The University of Southern California
Catalina Hyperbaric Chamber
would like to thank everyone who helped to make

Chamber Day
&
Chamber Evening
2005
an OUTSTANDING SUCCESS!!!



The Chamber Day 2005 Planning Committee
Ken Kurtis - Chairman
Billy Wright - Co-chair, Raffle Prizes
Committee Members
Rusty Berry
Don Dietrich
Clara Galvan
Jim Guido
Steve Ladd
Jerry Nickelsburg
Annette Rocha
Dale Sheckler
Derek Smith
Mark Tulin
Tom Wetzel


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Owners and Crews of the Dive Boats
Aquatica: Owner/Captain - Manny Koch
Bottom Scratcher: Owner/Captain - Greg Elliot
Cee Ray: Owner/Captain - Arnold Lancaster
Encore: Owner - Kenny Hess / Captian - Pamela Driver
Great Escape: Owner/Captain - Tim Burke
Island Time: Owner - Steve Neal Captain - Chris Carter
Magician: Owner/Captain - Jerry Lewis
Mr. C: Owner - Sally DeWitt / Captain - Tom Rossin
Pacific Star: Owners/Captains - Dave & Sonya Harvy
Psalty V: Owner/Captain - Gary Jackson
Sea Bass: Owner/Captain - Richard Gayou & Drew Martz
Second Stage: Owner/Captain - Jeff Grove
Sundiver: Owner/Captain - Ray Arntz
and our Chamber Day Dockmaster - Kenny Hess

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Chamber Day Dive Masters
Robert Barajas
Rusty Berry
Robin Bonner
Dave Bunch
Pat Burke
Martin Carreon
Jerry del Rosario
Will Fox
Rod Francis
Angi Froehlich
Hal Greenberg
Randy Harvey
Chris Knight
Steve Ladd
Tracy Landers
John Lumb
Julia Mewbourne
Larry McEwen
Tony Michel
Magnus Nimby
Mike Segda
Mike Skipicki
Scott Stegman
Peter "Hooper" Stone

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Aquarium of the Pacific
Jerry Schubel - President & C.E.O.
Perry Hamptom - Director, Animal Husbandry
Derek Smith - AOP Diving Safety Officer
Margaret Brewer - AOP Volunteer Coordinator
and the following AOP Dive Team and Education Volunteers:
Devin Alexander
Tim Baskin
Dirk Burcham
Steve Guest
Barry Heller
Leslie Holtman
Susy Horowitz
Drew Kenny
Steve Lang
Marilyn Lawrence
Andy Marius
Steve Martinson
Marc Massari
Frank Murgolo
Shirley Parry
Regan Steelman
Julie Steelman
Wayne Tuttle
Mark Williams
Diane Witmer

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Chamber Day Chamber Volunteer Crew
Al Bane
Hilary Boyce
Larry Cook
Josh Humphrey
John Kitchens
Mike Madden
Meredith McCarthy
Dot Norris
Lylia Puckett
J.P. Pylkkanen
Lorraine Sadler
 
Joe Takahashi
Karen Takatani
Mark Tulin
John Turney
Alex Van
Max von Klein
Larry Wells
&
Tom Ford
Kenny Hess
Annette Rocha
 

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Participating Dive Stores
Aqua Adventures Unlimited
Dive N' Surf
Eco Dive Center
Hollywoodivers
Laguna Sea Sports
Mailbu Divers
Ocean Adventures
Pacific Wilderness
Reef Seekers Dive Co.
Scuba Haus
Scuba Schools of America
Scuba Toys
Sea D Sea
Sport Chalet
West Coast Divers Supply

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Participating Dive Clubs & Organizations
Barnacle Busters
Blue Water Divers
Burbank Dive Club
California Wreck Divers
D.D.D. Club
L.A. Black Underwater Explorers Society (L.A.B.U.E.)
Laguna Sea Dwellers
Lost Patrol
Sea Divers
Sea Sabres
Sole Searchers Dive Club
South Orange County Dive Club
West LA Dive Club
California Diving News
Catalina Conservancy Divers
CB Designs
Conoco/Phillips
Diver.net
Full Volume Studios, Inc.
Hammerhead Press
Inland Litho
Native Tile
Ocean Institute
P.A.D.I.
Simpson Strong-Tie
ScubaDiverNetwork.com
Tom Wetzel / L.A.U.I.A.
X-Press Graphics
Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies

