In Internet and video game parlance "Easter Eggs" are hidden gems waiting to be found. So we were happy this one day after Easter, to find an "Easter Egg" of our own.

It comes in the form of a very generous donation (through one of their benefactors) on behalf of the ocean Institute in Dana Point. They're dedicated to reaching out to children to teach them all about the ocean and they've been long-time supporters of Chamber as another aspect of their mission to educate.

In addition to their wonderful Diamond level donation of $12,300, they'll be taking two tables at Chamber Evening (and bringing 20 kids to boot), have gotten some extra raffle tickets for them, and ordered magnet sets for each of their attendees as well. So theirs is a significant contribution to our cause.

Yours can be as well but you've got to actually make it. Whether it's $100, $1,000, or $10,000, EVERY dollar raised through this Challenge is not only fully tax-deductible, but also helps keep our Chamber running and strong.

So who's willing to keep us going upward? Who's next???? Who will push us towards $35,000???

CHAMBER CHALLENGE 2014 - $32,390 total (as of 4/21/2014 @ 7PM)
New donors are in bold type and marked with an asterisk.

Diamond ($10,000 and up)
* Ocean Institute

Platinum ($5,000-9,999)
Mike Emmerman, Pat Stockhausen, & TJ

Gold ($1,000-4,999)
Antelope Valley Desert Divers
South Orange County Dive Club
Sport Chalet
Pacific Wilderness
Beach Cities Scuba
Hollywoodivers
John P. Delaney III

Silver ($500-999)
Eco Dive Center Instructors
John Turney
Dive 'N Surf Instructors
Susy Horowitz
Ocean Adventures
Jeanne Sleeper
In memory of Chad Hildago
Ken Kurtis (Reef Seekers Dive Co.)

Bronze ($100-499)
Chris Rybak
Conoco-Phillips matching grant (Rybak)
Joe Takahashi
California Diver Magazine
Gary Sanders
Laurie Kasper
Kathy Luseaux
Douglas Dive Club
Steve Benavides
Michael Swinney
Dana Rodda
In memory of Fran Ollweiler
Harold Sloat
Nicole Coleman
Gerald Winkel
Dennis Fisher
Barnacle Busters
Derek Erickson
Tori & Walter Watson
Cindy Shaw & Patrick Smith
Thomas Penn
Matching grant from Baxter Healthcare (Penn)
Claudette Dorsey
Anonymous
Stuart Berryhill

(Under than $100)
Debbie Rubin
James Adams
Jean Yves-Coulead
Gwen Noda
Anonymous
Jing Yuen Yeo
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Ken Kurtis
Chairman, Chamber Day/Eve 2014
& the entire Chamber Day 2014 Committee
www.chamberday.org
310/652-4990