Ken Kurtis
Contributor
WOW!!! We leaped past $30,000!!!
And it’s all due to a single donation as, for the second year in a row, the members of the Antelope Valley Desert Divers (AVDD) have really stepped up and made another $5,000 donation. (The picture above is their board of directors presenting me with the mock check Monday evening. Photo courtesy of Larry Ladd.) AVDD raises money throughout the year with many club activities and are quite happy to show support for our Chamber with this generous donation. On top of that, they also have two tables at Chamber Eve, so this is a club that really embraces the concept of giving back to the diving community and supporting a crucial component (that would be our Chamber, in case you don’t see where I’m going with this).
So how about you? Whether it’s $5 or $5,000, everything helps. Our next benchmark will be $35K. Whaddya say? Donations can be made here: CHAMBER DAY 2019 DONATION PAGE . Who's next???
CHAMBER CHALLENGE 2019 - $30,515 total (Updated 4/10/2019 @ 8AM)
New donors are in bold type and marked with an asterisk.
Platinum ($5,000-9,999)
* AVDD (Antelope Valley Desert Divers)
Mike Emmerman, Pat Stockhausen, & TJ
Gold ($1,000-4,999)
Hollywood Divers
Craig & Leesa Walker Foundation
Eco Dive Center
SOCDC (South Orange County Dive Club)
Maja Vrvilo
In memory of Cyril Parry (Shirley Parry)
Beach Cities Scuba
Andrew Pilmanis
Pacific Wilderness
John Delaney
Silver ($500-999)
Jim Krasne
In memory of Gary K. Schaffer (Dave Carver)
Norman & Marilyn Deatherage
Scot & Karen Parker
Google match (Parker)
Reef Seekers Dive Co.
In memory of Tom Wetzel (Patti Wetzel)
Ethan Bush
In memory of Lee Somers, PhD (Karl Huggins)
Don Lake
William Chambers
Bronze ($100-499)
Mark Stabb
Melissa Lisenby
Henry Gittler & Lisette Lieberman
In honor of Kenny Cruse (Robert Straight)
Robert Shay
In memory of Kimber Hawkins Thurman (Jac Tregre)
Steve Lathrop
Jeanne Sleeper
Jarret Lee
In memory of David Witmer (Diane Witmer)
Steve & Erika Ladd (formerly Ocean Adventures)
Callie Mack
Laura & Robert Mosqueda
Larry Thompson
In memory of Lee Somers (Jadine Moy)
Roger Carlson
Karl Ross
Lynn Dodd
Roy Houston
In memory of Dan Rood (Jimmy Silveria)
Stuart Berryhill
Ron Coverston
David Osorio
Martha Somers
Laurie Kasper
Jay Wilson
Cindy Shaw
Other (less than $100)
David Ginsburg
Karen Bunning
Robert Sanders
Lionel Galway
Rachel Lance
Ric Aceves
Dan & Betty Orr
In honor of Dr. David Peckham (Brock Dewey)
Tina Branca
Debbie Rubin
