Chamber Day
Contributor
We have a correction to this morning’s update.
On 3/26, Francesco Cameli made a $1,000 Challenge donation in recognition of the Chamber’s overall general support of the tech diving community. Although we entered his donation in our overall totals (so the total we published this morning is still correct) and mentioned it in the text for the 3/26 update, we forgot to include Francesco in our list of donors that appears below. So we’re rectifying that now. Our apologies for the omission.
In our e-mails back-and-forth today, Francesco told me that he’s trying to help set an example for the rest of the tech-diving community. And he makes a good point.
Anything we, as divers, do that increases our nitrogen load – diving deeper or diving longer are the two most obvious – we cut down on the margin of error (remember that all of our calculations, whether by computer or table, are mathematical formulas that may or may not pertain to your specific body physiology) which then increases the possible of something going wrong that will require Chamber treatment.
So it would seem that if you are a tech diver, you will be even more motivated than usual to ensure that our Chamber stays financially sound and ready to respond 24/7/365. And you do that by heeding Francesco’s call and making a donation to the Chamber Challenge.
We’d love to hear from you. 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)
* Recognizing the Chamber's support of the tech community (Francesco Cameli)
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
On 3/26, Francesco Cameli made a $1,000 Challenge donation in recognition of the Chamber’s overall general support of the tech diving community. Although we entered his donation in our overall totals (so the total we published this morning is still correct) and mentioned it in the text for the 3/26 update, we forgot to include Francesco in our list of donors that appears below. So we’re rectifying that now. Our apologies for the omission.
In our e-mails back-and-forth today, Francesco told me that he’s trying to help set an example for the rest of the tech-diving community. And he makes a good point.
Anything we, as divers, do that increases our nitrogen load – diving deeper or diving longer are the two most obvious – we cut down on the margin of error (remember that all of our calculations, whether by computer or table, are mathematical formulas that may or may not pertain to your specific body physiology) which then increases the possible of something going wrong that will require Chamber treatment.
So it would seem that if you are a tech diver, you will be even more motivated than usual to ensure that our Chamber stays financially sound and ready to respond 24/7/365. And you do that by heeding Francesco’s call and making a donation to the Chamber Challenge.
We’d love to hear from you. 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)
* Recognizing the Chamber's support of the tech community (Francesco Cameli)
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
