AQUAHOLIC’S SCUBA CLUB

NEWSLETTER JUNE 2009

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2009 BOARD

President – Dave Zigman - zigcpa@sbcglobal.net

Vice President – Mike Warren - divermike73@yahoo.com

Treasurer – Patrick McDaniel - pmcdaniel@suntimes.com

Events Coordinator – Rich Padgett - rich@diverightinscuba.com

　

Club meetings are held on the second Thursday of every month at

7:00pm This months meeting will be held at Dive Right in Scuba Dive Shop in Plainfield

　

UP COMING MEETING

　 Thursday June 11th　 Aquaholic’s club meeting

　

Meeting 7:00pm at Dive Right in Scuba Dive Shop in Plainfield.　 Hope to see you there.　

 

Dues – Dues – Dues We will be collecting dues for 2009. Dues are $20.00 per diver. Non divers are welcome dues for a non diver is $10.00

Check out the improved online forum. Go to the Dive Right In Scuba web page and click on the blinking Online Forum in the top right corner. You need to do a simple registration.

We will be discussing events for this year and other dive club events. Bring your calendar.

We will also be having a split the pot drawing.

Mark G has been busy helping organize a plan to make local vets with disabilities aware of diving opportunities. Diveheart and ICSSD has join together to get dive clubs involved in a program to give vets with disabilities an opportunity to try scuba diving. Mark has been very helpful in taking the lead for us. He will give an update at the meeting.

　

PAST EVENTS

May 17th 2009:　 Hyperberic Chamber

Great time had by all that attended. 7 divers attended the dive. They brought in balloons, empty and full water bottles, cozies and a rubber truck to see how they react to the pressure at different depths. And of course they topped off the day with a visit to Tailgaters in Bolingbrook.

May 16th – 17th 2009:　 Weekend at Pearle Lake Dive Trip

Dive club members braved the cold water to do some diving at Pearle Lake. Some members spent the weekend camping at Pearle Lake and some are just drove up for the day. Keith will have a report at this months meeting.

UP COMING EVENTS

Sunday - June 7th: Dive and Dine-Aquaholic’s

Come out and join your fellow dive club members for a day of diving at Haigh Quarry. Start time 10am but get there earlier and get a dive in. Check out www.haighquarry.com for entry fee’s and quarry rules. The water is warming up so dust off that gear and come on down. The club will provide the stuff need to barbague(charcoal, tools and condiments) you need to bring your main course and if you would like a dish to pass.

June 14th 2009:　 Hyperberic Chamber

Event to be held at Lutheran General Hospital – 9am. This is your opportunity to find out what it’s like to get narc’ed without getting wet. There is an informative lecture and then you are taken down to 130 feet. There is a $20 contribution and we will need the money no later then the dive club meeting prior to the event. This is a first come first service basis since there are only 10 spaces available. See Bob Gley for more information. THERE ARE STILL 3 SPOTS AVAILABLE FOR THIS CHAMBER DIVE – REMEMBER THE $20 FEE IS DUE AT THIS MONTHS MEETING TO HOLD YOUR SPOT.

　

July 26th:　 Jim Haigh Memorial Dive/Dive and Dine-Aquaholic’s

Diving, door prizes, raffles and music. Check out www.haighquarry.com for more information. This date is also the July - Dive and Dine. So put it on you schedule.

Summer Diving-Aquaholics

Also lets start thinking about a local trip. I was looking at Gilboa Quarry in Ottawa, OH. It a bit closer than Mermets and it somewhere we haven’t been. I talked to a friend of mine that has been there and he says it a really nice place to dive. I hope we can get a road trip there maybe sometime in September or early October.

September 19th:　 International Beach Clean Up Day

9th Annual Burnham Harbor Clean Up- Details to come.

Winter/Spring/Summer 2009 :　 Other Events(to be scheduled)

Shedd Aquarium – Date to be determined

Hyperberic Chamber – We have 1 additional date scheduled for 2009. Each date is scheduled for a Sunday at 9am. There is a $20 contribution and we will need the money no later than the dive club meeting prior to the event. This is a first come first serve basis since there are only 10 spaces available for each date. The date is November 8th. (7 spots left for this event)

DAN Training - The dive club has a opportunity to take the Diving Emergency Management Provider Program. It is being offered to dive club members for the cost of materials. The program is also being offered to non members of the dive club but it will be $50 plus materials. This could be an incentive for more people to join the club.

　

Presentations at upcoming meetings – If you have any idea’s please contact Dave or any other of the officers and we will see what can be done.

Remember this is your club and we will try to set up events that we think you will like but only with you participation and suggestions can we make this the BEST scuba club ever.

NEXT MEETING July 9, 2009

OTHER NEWS

DIVEHEART

I would like to invite anyone interested in seeing what we do at Diveheart to attend one of our discover scubas. Check the calendar on the Diveheart website for upcoming dates.

You can come out the just take a look or you can lend a hand. There are many ways you can help above and below the water. For more info contact Dave Zigman at 815 342-4103.

 

Diveheart facilitates programs that helps introduce individuals with disabilities to the sport of scuba diving.

Diveheart is now involved with DMV (Diveheart Military Wounded) Diveheart instructors and buddies introduce veterans with disabilities to be incredible weightiness world underwater.

　

Watch the Diveheart calendar for upcoming events and trainings at www.Diveheart.org or 630-964-1983,