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

Chamber Day
&
Chamber Evening
2006
an OUTSTANDING SUCCESS!!!

Posted pictures from Chamber Day 2006 by Elaine Jobin
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The Chamber Day 2006 Planning Committee
Ken Kurtis - Chairman
Billy Wright - Co-chair, Raffle Prizes
Committee Members
Rusty Berry
Clara Galvan
Steve Ladd
Jerry Nickelsburg
Annette Rocha
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
Great Escape: Owner/Captain - Tim Burke
Island Time: Owner/Captain- Rich Wallace
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
Second Stage: Owner/Captain - Jeff Grove
Sundiver: Owner - Ray Arntz / Captain - Kevin Mode
Sundiver II: Owner/Captain - Ray Arntz
and our Chamber Day Dockmasters - Roger Hess & Pamela Driver

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Chamber Day Dive Masters
Robert Barajas
Dan Barrows
Rusty Berry
Craig Bicknese
Monica Bradley
Mike Church
Jerry del Rosario
Angi Froehlich
Niki Gilman
Hal Greenberg
Joseph Guarino
Dave Hagan
Randy Harvey
Kathryn Kempton
Chris Knight
Ken Kurtis
Steve Ladd
Greg Lindsey
John Lumb
Stephen Mendel
Magnus Nimby
Clarke Skinner
Scott Stegman
John Ticehurst

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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:
Skip Abelson
Rich Allen
Veronica Anderson
Derek Balasillie
Tim Baskin
Keith Brush
Dan Burcham
Jerry Del Rosario
Paul Dimeo
Barry Heller
Jane Hellsund
Debra Hill
Leslie Holtman
Susy Horowitz
Roy Houston
Jim Laird
Steve Lang
Marilyn Lawrence
Virginie Lebrun
Steve Martinson
Marc Massari
Stephen Mendel
Frank Murgolo
Shirley Parry
Wayne Phillips
Dan Spear
Wayne Tuttle
Diane Witmer
Lindy Yow

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Chamber Day Chamber Volunteer Crew
Al Bane
Brian Basura
Hilary Boyce
Tom Carr
Kristy Holland
Elaine Jobin
Coree Levy
Phil Lopez
Mike Madden
Beth Overstreet
Ross Overstreet
 
J.P. Pylkkanen
Lorraine Sadler
Steve Simons
Gerry Smith
Reni Smith
Joe Takahashi
Mark Tulin
John Turney
Alex Van
Max von Klein
Larry Wells
 

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Participating Dive Stores
Aqua Adventures Unlimited
Dive N' Surf
Eco Dive Center
Haven’s Reef
Hollywoodivers
Indianvalleyscuba.com
Laguna Sea Sports
Mailbu Divers
Ocean Adventures
Peace Scuba Center
Reef Seekers Dive Co., Inc.
Scuba Schools of America
Sport Chalet

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Participating Dive Clubs & Organizations
Aggressor Fleet
Antelope Valley Desert Divers
Aqua Adventures Divers
Barnacle Busters
Blue Water Divers
Burbank Dive Club Cabrillo Aquarium
California Wreck Divers
Catalina Conservancy Divers
CB Designs
Conoco/Phillips
D.D.D. Club
Dive Vets
Diver.net
Douglas Dive Club
Laguna Sea Dwellers
Lost Patrol
Native Tile
NAUI
OBDC - Women’s Dive Club
OCdiving.com
Ocean Institute
PADI
Sea Divers
Sole Searchers Dive Club
South Coast Divers
SSI
USC Alumni Association
Tom Wetzel / L.A.U.I.A.
Whalers Dive Club
Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies
X-Press Graphics

