Posted by The Chmaber Day 2000 Committee on May 02, 2000 at 13:20:21:
I'll dispense with the long version of this story but suffice it to say that after some (heated) prodding from Michael Kane, Michael J. Black, MD, has stepped up to the plate and committed to a $500 donation to the our Challenge which means . . .
WE'VE PASSED $20,000!!!!!!!!
We've still got a little less than 24 hours to go and are happy to take donations from anyone else out there who would like to join Dr. Black and the 89 other contributors to the MHK Challenge. (And if these two can put aside their differences for the greater good of the diving community, there may be hope for mankind yet.) As you know all monies raised goes to fund the Catalina Hyperbaric Chamber and although we suggest a $100 donation, any contribution, large or not-so-large, is appreciated.
With the addition of the names below, we've now gotten contributions from 90 people. Sure would be nice to have 100 contributors, so . . .
WHO'S NEXT??????
CONTRIBUTING SINCE OUR LAST POST (NAMES WITHOUT AN AMOUNT LISTED ARE $100):
Mom’s the Word
Kevin Brooks ($50)
Dan Houssiere ($25)
Michael J. Black, MD ($500)
(Updated as of 5/2/00 1:15PM - last posted 5/1/00 11:40AM)
CUMULATIVE TOTAL TO DATE - $20,175 donated by:
1. Pete Pehl
2. Reef Seekers Dive Co., Beverly Hills
3. Ken Kurtis
4. Brett Taylor ($25)
5. Don Banas ($250)
6. Dr. Robert Rhodes
7. Troy Bagwell ($1000)
8. The Sea Divers ($150)
9. Dr. Bernard & Gloria Salick ($500)
10. Art Greenberg ($200)
11. John Gordon ($500)
12. David Scott ($50)
13. SCUBA Show 2000
14. George & Fran Ollweiler
15. eScuba.com
16. NAUI ($1000)
17. Malibu Divers
18. R.A. Buck
19. Sand Dollar Diving Charters ($150)
20. Jeanne Sleeper
21. Brian LoBue & Irene Hashimoto ($500)
22. Sharon Wallin/Nixie Smith
23. Chris Rybak
24. ARCO Foundation (matching grant)
25. Lost Patrol
26. John Delaney ($500)
27. Ann Geiger/Tari Hanneman ($50)
28. The California Endowment (matching grant - $140)
29. Al Wells
30. Jeff Hunter
31. Warren Iliff
32. Barnacle Busters
33. Dive 'N Surf - ($200)
34. Jim Krasne - ($500)
35. Scuba Divers Network - ($200)
36. John Wentworth ($200)
37. Scuba Schools of America - Montclair ($500)
38. Caruso’s Critter Care
39. Tom Wetzel
40. Honeywell (matching grant - $250)
41. Jim Racanelli ($500)
42. Anne Koepf
43. Bret Marquis
44. Pat & Charlotte McDuffee
45. John Roodenburg ($50)
46. Tom & Nancy Caruso
47. Roy & Linda Houston ($50)
48. Beth Clark
49. California Endowment ($280 - additional donation)
50. Mike Emmerman/Pat Stockhausen ($1000)
51. Angi Froelich
52. PADI ($1000)
53. Keni Cyr-Rumble
54. Coalition for Enhanced Marine Resources ($1000)
55. Paradise Lifestyles
56. Brad Calaway
57. California Artificial Reef Enhancement (CARE) Program ($1250)
58. Bob “Hoot” Gibson
59. Niki Dantine
60. Terry L. May ($150)
61. Charles Osbourne
62. Whalers Dive Club ($500)
63. Kendal Raine ($1000)
64. Michael J. Blitch ($5)
65. Sarasue Essenpries
66. Steve Clark ($50)
67. Erin Quigley
68. Joe Takahashi
69. Shaeffer Family ($200)
70. Rick Hyde ($30)
71. Mimi & Moshe Ovadya ($50)
72. Hal Greenberg
73. Scott Stolnitz
74. Murray Kaufman
75. Mike Green ($20)
76. Anne McCourt ($50)
77. National YMCA Scuba Program ($200)
78. Douglas Dive Club ($200)
79. John Corso
80. J. Gregory Brown & Co. ($500)
81. Steve Kenney & Rosiemarie Cruz
82. Jordan Biener
83. Avery Jean Wright
84. South Coast Scuba
85. Denise Hurst ($30)
86. Dr. Louis Weisberg, M.D. ($70)
87. Mom’s the Word
88. Kevin Brooks ($50)
89. Dan Houssiere ($25)
90. Michael J. Black, MD ($500)
Many thanks to all.
THE CHAMBER DAY 2000 COMMITTEE