Chamber Day
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We’re now just past the halfway point for this year’s critical fund-raising drive for our Catalina Hyperbaric Chamber. We say “critical” because our Chamber relies on the local diving community to provide about 55% of the annual funding and the proceeds from Chamber Day go a long way to filling that need every year.
In terms of pace, we’re sort of a mixed bag right now, being ahead of the record-setting pace from last year in some areas and behind in others. The short version is that the diving portion (boats & Dutchman) are slightly behind while the dining portion (Eve and Virtual Eve) are slightly ahead. And the Challenge is doing well but we’ve also had some big donors give earlier this year than they did last year, which skews things a bit.
You rely on your Chamber being there for you (if needed) on a 24/7/365 basis. We rely on you to be there for your Chamber only once a year, and this is that time. We hope you’ll support us in this time of need. The direct link to our sign-up page is: https://usc.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_dnemil47PUc8aGy
Here’s where we are as of 10AM on 4/7/23:
CHAMBER DAY BOATS – TWO DIVES & A WALKING TOUR OF OUR CHAMBER
127 total spots - 55 sold (43%), 72 still available
Boats can be booked through the website, the boat sponsor, or by calling us at the general phone number:
Cee Ray (Signature Scuba) - 13 sold, 11 available
Explorer - 0 sold, 20 available
Giant Stride (LAUPS) - SOLD OUT (6)
Liberty (Malibu Divers) – 3 sold, 3 available
Pacific Moon (SSA) – SOLD OUT (7)
Pacific Star (SSA) - 22 sold, 2 available
Sundiver - 0 sold, 20 available
Sundiver Express - 4 sold, 16 available
FLYING DUTCHMAN (don’t forget to include your “pirate” name)
Flying Dutchman - 41 signed up so far
Dutchman sign-ups by sponsor:
#1 - Reef Seekers – 9
#2 - AVDD – 4
#3 - Chamber crew – 3
T4 - Millard Scuba – 2
T4 - Pacific Wilderness – 2
T4 - Signature Scuba – 2
T4 - Beach Cities Scuba – 2
T8 - Dive ‘N Surf – 1
T8 - Liquid Adrenaline Divers – 1
T8 - Aquanautics
No affiliation/sponsor listed - 21
CHAMBER EVENING IN-PERSON TABLES (table sponsor)
300 seats total - 199 sold (66%), 101 still available
Each table of 10 is listed individually by sponsor. We have a total of 30 tables. All tables are sponsored and we anticipate they will all fill. Most sponsors have one table but a few have two. Don’t dilly-dally and get shut out. (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 – SOLD OUT
Beach Cities Scuba #1 - 2 sold, 8 available
Beach Cities Scuba #2 - 0 sold, 10 available
Scuba Schools of America #1 – SOLD OUT
Scuba Schools of America #2 – 3 sold, 7 available
Sherry Griswold Foundation – SOLD OUT
California Science Center Divers – SOLD OUT
Signature Scuba #1 – 7 sold, 3 available
Signature Scuba #2 – 0 sold, 10 available
Reef Seekers Dive Co. – SOLD OUT
South Orange County Dive Club (SOCDC) - 0 sold, 10 available
Liquid Adrenaline Divers - 5 sold, 5 available
In2Deep Diving – SOLD OUT
Antelope Valley Desert Divers (AVDD) – SOLD OUT
GUE (David Watson) – SOLD OUT
zen dive co. #1 – SOLD OUT
zen dive co. #2 – 0 sold, 10 available
PADI #1 - SOLD OUT
PADI #2 - SOLD OUT
Scuba.com – 2 sold, 8 available
Eco Dive Center #1 – SOLD OUT
Eco Dive Center #2 – SOLD OUT
Hollywood Divers – 7 sold, 3 available
Dive ‘N Surf – 7 sold, 3 available
PCH Scuba – 0 sold, 10 available
Unaffiliated - 0 sold, 10 available
Chamber guests & boat captains – SOLD OUT
V.G.D. (Very Generous Diver) Ch-Eve VIP package ($75 add-on to your Ch-Eve ticket)
LIMITED TO 75 TOTAL - 47 sold (63%), 28 still available
CHAMBER EVENING VIRTUAL TABLES (table sponsor)
Unlimited seats - 24 sold, unlimited available
Each “attendee” gets a Ch-Eve short-sleeved t-shirt and a private link to the live-stream of Chamber Eve
Beach Cities Scuba - 2 sold
Barnacle Busters – 0 sold
CA Science Center Divers – 3 sold
Signature Scuba – 0 sold
Reef Seekers – 3 sold
Liquid Adrenaline Divers – 0 sold
Hollywood Divers – 0 sold
In2Deep Diving – 12 sold
GUE – 1 sold
Dive ‘N Surf – 0 sold
Unaffiliated – 3 sold
CHAMBER CHALLENGE TOTAL
$65,650 as of 4/7. (Some donations not yet announced.) Who’s next???
Your Chamber needs you. Join in on the fun!!!!
