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Down but not out
Down but not out
Down Under Surf & Scuba is no more
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DukeAMO
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The Down Under Divers Club has actually grown to 200 members in the last couple of weeks, and there were about 80 people at the last meeting. They've elected a new president, VP, and secretary/treasurer. The club has a really good chance of surviving this now.
It has also been inspiring to see how many shop instructors have VOLUNTEERED their time to get students' training completed because students lost their tuition money when the shop closed. I bet many of them have even lost money when you account for paying PADI's certification fees, getting air fills, paying for insurance, and so on. These instructors are doing the right thing, whether it's out of the kindness of their hearts, to honor Scott's memory, or to keep mentoring new divers. Bravo!
It has also been inspiring to see how many shop instructors have VOLUNTEERED their time to get students' training completed because students lost their tuition money when the shop closed. I bet many of them have even lost money when you account for paying PADI's certification fees, getting air fills, paying for insurance, and so on. These instructors are doing the right thing, whether it's out of the kindness of their hearts, to honor Scott's memory, or to keep mentoring new divers. Bravo!
It's all of the above and more. It shows the level of care and devotion to the students the DU staff has. We teach for the love of the sport and the joy of sharing the underwater world with others. I know for fact many of the staff lost money...I did but that is not going to stop us from doing the right thing by our students. This is a bump in the road but we will get past it.
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