Chamber Day 2006 - Open for Business!!!

[Chamber Day]

Who wants 'em???????????????????????

 

[Chamber Day]

Many thanks and heres looking to a great evening!!!

- The Chamber Day/Eve 2006 Committee

 

[Chamber Day]

CHAMBER DAY/EVE EVENT UPDATE #3 (4/22/06 - last posted 4/10)

The pace now quickens as we march (kick???) towards May 3 and the annual fund-raiser for our Catalina Hyperbaric Chamber. We can only achieve our goals with your help by getting you to participate in the event. Full information on everything can be found at www.chamberday.org or call 310/652-4990.

Here’s where things stand as of Saturday, April 22:

BOATS (sponsor):

Only 40 boat spots left as of right now!!!

Aquatica (Douglas Dive Club & Dive ‘N Surf) - 3 available
Bottom Scratcher (Open) - 8 available
Cee Ray (Reef Seekers) - SOLD OUT
Flying Dutchman (Open) - 59 so far and unlimited spaces left (plus you get a t-shirt & a posters!!!!)
Great Escape (Open) - SOLD OUT
Island Time (Sport Chalet) - 15 available
Magician (Sport Chalet) - SOLD OUT
Mr. C (Ca Wreck Divers & Rod Francis) - 8 available
Pacific Star (Scuba Schools of America) - 6 available
Psalty V (Scuba Schools of America) - SOLD OUT
Sea Bass (Grant Graves) - SOLD OUT
Second Stage (Scuba Schools of America) - SOLD OUT
Sundiver (Ocean Adventures) - SOLD OUT

CHAMBER EVENING - 460 seats (SOLD OUT!!!!!!)

(Table sponsor & total seats):
Open table (20) - SOLD OUT
Catalina Conservancy Divers (10) - SOLD OUT
Aqua Adventures (10) - SOLD OUT
Haven’s Reef (10) - SOLD OUT
Reef Seekers (20) - SOLD OUT
Sole Searchers (10) - SOLD OUT
Scuba Schools of America (40) - SOLD OUT
Hollywoodivers (10) - SOLD OUT
OBDC Women’s Dive Club (10) - SOLD OUT
Tom Wetzel/LACUIA (10) - SOLD OUT
Burbank Dive Club (20) - SOLD OUT
ScubaDiverNet.com (10) - SOLD OUT
Ocean Institute (20) - SOLD OUT
Blue Water Dive Club (14) - SOLD OUT
Laguna Sea Sports (30) - SOLD OUT
Grant Graves (10) - SOLD OUT
Eco Dive Center (50) - SOLD OUT
Xpress Graphics (10) - SOLD OUT
South Coast Divers (10) - SOLD OUT
DDD Club (20) - SOLD OUT
Scubaboard.com (10) - SOLD OUT
Ocean Adventures (10) - SOLD OUT
Barnacle Busters (20) - SOLD OUT
Sport Chalet (30) - SOLD OUT
Deep Sea Supply (10) - SOLD OUT
Antelope Valley Divers (10) - SOLD OUT
Boat Captains & crew (30) - NOT FOR SALE
Chamber Guests (10) - NOT FOR SALE

Many thanks. This is the first year we've sold out this far ahead of time.

CHAMBER CHALLENGE
We’ll update this one separately but as of 4/22 we’re at $9450. We’ve got a long ways to go to beat the $23K we did last year but - with your help - we can do it.

MURALS & INDIVIDUAL TILES
We’ve already sold 20 full murals ($500 each) and 34 individual tiles. These are great keepsakes and truly collectibles. They also make nice gifts.

So that’s where we are. We'll keep you posted as we get closer and, as always, we thank you for your support.


Ken Kurtis
Chairman, Chamber Day/Eve 2006

 

[Hollywoodivers]

Hollywoodivers has a couple of seats left at our table...we are donating a dvie rite bc to the raffle...anyone want to donate to a good cause ..Plates are 85 bucks, the proceeds go to the chamber on catalina...323 969 9800
May 3rd 7pm Long Beach Aquarium

 

[Chamber Day]

We're almost at $11,000 due to the generosity of a bunch of good folks, including Jim Krasne, the Whalers Dive Club, the Aggressor Fleet, the Sea Divers, and Indianvalleyscuba.com (who are located in Pennsylvania). And we're still waiting for you!!!

