pacific Explorers Dive Club (10) - 3 sold 7 available
Antelope Valley Desert Divers (10) - SOLD OUT
Slippery When Wet Divers (10) - 0 sold, 10 available
Sport Chalet (10) - 0 sold, 10 available
Pacific Wilderness (10) - 0 sold, 10 available
Sundiver International (10) -0 sold, 10 available
Boat Captains & Chamber guests (30) - SOLD OUT

CHAMBER CHALLENGE DONATIONS
TOTAL
- $2,850 as of 3/25. Who’s next???

Your Chamber needs you. Join in on the fun!!!!

Thanks for the update. Hoping this "25" goes as well as or better than any other year.
I do have a question.
I signed up on one of the Chamber day boats using the on-line link. I did receive a confirmation of payment.
The question I have is how does the boat know I am confirmed? Do I need to contact the boat as well?
Should I bring the confirmation receipt with me the morning of the event?

Thanks,


Bluesteal

blue steal:

I signed up on one of the Chamber day boats using the on-line link. I did receive a confirmation of payment. The question I have is how does the boat know I am confirmed? Do I need to contact the boat as well?Should I bring the confirmation receipt with me the morning of the event?

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All good questions. Here are equally good answers:

1. The boat does not know ahead of time but the event co-ordinators do. Our DMs will have a list of all paid divers for each boat.
2. If you sign up on-line, you will receive the instant confirmation of payment that you mentioned. You will ALSO get from us (the event) a boat ticket and info sheet that will further confirm everything. But be aware that there's a time lag between when you sign up and when we get around to processing/mailing things out (since we do the latter all by hand). Generally we'll start sending out boat tickets at the beginning of April and each week thereafter as people sign up.
3. Yes, bring the boat ticket and on-line confirmation with you. It certainly can't hurt if we screw up one of the rosters. We do our best to get everything 100% accurate but given the number of boats, the numbers of divers, AND all the stuff for the evening as well, sometimes things fall through the cracks.
4. If you have any questions, you can call us at 310/652-4990 or e-mail us directly at chamberday@aol.com .

Thanks for your support!!!!

- Ken

Thanks for the quick reply Ken.
I'll put the word out to my friends as well.