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| CHAMBER DAY 2010 SAFETY SPONSOR PLEDGE DRIVE |
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The Safety Sponsor Pledge Drive is a way to get your
non-diver family members and friends involved in
helping to support your Chamber and also gives you a
chance to win a raffle open only to those who
participate in this Drive. The raffle prize for the Safety
Sponsor Pledge Drive is a weekend getaway for four
(4) at the USC Wrigley Marine Science Center's Boone
Center for Science and Environmental Leadership
(see pictures below) with transportation to the island
and meals included.
Here's what to do:
- Register with Chamber Day 2010 to get your
pledge
- Tell your friends and family why our Chamber is
- Ask them for donations (cash/check only).
- Turn in all donations to the Chamber by May 1st,
Here's what what happens next:
- You'll be entered in the Catalina Weekend
Getaway
- You get one ticket for every $10 raised.
- The drawing will be held at Chamber Evening on
May
- You need not be present to win.
One winning ticket will be drawn
The winner of the Catalina Weekend Getaway* Raffle
(valued at $1,100) will receive:
- Round trip boat transport to Catalina for four (4)
from
- Lodging for four (4) at the new USC Boone Center
- Meals at the USC Wrigley Marine Science Center
- Tour of the Catalina Hyperbaric Chamber.
- Chamber dive to 165 fsw (must have current
medical
- Opportunity to swim, snorkel, and kayak in the
USC
*Weekend must be used by December 5, 2010.
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| SURF & DIVE WEEKEND LA JOLLA & SAN DIEGO APRIL 17-18 |
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Famous for its year-around sunshine and European
charm, La Jolla is known for some of California's best
surfing and diving. Your friends at Ocean Adventures
organized a quick getaway to recharge your batteries
after the recent soggy Winter weather.
We've booked private surf lessons for those
interested, but you are welcome to bring your own
board and surf with other more experienced dudes.
For a dive that's easy to access, La Jolla Cove is a
can't miss. Just behind the seaside Village, steps
lead you right into the Ocean! La Jolla Cove is an
ecological preserve, and like Casino Point on Catalina
Island, the wildlife seems to know this and the Cove is
always teeming with curious marine life. If you have
yet to dive this spot, here's your chance!
The trip includes:
- Unlimited Shore Diving Saturday
- Surf Lessons Sunday Morning
- Surf Rental
- Picnic Lunch at the Beach Sunday
- Unlimited Shore Diving Sunday
- One Night at Motel 6 La Jolla
- Unlimited FUN!
The cost for this trip is $149. For more information or
to be included on this trip please call Ocean
Adventures at 310.578.9391 or e-mail
szilvia@ScubaDiveLA.com. Earn your Advance
certification for $50 off the regular price!
We still have open spot so call or email to sign up
today!
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| SPRING MEANS SEA LIONS ON SANTA BARBARA ISLAND JOIN US APRIL 25th |
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FREE Gear Rental and FREE Refresher Course if you
join us Sunday April 25th for a day of diving on Santa
Barbara Island aboard the Sundiver. The weather is
looking great and what better way to spend a Sunday
then diving with the throngs of sea lions on Santa
Barbara Island? Don't have all your dive gear yet?
OADC has you covered with FREE GEAR
RENTAL! Santa Barbara Island with
two dives at the Sea Lion Rookery is such a popular
trip, this boat will sell out fast, so don't' delay and
reserve your spot today!
Haven't been diving for a while? OADC will give you a FREE Refresher Course worth $100
if you sign up for this boat trip! Call OADC today,
310.578.9391.
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| OADC IS NOW A WATERPROOF WETSUIT DEALER |
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Waterproof is a leader in exposure suit technology
and manufacturing, offering a full-line of premium
wetsuits, drysuits and accessories.
For more than 25 years, Waterproof has been focused
on making the perfect wetsuit. From the design and
technical innovations to materials, every aspect of a
Waterproof suit is designed with perfection in mind.
For a limited time, buy any 3, 5 or 7mm full Wetsuit
and get a hooded vest for half off! Come on in and
check out these new suits today!
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DIVE CLUB MEETING APRIL 13 WITH LAUREL FINK FROM REEFCHECK |
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Laurel Fink from Reefcheck will be the featured
speaker at the Ocean Adventures Dive Club meeting,
Tuesday, April 13th. Reefcheck was founded in 1996
by marine ecologist Dr. Gregor Hodgson, the Reef
Check Foundation is an international non-profit
organization dedicated to conservation of two
ecosystems: tropical coral reefs and California rocky
reefs. With headquarters in Los Angeles and
volunteer teams in more than 80 countries, Reef
Check works to create partnerships among
community volunteers, government agencies,
businesses, universities and other non-profits.
Reef Check goals are to: educate the public about the
value of reef ecosystems and the current crisis
affecting marine life; to create a global network of
volunteer teams trained in Reef Check's scientific
methods who regularly monitor and report on reef
health; to facilitate collaboration that produces
ecologically sound and economically sustainable
solutions; and to stimulate local community action to
protect remaining pristine reefs and rehabilitate
damaged reefs worldwide.
In 1997, Reef Check conducted the first-ever global
survey of coral reef health that provided scientific
confirmation that our coral reefs were in crisis due to
over-fishing, illegal fishing, and pollution. The results,
published in a scientific journal in 1999, shocked
many marine biologists who had not realized the
extent of human impacts on reefs. In August 2002,
Reef Check released its first five-year report, The
Global Coral Reef Crisis - Trends and Solutions, at
the World Summit on Sustainable Development in
Johannesburg, South Africa. Based on data collected
by thousands of Reef Check volunteer divers in over
80 countries and territories, the report was the first
scientific documentation of the dramatic worldwide
decline in coral reef health over a five year period. The
report concluded that there was virtually no reef in the
world that remained untouched by human impacts,
such as over fishing, pollution and climate change.
Yet the success stories discussed in the report show
that, with proper monitoring, management and
protection, coral reefs can recover. It is up to us.
Mark your calender and join us Tuesday, April 13, at 7
pm at Ocean Adventures to hear the latest Reefcheck
report from Laurel Fink, Reefcheck volunteer and
coordinator.
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