Posted by Chamber Day Committee on May 15, 2002 at 11:26:05:
Some days you just don't want to open up the mail because it's just bills, bills, bills. And then other days . . . you get a pleasant surprise.
Yesterday was one of those (good) days as we received yet another contribution to the Jon Hardy Chamber Challenge. This one comes jointly from Ron & Sue Bangasser in the amount of $1000. Ron & Sue are well-known within the SoCal diving community going back many years and Sue is an inductee into the Women Diver's Hall of Fame. Not surprisingly, they knew and worked with Jon Hardy for many years and share his passion for diving and safety. And their donation pushed us past $23,000 - which makes this the most successful challenge we've ever done.
We've still got room for more stragglers if you're out there. Who's next????
Ken Kurtis
Chairman, Chamber Day/Eve 2002
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2002 JON HARDY CHAMBER CHALLENGE
(Updated & posted as of 5/15/02 10:15AM - last posted 5/07/02 10:15AM)
TOTAL TO DATE - $23,206
New contributors:
Ron & Sue Bangasser ($1000)
Donors to date:
*** GOLD [$1000 and up] ***
Kendall Raine (paid)
Mike Emmerman & Patricia Stockhausen (paid)
Kissick Family Foundation (paid)
Ron & Sue Bangasser (paid)
NAUI
Rodale’s Scuba Diving Magazine
Troy Bagwell
*** SILVER [$500 and up] ***
Reef Seekers Dive Co. (paid)
Jim Krasne (paid)
Jeanne Sleeper (paid)
California Diving News/Scuba Show (paid)
Jack Farmer of the Crusader BBS (paid)
Karl Huggins (paid)
Sport Chalet (paid)
Scuba Toys (paid)
Scuba Schools of America (paid)
International Diving Society (paid)
Phillips 76 (paid)
Scuba Haus
Catalina Scuba Luv/King Neptune
Malibu Divers
Ocean Adventures
Skin Diver Magazine
*** BRONZE [$100 and up] ***
Sand Dollar (paid)
Diver.net (paid)
Gary Romanik (paid)
Dr. Robert Rhodes (paid)
Joe Takahashi (paid)
Beth Clark (paid)
The Sea Divers (paid)
Lost Patrol (paid)
Jeff Hunter (paid)
Walker Berwick (paid)
Greg Mossman (paid)
Sara Sue Essenpries (paid)
Dennis (Icarus) (paid)
Scott & Cindy Stolnitz (paid)
Niki Dantine (paid)
Angi Froelich (paid)
Warren Iliff (paid)
Jack Ryan (paid)
Sharon Wallin & Nixie Smith (paid)
Anne McCourt (paid)
Barnacle Busters (paid)
Chris Menjou (paid)
Rich Lockyer (paid)
Louis Weisberg (paid)
John Wentworth (paid)
Jon Davies/Sand Eaters (paid)
Fran & George Ollweiler (paid)
Christy & Bruce Bonnett (paid)
Bret Marquis (paid)
Henry Gittler (paid)
Pat & Charlotte McDuffee (paid)
Jukka Pylkkanen & Mary-Lou Quinn (paid)
Frank Farmer (paid)
Tari Hanneman (paid)
Buck (paid)
Gregory Van Hale, DDS (paid)
Tom Wetzel (paid)
San Diego U/W Explorers (paid)
Pat Chock (paid)
Jeff Kelly (paid)
California Wreck Divers (paid)
Hollywoodivers (paid)
Mike Brennan (paid)
George Horn/Scuba Divine (paid)
Norman & Marilyn Deatherage (paid)
Joe Radomski (paid)
Ladiver.com (paid)
Robert E. Bradley (paid)
Tessa Alburn (paid)
William Helfrich (paid)
Douglas Dive Club (paid)
Karen Mastro
The California Endowment
Mom’s the Word
Other contributors [less than $100]
Arno Dienhart (paid)
Darcy Benwood (paid)
Randal Patka (paid)
Roy Houston (paid)
Becky Cochran (paid)
Jim Adams (paid)
Ray Hartung (paid)
Jim Deas (paid)
Ken Kurtis (paid)
Found on the floor at Chmaber Evening (paid)
Sachiko Ewald-Streit (paid)
Laura Bazerman (paid)