We've got a little over a week left until Chamber Day and Eve and we still have a shot at surpassing last year's Challenge total. But we can't do it without you. The funds we raise through this event provide a much-needed foundation that insures the financial stability of our Chamber. You can make your voice (and your credit card) heard through a donation either to our website (www.chamberday.org) or by calling our co-ordinating store at 310/652-4990.

Who's up to the Challenge? Who‘s going to push us over $11,000?? WHO'S NEXT?????

CHAMBER CHALLENGE 2006 - $10,850 total
(Updated 4/24/06 @ 1:20PM - last updated 4/21)

Gold ($1,000 and up)
Dive Vets
Sport Chalet
Michael Emmerman & Pat Stockhausen
Ocean Institute
Kendal Raine

Silver ($500-999)
Jim Krasne
Whalers Dive Club
Karl Huggins

Bronze ($100-499)
Aggressor Fleet
Sea Divers
Indianvalleyscuba.com
Mark Lacaillade
Diving Charters, Inc. - Sand Dollar
Craig Oberlin
Frank O'Donnell
Burbank Dive Club
Chris Rybak
Conoco-Phillips (matching grant)
Michael & Alice Reedy
Elaine Jobin
Robert & Laura Mosqueda
JP Pylkkanen & Mary-Lou Quinn
SoBay Jim
Tina & Alberto Mantovani
Jeff Lichtenstein
Jerry Nickelsburg
Scott Cox
Diver.net
Gary Romanik
Jeff Mandel
Susy Horowitz
Tessa Alburn
Michael Gallagher
Debbie & Derek Karimoto
Michael Swinney
Frank O'Donnell
Ocean Adventures

Other (less than $100)
Karen Cleveland
Sachiko Ewald-Streit
Walt Schob


Ken Kurtis
Chairman, Chamber Day/Eve 2006
www.chamberday.org

 

[Codyjp]

Sorry guys, my dive buddy and i got lucky enought to take the last 2 seats on the Sundiver. never been on it before but i hear good things... how are the tours going to work? somebody told me there would be a tour of some sort?

 

[ChrisM]

Sorry guys, my dive buddy and i got lucky enought to take the last 2 seats on the Sundiver. never been on it before but i hear good things... how are the tours going to work? somebody told me there would be a tour of some sort?

AHA! So it was YOU that kept me off the boat!!! , 'sall right. I am actually no longer on the Cee Ray, I am now on the soon to be Sundiver II

You get two Catalina dives and then a Chamber Tour. You'll get off the boat at Two Harbors, get a little talk by LA County Lifeguards, a talk by the Coasties, and then a talk by the Chamber Crew and a ride to 1 fsw inside the Chamber.

 

[MHK]

I just had a student reschedule for the DIR-F class starting this Sunday 4/30. ALL of the proceeds from this class will be donated to the Catalina Hyperbaric Chamber to help jump start the next Chamber Challenge. Brandon Schwartz has also agreed to donate his time and will be co-teaching this class with me.

Please PM me for additional details, but if you've been considering taking a DIR-F class now is the perfect opportunity to take the class and help the Chamber all at the same time.

Thanks

 

[Chamber Day]

We've still got spots available on the:

Aquatica
Bottom Scratcher
Cee Ray
Island Time
Mr. C (going to the Valiant for 2 dives)
Pacific Star

. . . and of course, the Flying Dutchman (unlimited).

Call 310/652-4990 and get signed up to join in on all the fun AND help out our Catalina Hyperbaric Chamber.

Ken Kurtis
Chairman, Chamber Day/Eve 2006
www.chamberday.org

 

[Chamber Day]

You can now make your bids on our first Chamber Day Blind Bid acution. Our on-line item is a Spare Air 3.0. Give it your best shot.

There will also be a blind-bid item available at the Chamber on May 3, and three items available for blind bid at Chamber Evening.

Here's the direct link to make your bid: http://wrigley.usc.edu/hyperbaric/cd2006/cd2006j1.htm


Ken Kurtis
Chairman, Chamber Day/Eve 2006
www.chamberday.org