(As of 4/24/09 - last update was 4/15/09)

We're now getting into the home stretch for Chamber Day 2009 and it’s getting to be crunch time.

Like many other charitable endeavors, we're running behind what our previous patterns have been. That doesn't mean we can't make up the lost ground. But it does mean that we’ve got to work a little harder in the 12 days to go until the event.

And what that means is that, if you're a store, maybe send out an e-mail blast to your customer base and ask them to participate. If you're a club, some similar contact would be appreciated to your membership. And if you're "just a diver" and you're already participating in Chamber Day, check with your diving friends and encourage (or badger) them to sign up as well.

As you'll see below, we've still got room on some boats, we've obviously got an unlimited amount of space on the Flying Dutchman, we've got seats available for Chamber Eve, and we can always use more help with the Chamber Challenge.

This event works best when the entire diving community pitches in to support our Chamber for the good of the greater diving community. No single person, store, club, boat, etc., can do it all. It's a collective effort that makes the individual efforts so worthwhile and meaningful. And for those of us already involved, please accept our invitation to join us in the cause.

Here's where we are as of 6PM on Friday, April 24:

CHAMBER DAY BOATS (sponsor)
228 total spots - 201 sold (88%), 36 still available

Boats can be booked either through the sponsor, the website, or by calling us at the general phone number:

Bottom Scratcher (Pacific Wilderness) - 1 available
Great Escape (Reef Seekers & Douglas Dive Club) - SOLD OUT
Magician (Sport Chalet) - SOLD OUT
Pacific Star (Scuba Schools of America) - 12 available
Psalty V (Scuba Schools of America) - SOLD OUT
Sand Dollar (Wreck Divers) - 8 available
Sea Bass (SoCal Tec Divers) - SOLD OUT
Second Stage (Scuba Schools of America) - SOLD OUT
Sundiver (Ocean Adventures & OCDiving.com) - SOLD OUT
Sundiver Express (Eco Dive Center) - 6 available
Sundiver II (Ch-Day Committee) - SOLD OUT

Flying Dutchman (Open) - 63 signed up so far (don't forget to include your "pirate" name)

CHAMBER EVENING TABLES (table sponsor & total seats)
500 seats total - 404 sold (77%) , 162 still available

Note that a few tables that are listed as SOLD OUT may actually still have unpaid/available seats through the table sponsor. Please check with them directly. (Table sponsors names are listed in the order they appear in our book because it’s a nightmare to track them on this sheet any other way.)

Reef Seekers (20) - 1 now available
Tom Wetzel & LA County (10) - 2 available
Sole Searchers (10) - SOLD OUT
Beach Cities Scuba (60) - 35 available
Private Scuba (10) - 4 available
Barnacle Busters (10) - 2 available
Aqua Adventures (10) - 6 available
LABUE (10) - SOLD OUT
Scuba Schools of America (40) - 11 available
Deep Sea Supply (10) - SOLD OUT
Sport Chalet (20) - 9 available
La Verne Eco Dive Club (10) - SOLD OUT
Ocean Adventures (20) - 10 available
Hollywoodivers (10) - 2 available
Ocean Institute (20) - SOLD OUT
Digital Darkside Divers (10) - SOLD OUT
Eco Diver Center (70) - SOLD OUT
Burbank Dive Club (10) - SOLD OUT
Dive Vets (10) - 1 available
South Coast Divers (10) - 5 available
Pacific Wilderness & Ships to Reefs (20) - 12 available
Bluewater Divers (10) - 3 available
Mako Strategies (10) - SOLD OUT
Brett Bovard (10) - 1 available
Sharky's Eco Diving (10) - SOLD OUT
Antelope Valley Desert Divers (10) - 4 available
Laguna Sea Dwellers (20) - 1 available
DiveNav (10) - SOLD OUT
Grant Graves (10) - 7 available
Sundiver International (10) - SOLD OUT
Boat Captains & Chamber guests (20) - SOLD OUT

CHAMBER CHALLENGE

TOTAL - $17,315 as of 4/22. Who's next???
BIRTHDAY CANDLES LIT - 12½ out of 35

Your Chamber needs you. Join in on the fun!!!!

Ken Kurtis
Chairman, Chamber Day/Eve 2009
www.chamberday.org