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Very Special Thanks To
  • Ken Niles - For the design of the Chamber Day/Evening 2005 Logos
  • Full Volume Studios, Inc. - For the Chamber Day 2005 Secure Web Pages
  • Tom Wetzel - For the printing of the Chamber Day 2005 Posters and Flyers
  • Doug Hill and X-Press Graphics- For the printing of the Chamber Day 2005 Post Cards
  • Trident - Chamber Day Bags
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Chamber Evening Table Sponsors
Scuba Schools of America (6)
Laguna Sea Sports (4)
Reef Seekers Dive Co. (4)
Eco Dive Center (3)
Burbank Dive Club (2)
R.A. Buck / Barnacle Busters (2)
D.D.D. (2)
Hollywoodivers (2)
Ocean Institute (2)
Aqua Adventures
Blue Water Dive Club
Catalina Conservancy Divers
Dive N' Surf
L.A.B.U.E.
Ocean Adventures
ScubaDiverNet.com
Sea D Sea
Sole Searchers Dive Club
West L.A. Dive Club
Tom Wetzel / L.A. County UICC

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Participating Dive Publications
California Diving News
diver.net
ScubaDiverNet.com

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Raffle Prize Donors and Manufacturers
Aeris
AquaLung
Armor
Atomic Aquatics
Blue Microphones
Body Glove
California Diving News
Cetacea
Cochran Undersea Technology
Dacor
Deep Sea Supply
Divegear Inc.
Dive Rite
Dive Tek
D.U.I
Genesis Scuba
Halcyon
Hammerhead Press
Henderson
HydroOptix
JuJee Beads
Mares
McNett
Oceanic
Ocean Institute
Pelican Products
Pinnacle
Pressed Steel
Reefnet
St. Moritz
Scubapro / Uwatec
Sea and Sea
SeaHorse
SeaLife
SeaQuest
Shami's
Sherwood Scuba
Jeff Stacey
StahlSac
Submersible Systems
Suunto
Trident
TUSA
Underwater Kinetics
USIA
Waterproof
Tom Wetzel
Xcel
Zeagle

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The 2005 Chamber Challenge Donors
(listed within the levels in the order that pledges were received)

Platinum Level Donors ($5,000 - $9,999)
Michael Kane

Gold Level Donors ($1,000 - $4,999)
Mike Emmerman, Pat Stockhausen & T.J.

Kendal Raine III

Sport Chalet

Robert Wagner

South Orange County Dive Club

Silver Level Donors ($500 - $999)
Anonymous
Conoco/Phillips
Deep Sea Supply
Hollywoodivers
Horizon Charters
Karl Huggins
Jim Krasne
Don Lake
Mom's the Word
Ocean Adventures
Reef Seekers Dive Co.
Scuba Schools of America
Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc
James E. Whipple
Bronze Level Donors ($100 - $499)
Aqua Aventures Unimited
Barnicle Busters
Walker Berwick
Susan Beveridge
Burbank Dive Club
Conoco Phillips
Scott Cox
Chris Diver.net
Sarasue Essenpries
Mark Flahan
Dr. Hal Frankl
Angi Froehlich
Susy Horowitz
Jeff Hunter
Jeanne JBS & Associates
Mary-Louise Quinn & Jukka Pylkkanen
Jonathan Kehr
L.A.B.U.E.
Mark Lacaillade
Frank O'Donnell & Liz Reday
Mailbu Divers
Ann McCourt
Jerry Nickelsburg
OBDC
Frank O'Donnell
Sue Ollweiler
Fran & George Ollweiler
Laurie Powers
Gary Romanik
Kevin Rottner
Christine Ryback
Gloria Salick
Micheal Sweeney
Joe Takahashi
Cheryl Tinney
Vantage Technology Consulting Group, LLC
Louis Weisberg, M.D.
Mark Windham
Roz Wolpert
 

Other Donors

Henry Gittler      

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Chamber Day 2005 Summary of Funds Raised and Event Expenses
  • Total Funds Raised ------------------------ $122,393*
  • Chamber Day Expenses:
    • Chamber Evening Dinners ---- $ 19,564
    • Chamber Day Tiles & Murals - $ 10,025
    • Chamber Day Clothing ------- $  8,885
    • Supplies & Office Expenses - $  1,950
    • Postcard Mailing & Postage - $  1,243
    • Credit Card Fees ----------- $  1,216
    • Chamber Day Meeting Meals -- $    660
    • Raffle Tickets ------------- $    631
    • Mural Shipping ------------- $    200
    • Poster Framing ------------- $    148
       
    • Total Expenses ------------------------ $ 44,522
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  • Net Funds Raised for Chamber Operations --- $ 77,871
*The value of the Funds Raised announced at Chamber Evening ($95,829) reflected the Total Funds Raised minus the Chamber Evening Dinner costs and initial estimate of the Chamber Day Mural costs.
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