We celebrate the Ides of March because we flew past $35,000!!!

What got us there in a hurry was a generous family donation from longtime supporters Mike Emmerman, his wife Patricia Stockhausen, and their son TJ at the $5,000 Platinum level. Mike is well-known as one of the pre-eminent disaster response expert. So someone with his background and credentials can easily see the value of our Chamber and the safety hole that would appear should our Chamber cease to exist. So Mike, Pat, & TJ are happy each year to contribute to the cause. And we’re happy to have them.

We’re about two weeks into the overall event process and while we’re doing well, that doesn’t mean we should rest of our laurels. The usual way things go is that we get about a 2-3 week initial surge, then there’s a lull in sign-ups, and then there’s a last-minute surge the final few weeks. So maybe in 2024, as we celebrate our Chamber 50th anniversary, we can avoid that mid-campaign lull.

So who’s next??? Who will push us towards $40,000? Here’s the direct link to the donation page: https://usc.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_88ko1OUej3lAYbI

CHALLENGE 2024 - $35,775 total (Updated 3/15/2024 @ 11AM)
New donors are in bold type and marked with an asterisk.

Diamond ($10,000-14,999)
Antelope Valley Desert Divers

Platinum ($5,000-9,999)
* Mike Emmerman, Patricia Stockhausen, and TJ
In memory of Leslie Holtman, Ron Riddle, Greg Tashjian, & Paul Kanner (Dr. Susy Horowitz)
James Collins

Gold ($1,000-4,999)
Jeanne Sleeper
Pacific Wilderness
John Delaney

Silver ($500-999)
Roy Houston
CA Diving News / the Scuba Show
In memory of Tom Wetzel (Patti Wetzel)
Mark Chambers
Mark Stabb
In memory of Dr. Lee H. Somers (Karl Huggins)
Don Lake
Roger Carlson
Brad Crocker
Matt Levinson

Bronze ($100-499)
* Anthony Bailey
* James Ruddick
Bob & Laura Mosqueda
Mike Couffer
Gina Boster
Susan Bangasser
Lukas Holsen
Henry Gittler & Lisette Lieberman
Cindy Shaw
In honor of Da boy, Daniel Wright
Gary Sterling
Mark Perlstein
In honor of David Pechman, M.D. (Brock Dewey)
Ken Nelson
In memory of Tom Wetzel (Tabby Stone & Linda Takvorian)
Sharon DePriester
Kevin Zagorski
Ellen Berman

Other (under $100)
* Dan & Betty Orr
Lawrence Shack