Chamber Day
Contributor
We’ve got a little more than three weeks to go. We’re doing well in some areas – the Challenge is poised to set new records – but lagging in others. Traditionally, the pace of signups picks up in April and picks up even more as we get closer and closer to the event date (May 5), but we also don’t want to take anything for granted.
Don’t forget that Chamber Day provides about 50% of the overall annual funding for our Catalina Hyperbaric Chamber. And while it’s easy to think that your donation (or lack thereof) won’t matter when you see how well the Challenge is doing, that’s not the case at all. Even when we’re doing well, it never hurts to have a cushion for unexpected expenses. As an example, a few years ago, one of the compressors went down and it cost about $10,000 to get everything back to where it needed to be. Unplanned expenses like that can take a big chunk out of a budget that’s always stretched thin. So whatever you choose to do – boat, Dutchman, Challenge, Evening, or t-shirts – every dollar helps.
There’s no time like the present. To become part of all of this, just click on this direct link to our sign-up page: https://usc.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_dp3rzL7cVCFp1rM
Here’s where we are as of 9AM on Monday, 4/12/21:
VIRTUAL CHAMBER DAY BOATS – REAL BOATS, FAKE DIVES
198 total spots (normally but really unlimited) - 35 sold (18%), 164 still available
Boats can be booked through the website or by calling us at the general phone number:
Asante - 1 sold
Big Blue - 4 sold
Bottom Scratcher – 3 sold
Cee Ray - 9 sold
Explorer - 1 sold
Giant Stride (LAUPS) - SOLD OUT (8)
Hattitude – 1 sold
Pacific Star - 4 sold
Sundiver - 1 sold
Sundiver II - 1 sold
Sundiver Express - 4 sold
FLYING DUTCHMAN (don’t forget to include your “pirate” name)
Flying Dutchman - 54 signed up so far
Check out the shirt logo if you haven’t seen it already: https://dornsife.usc.edu/assets/sites/233/imgs/FD2021_Shirt_Both.jpg
Dutchman sign-ups by sponsor:
1. Reef Seekers – 11
2. Beach Cities - 5
3. Antelope Valley Desert Divers - 3
T4. Chamber crew – 2
T4. Pacific Wilderness – 2
T4.LAUPS – 2
T7. Channel Island Dive Adventures – 1
T7. LAC/USC med program – 1
T7. Sharkbait – 1
T7. San Gabriel Valley Scuba Club – 1
T7. Barnacle Busters – 1
T7. Malibu Divers – 1
T7. Dive N Surf – 1
T7. Douglas Dive Club - 1
No affiliation/sponsor listed - 21
CHAMBER EVENING VIRTUAL TABLES (table sponsor)
420 seats total (normally – but really unlimited) - 139 sold (33%) , 281 still available
Each virtual table is listed individually by sponsor. Needless to say, we won’t run out of seats. (Table sponsor names are listed in the order they appear in our book because it’s a nightmare to track them in this document any other way.)
Pacific Wilderness - 2 sold
Beach Cities Scuba - 10 sold
PADI - SOLD OUT (10)
WDHOF (Women Divers Hall of Fame) – 3 sold
Sharky's Swim & Scuba / San Gabriel Valley Scuba Club - 7 sold
Barnacle Busters - 8 sold
Dive 'N Surf - 4 sold
Ocean Institute - SOLD OUT (20)
CA Science Center Divers - 9 sold
DDD - 0 sold
Scubatude - 0 sold
Signature Scuba - 2 sold
Reef Seekers Dive Co. – 12 sold
South Orange County Dive Club - 3 sold
Liquid Adrenaline Divers - 2 sold
Hollywood Divers - 4 sold
In 2 Deep Diving – 25 sold
Antelope Valley Desert Divers - 2 sold
GUE - 2 sold
zen dive co – 4 sold
Eco Dive Center - 2 sold
AAUS (American Academy of Underwater Scientists) – 2 sold
Unaffiliated - 8 sold
CHAMBER CHALLENGE TOTAL
$76,525 as of 4/12.
(The all-time record is $89,160. We’re close.)
Who’s next???
Your Chamber needs you. Join in on the fun!!!!
