Chamber Day
Contributor
We’re almost at $45,000 . . .
We start the day with a pair of $500 donations. The first comes from longtime supporter and avid diver Don Lake. Don frequently dives Catalina and while he hopes he ever needs the services of the Chamber, he’s happy to make a donation to insure that our Chamber is there should he or anyone else need it. He’s joined by a donation in memory of Hollywood Divers co-owner Bill Strong. This comes from his business partner Hal Wells. Hal and Bill have always been fervent supports of our Chamber (they have a table at Ch-Eve as well) and Bill’s presence in the diving community is missed.
And I’m going to mention our sole $100 contribution to day from Ellen Berman. She lives in Wantagh, New York, and diving is the furthest thing from her mind. Yet she donates every year. And that’s because she’s my cousin. And Ellen is a great example that you don’t need to still be diving California - or even be a diver at all - but that if someone you care about dives in our area, you should make a donation. And even if no one you know dives around here, bear in mind that our Chamber shares info with other Chambers so you donation can be benefitting people all over the place, not just in SoCal.
So who will push us over $45,000 and higher? We’re a little under five weeks to go to May 7 and time is going to start running out. Who’s next??? Here’s the direct link to the donation page: https://usc.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_88ko1OUej3lAYbI
CHALLENGE 2025 - $44,125 total (Updated 4/4/2025 @ 9AM)
New donors are in bold type and marked with an asterisk.
Diamond ($10,000-14,999)
Mike Emmerman, Pat Stockhausen, and TJ Emmerman
Platinum ($5,000-9,999)
Cyd Yonker
GALLO (matching grant – Yonker)
In memory of Dr. Jeff Sipsey (anonymous)
Gold ($1,000-4,999)
Jeremy & Marlo Wolf Family Foundation
SOCDC (South Orange County Dive Club)
Honoring the Chamber’s support of the tech community (Francesco Cameli)
In memory of Roger Hess (Barbara Allen)
Stuart Berryhill
Pacific Wilderness
Eco Dive Center
In memory of Deanne King (Gary King)
Silver ($500-999)
* Don Lake
* In memory of Bill Strong (Hal Wells – Hollywood Divers)
Laurie Powers
In honor of Tina Kennedy – District 33 Woman of the Year (Jack Sarrett)
Peter Quinones
Ethan Bush
Catalina Sea Camp / Catalina Island Marine Institute
In memory of Tom Wetzel (Patricia Wetzel)
In honor of the Chamber Crew (Mike Peterson)
In memory of Dr. Lee Somers and Lou Prieskorn (Karl Huggins)
Doug Lada
Roger Carlson
Gina Boster
Bronze ($100-499)
* Ellen Berman
Erin Quigley
Martin Berman
Terra Petry
In memory of Lee Somers (Martha Cornell)
Unes Nabipour
In honor of K9 DM Tefa – a beloved dog (Ted Recupero)
In memory of Da Boy, Daniel Wright (Robin Wright)
Mark Robman
In memory of Elissa Maclean (Curt Maclean)
Sharon DePriester
Mike Couffer
Nicole Duquette
Chris Cox
Jinghan Zhu
Bert van den Vlekkert
In honor of Mars Brownsen (Anthony Bailey)
In memory of Paul Richard Snitko (Brock Dewey)
Bill Power
Gary Sterling
In memory of Leon Slavin (Henry Gittler & Lisette Lieberman)
Tabby Stone & Linda Takvorian
Mark Perlstein
Debbie Miller
Lynn Dodd
Chris Loos
Under $100
* Dan & Betty Orr
* Kali Cottingame
Larry Schack
We start the day with a pair of $500 donations. The first comes from longtime supporter and avid diver Don Lake. Don frequently dives Catalina and while he hopes he ever needs the services of the Chamber, he’s happy to make a donation to insure that our Chamber is there should he or anyone else need it. He’s joined by a donation in memory of Hollywood Divers co-owner Bill Strong. This comes from his business partner Hal Wells. Hal and Bill have always been fervent supports of our Chamber (they have a table at Ch-Eve as well) and Bill’s presence in the diving community is missed.
And I’m going to mention our sole $100 contribution to day from Ellen Berman. She lives in Wantagh, New York, and diving is the furthest thing from her mind. Yet she donates every year. And that’s because she’s my cousin. And Ellen is a great example that you don’t need to still be diving California - or even be a diver at all - but that if someone you care about dives in our area, you should make a donation. And even if no one you know dives around here, bear in mind that our Chamber shares info with other Chambers so you donation can be benefitting people all over the place, not just in SoCal.
So who will push us over $45,000 and higher? We’re a little under five weeks to go to May 7 and time is going to start running out. Who’s next??? Here’s the direct link to the donation page: https://usc.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_88ko1OUej3lAYbI
CHALLENGE 2025 - $44,125 total (Updated 4/4/2025 @ 9AM)
New donors are in bold type and marked with an asterisk.
Diamond ($10,000-14,999)
Mike Emmerman, Pat Stockhausen, and TJ Emmerman
Platinum ($5,000-9,999)
Cyd Yonker
GALLO (matching grant – Yonker)
In memory of Dr. Jeff Sipsey (anonymous)
Gold ($1,000-4,999)
Jeremy & Marlo Wolf Family Foundation
SOCDC (South Orange County Dive Club)
Honoring the Chamber’s support of the tech community (Francesco Cameli)
In memory of Roger Hess (Barbara Allen)
Stuart Berryhill
Pacific Wilderness
Eco Dive Center
In memory of Deanne King (Gary King)
Silver ($500-999)
* Don Lake
* In memory of Bill Strong (Hal Wells – Hollywood Divers)
Laurie Powers
In honor of Tina Kennedy – District 33 Woman of the Year (Jack Sarrett)
Peter Quinones
Ethan Bush
Catalina Sea Camp / Catalina Island Marine Institute
In memory of Tom Wetzel (Patricia Wetzel)
In honor of the Chamber Crew (Mike Peterson)
In memory of Dr. Lee Somers and Lou Prieskorn (Karl Huggins)
Doug Lada
Roger Carlson
Gina Boster
Bronze ($100-499)
* Ellen Berman
Erin Quigley
Martin Berman
Terra Petry
In memory of Lee Somers (Martha Cornell)
Unes Nabipour
In honor of K9 DM Tefa – a beloved dog (Ted Recupero)
In memory of Da Boy, Daniel Wright (Robin Wright)
Mark Robman
In memory of Elissa Maclean (Curt Maclean)
Sharon DePriester
Mike Couffer
Nicole Duquette
Chris Cox
Jinghan Zhu
Bert van den Vlekkert
In honor of Mars Brownsen (Anthony Bailey)
In memory of Paul Richard Snitko (Brock Dewey)
Bill Power
Gary Sterling
In memory of Leon Slavin (Henry Gittler & Lisette Lieberman)
Tabby Stone & Linda Takvorian
Mark Perlstein
Debbie Miller
Lynn Dodd
Chris Loos
Under $100
* Dan & Betty Orr
* Kali Cottingame
Larry Schack
