QUICK DISCLAIMER: We are hopeful that things with COVID-19 will be under control by the time Chamber Day rolls around in May. In the meantime, we are proceeding as if everything will happen as planned, but please be assured that, important as this event is to the financial well-being of our Chamber, that does not override our commitment to diver safety, and we would never do anything that knowingly puts you at risk.
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Here's the first of our overall Chamber Day/Eve event updates (not to be confused with our Challenge-only updated which are done separately and more frequently) to let you know how we're doing on all aspects of the upcoming event.

And in case you've been out of the loop: Chamber Day 2020 is Wednesday, May 6.

We're off to decent start in our first few days. But this is an event that lives and dies by word-of-mouth. So hopefully YOU are talking it up to your friends, customers, club members, etc. Remember that the monies we net from this event all go to help keep our Catalina Hyperbaric Chamber on sound financial footing.

We've got plenty of room on the daytime boats and the Flying Dutchman, the Chamber Challenge is off and running (already over $7,000!!!), and we've made a good start on Chamber Evening. But we've still got a long ways to go and a little under eight weeks to get there.

Our Chamber is a vital safety net for the SoCal diving community. Your support keeps it strong. So get involved with one or more aspects of Chamber Day 2020. The direct link to our sign-up page is: https://dornsife.usc.edu/cf/chamberday/payment.cfm

And for those of you concerned with possible COVID-19 implications, remember that the Challenge and the Dutchman are totally on-line based and are both excellent ways for you to support our Chamber and participate in the event, without exposing yourself to anything that could possibly cause you any harm.

Here’s where we are as of 7PM on 3/14/20:

CHAMBER DAY BOATS (sponsor)
162 total spots - 23 sold (14%), 139 still available
Boats can be booked either through the sponsor, the website, or by calling us at the general phone number:

Asante (SSA) - 0 sold, 12 available
Big Blue(Open) - 3 sold, 9 available
Cee Ray (West Coast Dive Club, Reef Seekers & Douglas Dive Club) - 9 sold, 21 available
Explorer(Open) - 0 sold, 20 available
Giant Stride (LAUPS) - SOLD OUT
Pacific Star (Dive 'N Surf) - 5 sold, 23 available
Sundiver (Open) - 0 sold, 23 available
Sundiver II (Open) - 0 sold, 6 available
Sundiver Express (Open) - 0 sold, 25 available

FLYING DUTCHMAN (don’t forget to include your “pirate” name)
Flying Dutchman (Open) - 14 signed up so far

Dutchman sign-ups by sponsor:
1. Reef Seekers – 5
T2. Whalers – 1
T2. Sport Chalet – 1
T2. Beach Cities – 1
T2. Chamber crew – 1
No affiliation/sponsor listed - 5

CHAMBER EVENING TABLES (table sponsor & total seats)
420 seats total - 132 sold (31%) , 288 still available
Each table is listed individually with the number of seats sold and the number still available. (Each table seats 10.) 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.)

Pacific Wilderness #1 - 0 sold, 10 available
Pacific Wilderness #2 - 0 sold, 10 available
Pacific Wilderness #3 (employees) - SOLD OUT
Beach Cities Scuba #1 - 0 sold, 10 available
Beach Cities Scuba #2 - 0 sold, 10 available
Beach Cities Scuba #3 - 0 sold, 10 available
Beach Cities Scuba #4 - 0 sold, 10 available
PADI #1 - SOLD OUT
PADI #2 - SOLD OUT
Sharky's #1 - 0 sold, 10 available
Sharky's #2 - 0 sold, 10 available
Barnacle Busters - 4 sold, 6 available
Dive 'N Surf - 0 sold, 10 available
Ocean Institute #1 - SOLD OUT
Ocean Institute #2 - SOLD OUT
CA Science Center Divers - 0 sold, 10 available
DDD - 0 sold, 10 available
Liquid Adrenaline Divers - 0 sold, 10 available
Scubatude #1 - 0 sold, 10 available
Scubatude #2 - 0 sold, 10 available
Scuba Schools of America - 0 sold, 10 available
Deep Blue - 0 sold, 10 available
Signature Scuba #1 - 0 sold, 10 available
Signature Scuba #2 - 0 sold, 10 available
Reef Seekers Dive Co. – 0 sold, 10 available
South Orange County Dive Club - 3 sold, 7 available
West Coast Dive Club – 5 sold, 5 available
Hollywood Divers - 2 sold, 8 available
In 2 Deep Diving #1 - SOLD OUT
In 2 Deep Diving #2 - SOLD OUT
Antelope Valley Desert Divers - 0 sold, 10 available
GUE #1 (David Watson) - 0 sold, 10 available
GUE #2 (Karim Hamza) – 0 sold, 10 available
Eco Dive Center #1 - 0 sold, 10 available
Eco Dive Center #2 - 0 sold, 10 available
Open #1- 0 sold, 10 available
Open #2 - 0 sold, 10 available
Boat Captains, Chamber volunteers, & Chamber guests (5 tables) - SOLD OUT

V.G.D. (Very Generous Diver) Ch-Eve VIP packages
($75 add-on to your Ch-Eve ticket)
2 sold, 148 still available

CHAMBER CHALLENGE DONATIONS
TOTAL - $7,430 as of 3/13. Who’s next???

Your Chamber needs you. Join in on the fun!!!!
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Ken Kurtis (Chairman)
& the Chamber Day 2020 Committee
www.chamberday.org
(310)652-4990

• Chamber Day 2020