We made it past $100,000!!! And we’ve still got twelve days to go!!!

Our big push today comes from our largest regular donor, the Sherry Griswold Foundation. Their total contribution each year is $20,000 which is $2,500 for a Ch-Eve table and extra raffle tix, and then $17,500 to the Challenge. We can’t begin to express our gratitude and appreciation of their annual commitment to us. I talked about them extensively today in the “Live @ 5” weekly update and if you haven’t seen it, you can do so here: https://youtu.be/CVKTd-9HE7c .

We don’t expect all of you to kick in $20K. (But we’re happy to take it if you can.) But how about $100? How about $500? Everything helps keep our Chamber up and running during our 50th anniversary celebration.

So how about it? Who’s next? We’ve got room to add your name to our list. Here’s the direct link to do so: https://usc.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_88ko1OUej3lAYbI

CHALLENGE 2024 - $85,100 total (as of 4/17/2024 @ 5PM)
New donors are in bold type and marked with an asterisk.

Chamborium ($15,000 & up)
* Sherry Griswold Foundation
Glenn Suhd

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

Platinum ($5,000-9,999)
Cyd Yonker
E. & J. Gallo Winery (match)
In memory of Dr. Jeff Sipsey (anonymous)
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)
Robert Fenton
Francesco Cameli
SOCDC (South Orange County Dive Club)
Andrew Pilmanis
In memory of David Wolf (Jeremy & Marlo Wolf Family Foundation)
Stephen Raganold
Laurie Powers
Jeanne Sleeper
Pacific Wilderness
John Delaney

Silver ($500-999)
Thomas Penn
Ann Muscat & Jack Baldelli
Doug Lada
Peter Quinones
James Whipple
Scuba By Design
Louis Weisberg
Scott Barnes
Lenny Ortiz
Carl Felien
Peter Croke
Angi & Ron Burkard
Phillips 66 / 76 (Burkard match)
Dive 949 & West Coast Tec Divers
Ethan Bush
Sean Eckley
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)
In memory of Bill & Janie Hilton (David Hilton)
Jacqueline Tregre
Kevin Augarten
Kathy Kalohi
In memory of Lee Somers and Barbara Underwood (Jadine Moy)
David Osorio
Dana Rodda
Daniel & Natalie Pio
Debbie Karimoto
Erin Quigley
In honor of William “Bill” Angione (Jens Rubschlager)
Anonymous
The Walt Disney Co. (Rodriguez match)
In memory of Stan Waterman (Howard & Michele Hall)
Larry Thompson
Jim Christensen
Steve & Cathy Kay
Sharkbait Dive Club
Rob & Wanda Dickey
In memory of Robert Woods (Barnacle Busters LGBTQ+ Dive Club)
Alan Blaustein
Sean O’Day
Terra Petry
Stuart Berryhill
Jeff Lewis
Michelle Leonard
In honor of Bob & Tina Kennedy (Jack Sarrett)
Unes Nabipour
In memory of Mars Brownsen (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)
Jay Wilson
Anonymous
Dan & Betty Orr
Lawrence Shack