We're just a little over four weeks away from Chamber Day 2014 and while that sounds like plenty of time, it will come upon us quickly.

It's important to remember that our Chamber is an ongoing 24/7/365 operation. It’s not like the only time anything is happening there is when there's a dive accident to be dealt with. This all takes money to run.

The operational phrase is "ready to respond." To be ready at a moment's notice, that means the volunteer Chamber crew has to constantly train and do practice treatments so they can be at their peak when it's for real. That means they have to be transported over to the island and back, need to be housed, and need to be fed. Supplies are used, equipment is run, and all of that needs to be replenished or maintained.

Even little routine things require attention. It was noticed that the large hangers doors weren't closing properly and it turns out the rollers on them had rusted out so a maintenance crew had to be called out to replace the rollers. (To make it more complicated, the rollers are at the top of the tall doors.)

Your contributions to our Chamber help pay for all of this, not just the times when treatments are needed. The key thing is keeping our Chamber ready to go. Whether there are no accidents or an accident-a-day, our Chamber stands at the ready.

Hopefully this is something that has value to you and you're willing to pitch in with financial support. You can do that on our donation page at: https://secure.www.alumniconnections.com/olc/pub/SCA/events/event_order.cgi?tmpl=events&event=2361906.

Here’s where we are as of 9AM on 4/8/14:

CHAMBER DAY BOATS (sponsor)
164 total spots - 95 sold (58%) , 69 still available
Boats can be booked either through the sponsor, the website, or by calling us at the general phone number:

Asante (Hollywoodivers) - 4 sold, 6 available
Cee Ray (Reef Seekers, Sport Chalet, & Douglas Dive Club) - 26 sold, 5 available
Giant Stride (LAUPS) - SOLD OUT
Hattitude (Open) - 0 sold, 6 available
Magician (Sport Chalet) - 24 sold, 4 available
Pacific Star (Dive 'N Surf) - 13 sold, 17 available
Second Stage (Open) - 2 sold, 4 available
Sundiver (Ocean Adventures & Malibu Divers) - 6 sold, 17 available
Sundiver Express (Sharky's Eco Dive) - 14 sold, 8 available

FLYING DUTCHMAN (don’t forget to include your “pirate” name)
Flying Dutchman (Open) - 28 signed up so far

CHAMBER EVENING TABLES (table sponsor & total seats)
500 seats total - 238 sold (48%) , 262 still available
Each table is listed individually with the number of seats (out of 10 total) still available. Sponsors with multiple tables have multiple table listings. 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 in this document any other way.)

Reef Seekers - 10 available
Pacific Wilderness - 3 available
Bluewater Photo & Video - 8 available
Tom Wetzel/Catalina Conservancy Divers (shared table) - 5 available
Beach Cities Scuba #1 - SOLD OUT
Beach Cities Scuba #2 - SOLD OUT
Beach Cities Scuba #3 - SOLD OUT
Beach Cities Scuba #4 - 10 available
Beach Cities Scuba #5 - 10 available
Sport Chalet #1 - SOLD OUT
Sport Chalet #2 - 10 available
Dive 'N Surf - 8 available
Barnacle Busters #1 - SOLD OUT
Barnacle Busters #2 - 6 available
Sharky's Eco Diving #1 - SOLD OUT
Sharky's Eco Diving #2 - SOLD OUT
Sharky's Eco Diving #3 - 5 available
Sharky's Eco Diving #4 - 10 available
Ocean Institute #1 - SOLD OUT
Ocean Institute #2 - SOLD OUT
Aqua Adventures - 10 available
DDD - 3 available
Laguna Sea Dwellers - 8 available
Sharkbait Dive Club - 10 available
LABUE - SOLD OUT
Deep Blue #1 - 10 available
Deep Blue #2 - 10 available
PCH Scuba #1 - 4 available
PCH Scuba #2 - 10 available
PCH Scuba #3 - 10 available
PCH Scuba #4 - 10 available
Deep Sea Supply - SOLD OUT
Hollywoodivers - SOLD OUT
Ocean Adventures #1 - 10 available
Ocean Adventures #2 - 10 available
Antelope Valley Desert Divers - SOLD OUT
Liquid Adrenaline Divers #1 - 7 available
Liquid Adrenaline Divers #2 - 10 available
Women Divers Hall of Fame - 5 available
Unassigned/Open #1 - 8 available
Unassigned/Open #2 - 10 available
Pacific Explorers - 2 available
Dive & Photo #1 - SOLD OUT
Dive & Photo #2 - 10 available
Sole Searchers - 10 available
South Orange County Dive Club - SOLD OUT
Boat Captains & Chamber guests (3 tables) - SOLD OUT

CHAMBER CHALLENGE DONATIONS
TOTAL - $8,640 as of 4/8 (includes some donations not yet announced). Who’s next???

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

Ken Kurtis (Chairman)
& the Chamber Day 2014 Committee
www.chamberday.org
(310)652-4990