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Well Diveheart just finished its 4th trip to the keys with persons with disabilities this last week. We have also completed two of 3 picnics at Haigh Quarry in Kankakee, IL. Below are just a few of the articles of recent activities. Illinois Center for Rehabilitation and Education Travels...

Don't sweat the bad vis. Remember if you can dive safely in bad vis, then you can dive safely anywhere. Also it makes you appreciate the great visibility when you go elsewhere for vacations. On another note if your used to diving in 15ft and below visibility you wont be disappointed when you...

Diveheart does not have a location in So Cal. but we have provided training for groups there that work with the disabled as has Handicap SCUBA Association. If you call the Diveheart office here in Chicago they would be perfectly willing to work with you and help try and refer you to an...

By Shelly White Scuba diving? Really? I have to see it to believe it!! May 31, 2009, the Cody Unser First Step Organization's, Scuba Adventure, touched down in Hershey, PA. Friends of mine at Lebanon Valley College, told me about this opportunity to learn more about scuba diving for those...

Free Time: Diveheart buoys spirits Water dissolves barriers for people with disabilities Submitted by Renee Tomell on May 4, 2009 - 1:52pm Whether by land or sea...

Well all its been a while since I have done an update here. Currently Diveheart is preparing various groups of persons with disabilities for certifications and trips to the keys. We currently have 5 certification trips scheduled. The first one is with our Diveheart Military Wounded program...

Gator, I will look into what groups Diveheart has helped to get going in the Orlando area. In the mean time here is a link to some adaptive diving programs off the Diveheart web-site. You can also check this link out for more news stories and other info such as how to donate. The DiveHeart...

Dear Friend of Diveheart, I remember the last time I cried. I was underwater. I was looking up at a young Marine who had been rendered a quadriplegic with a traumatic brain injury by a roadside bomb in Iraq. Diveheart & DMW (Diveheart Military Wounded) was offering an introduction to scuba...

Lucky, We could use you now even if it is just poolside for the moment but most likely we would get you in the pool working with an instructor or other experienced buddies where you could get a better feeling and appreciation of diving. We have our next discover scuba on December 14th at the...

This year's DEMA was incredible for Diveheart? Since 2001 Diveheart has been promoting disabled diving at shows around the country?this year, instead of dive professionals asking what Diveheart was?.they asked how soon could Diveheart come out to help start a disabled dive program at their shop...

You can actually go to International Training :: Home :: and sign up for the e-learning there. When you register, it will help you identify an SDI shop near you to get the certification completed.

If you are in Chicago, come to the annual Diveheart Luau and Fundraiser! Put on your grass skirt and coconut bra, or whatever else you want to wear. Enjoy the silent auctions for various, raffle tickets, DJ and dancing, food and companionship and a raffle which includes multiple prizes...

Recently we at Diveheart received this e-mail from a parent of a child with Autism after his first time doing a discover scuba in September. What better reward for all the hard work and efforts to see this amount of joy and appreciation expressed to us. Hi Bob and Diveheart volunteers...

GREAT Job to Diveheart volunteer instructor Bob Hemedinger for working with the Oaklawn school district. Also our sincere thank you to the school district. Through Bob's efforts and the administration's generosity we have the use of their pool once a month throughout this school year at no...

Sorry I haven't posted recently on upcoming events. Work over the last few months have been amazingly busy. Diveheart has made some great progress lately and we are going full speed right now. As always we could use more volunteers. Oct 12 - Discover SCUBA for Oaklawn, IL area residents...

The Diveheart foundation takes gear donations as well. We work with the disabled to teach them to dive as well as work to spread awareness of special needs divers to bring even more acceptance of their activities to the overall dive community. goto http://www.diveheart.org for more info

1. Last Saturday ( June 7 ) while Diveheart was helping to facilitate a new disabled dive program in the TAMPA / CRYSTA RIVER area by teaching new instructors and dive buddies the CHICAGO DIVEHEART TEAM hosted over twenty cognitivly impaired youth from the Oak lawn Park District to an...

Thanks for the update on that Rick. Gary

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