We’re roughly at the halfway point of our annual campaign to help get our Chamber on solid financial footing. And some aspects of the event are doing well while others have slowed down.

The Challenge is perking right along as we’re nearing $60,000 there.

We’ve also added another boat the mix, the Liberty (Malibu Divers is the sponsor), which is a 6-pack that leaves out of Long Beach and which will likely be comprised of free-divers.

But we seem to have slowed down a bit on the pace of signups for all the other boats and we’ve slowed down a little bit on the pace of signups for Chamber Evening as well. So we’re hoping a number of you have Wednesday, May 3, free to either dive or dine and will be adding your name to our lists soon.

Don’t lose sight of the fact that our Chamber relies on the support of the diving community for around 55% of the annual funding. Chamber Day accounts for the lion’s share of that. So we’re counting on you to understand the value of your support, no matter what form that takes. The direct link to our sign-up page is: https://usc.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_dnemil47PUc8aGy

Here’s where we are as of 10AM on 3/30/23:

CHAMBER DAY BOATS – TWO DIVES & A WALKING TOUR OF OUR CHAMBER
132 total spots - 42 sold (32%), 90 still available
Boats can be booked through the website, the boat sponsor, or by calling us at the general phone number:

Cee Ray (Signature Scuba) - 11 sold, 13 available
Explorer - 0 sold, 20 available
Giant Stride (LAUPS) - SOLD OUT (6)
Liberty (Malibu Divers) – 0 sold, 6 available
Pacific Moon (SSA) – 0 sold, 12 available
Pacific Star (SSA) - 21 sold, 3 available
Sundiver - 0 sold, 20 available
Sundiver Express - 4 sold, 16 available

FLYING DUTCHMAN (don’t forget to include your “pirate” name)
Flying Dutchman - 35 signed up so far

Dutchman sign-ups by sponsor:
#1 - Reef Seekers – 9
#2 - AVDD – 4
#3 - Chamber crew – 3
T4 - Signature Scuba – 2
T4 - Millard Scuba – 2
T4 - Dive ‘N Surf – 2
T4 - Pacific Wilderness – 2
T8 - Beach Cities Scuba – 1
T8 - Liquid Adrenaline Divers - 1
No affiliation/sponsor listed - 17

CHAMBER EVENING IN-PERSON TABLES (table sponsor)
300 seats total - 172 sold (57%), 128 still available
Each table of 10 is listed individually by sponsor. We have a total of 30 tables. All tables are sponsored and we anticipate they will all fill. Most sponsors have one table but a few have two. Don’t dilly-dally and get shut out. (Table sponsor 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 – SOLD OUT
Beach Cities Scuba #1 - 0 sold, 10 available
Beach Cities Scuba #2 - 0 sold, 10 available
Scuba Schools of America #1 – 9 sold, 1 available
Scuba Schools of America #2 – 0 sold, 10 available
Sherry Griswold Foundation – SOLD OUT
California Science Center Divers – 8 sold, 2 available
Signature Scuba #1 – 7 sold, 3 available
Signature Scuba #2 – 0 sold, 10 available
Reef Seekers Dive Co. – SOLD OUT
South Orange County Dive Club (SOCDC) - 0 sold, 10 available
Liquid Adrenaline Divers - 5 sold, 5 available
In2Deep Diving – SOLD OUT
Antelope Valley Desert Divers (AVDD) – SOLD OUT
GUE (David Watson) – SOLD OUT
zen dive co. #1 – 0 sold, 10 available
zen dive co. #2 – 0 sold, 10 available
PADI #1 - SOLD OUT
PADI #2 - SOLD OUT
Scuba.com – 2 sold, 8 available
Eco Dive Center #1 – SOLD OUT
Eco Dive Center #2 – 5 sold, 5 available
Hollywood Divers – 5 sold, 5 available
Dive ‘N Surf – 7 sold, 3 available
PCH Scuba – 0 sold, 10 available
Unaffiliated - 0 sold, 10 available
Chamber guests & boat captains – SOLD OUT

V.G.D. (Very Generous Diver) Ch-Eve VIP package ($75 add-on to your Ch-Eve ticket)
LIMITED TO 75 TOTAL - 45 sold (60%), 30 still available

CHAMBER EVENING VIRTUAL TABLES (table sponsor)
Unlimited seats - 24 sold, unlimited available
Each “attendee” gets a Ch-Eve short-sleeved t-shirt and a private link to the live-stream of Chamber Eve

Beach Cities Scuba - 2 sold
Barnacle Busters – 0 sold
CA Science Center Divers – 3 sold
Signature Scuba – 0 sold
Reef Seekers – 3 sold
Liquid Adrenaline Divers – 0 sold
Hollywood Divers – 0 sold
In2Deep Diving – 12 sold
GUE – 1 sold
Dive ‘N Surf – 0 sold
Unaffiliated – 3 sold

CHAMBER CHALLENGE TOTAL
$58,250 as of 3/30. (Some donations not yet announced.) Who’s next???

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

Ken Kurtis (Chairman)
& the Chamber Day 2023 Committee
www.chamberday.org
(310)652-4990

• Support your Chamber!!!