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Very Special Thanks To
  • Ken Niles - For the design of the Chamber Day/Evening 2006 Logos
  • Tom Wetzel - For the printing of the Chamber Day 2006 Posters and Flyers
  • Doug Hill and X-Press Graphics- For the printing of the Chamber Day 2006 Post Cards
  • Full Volume Studios, Inc. - For the Chamber Day 2006 URLs
  • Trident - Chamber Day Bags
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Chamber Evening Table Sponsors
Eco Dive Center (5)
Scuba Schools of America (4)
Laguna Sea Sports (3)
Sport Chalet (3)
R.A. Buck / Barnacle Busters (3)
D.D.D. (2)
Ocean Institute (2)
Reef Seekers Dive Co. (2)
Antelope Valley Desert Divers
Bluewater Divers
Burbank Dive Club
Catalina Conservancy Divers
Deep Sea Supply
Grant Graves
Haven's Reef
Hollywoodivers
L.A. County UIA / Tom Wetzel
OBDC - Women's Dive Club
Ocean Adventures Dive Company
Reef Check & Sherwood Scuba
Sole Searchers Dive Club
South Coast Divers

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Participating Dive Publications
California Diving News
Diver.net
Hammerhead Press
Scubaboard.com
ScubaDiverNet.com

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Raffle Prize Donors and Manufacturers
Aeris
Aqua-Lung
Aquarium of the Pacific
Atomic Aquatics
Blue Microphones
Body Glove
Cabrillo Marine Aquarium
California Diving News
Chammyz
Cochran Undersea Technology
Cramer Decker - Akona
Cramer Decker - Sherwood Scuba/Genesis
D.U.I.
Deep Sea Supply
Dive Rite
Divegear
DiveTek
EMI
Marta Evry
Halcyon
Hammerhead Press
Henderson
Mares America Corp.
Oceanic
O'Neill Inc.
Pacific Coast Marine
PADI
Pelican Products
Pinnacle Aquatics
Roger Carlson Photography
Scubapro
Sea & Sea
SeaHorse
St. Moritz
Jeff Stacey
Stahlsac
Submersible Systems, Inc.
Trident Diving Equipment
TUSA
Underwater Kinetics
USIA
WaterProof
Xcel Wetsuits
Zeagle

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The 2006 Chamber Challenge Donors
(listed within the levels in the order that pledges were received)

Platinum Level Donors ($5,000 - $9,999)
Leon Slavin Memorial Fund
(List of Donors to Leon Slavin Memorial Fund)
 
Gold Level Donors ($1,000 - $4,999)
Drs. Ron & Sue Bangasser
Dive Vets
Mike Emmerman, Pat Stockhausen & T.J.
Ocean Institute
Michael Kane
Kendal Raine III
Sport Chalet
Robert Wagner
Silver Level Donors ($500 - $999)
 Karl Huggins
 Whalers Dive Club
 Jim Krasne
 Horizon Charters
 Gloria Salick
Bronze Level Donors ($100 - $499)
 Frank O'Donnell
 Mike Swinney
 Debbie & Derek Karimoto
 Michael Gallagher
 Gary Romanik
 Tessa Alburn
 Diver.net
 Susy Horowitz
 Jeff Mandal
 Scott Cox
 Ocean Adventures
 Jerry Nickelsburg
 Jeff Lichtenstein
 James Adams
 Mary-Lou Quinn
 Robert & Laura Mosqueda
 Tina & Alberto Mantovani
 Elaine Jobin
 Michael & Alice Reedy
 Conoco-Phillips (matching grant)
 Chris Rybak
 Burbank Dive Club
 Frank O'Donnell
 Craig Oberlin
 Diving Charters, Inc. - Sand Dollar
 Mark Lacaillade
 Indianvalleyscuba.com
 Sea Divers
 Aggressor Fleet
 Cheryl Tinney
 Michael Madden
 Aqua Adventures
 Richard Gayou - Sea Bass
 Lisa Mercier
 Ann McCourt
 Barnacle Busters
 Walker Berwick
 Jeff Hunter
 Hal Frankl
 Malibu Divers
 Jonathan Kehr
 Kevin Quaid
 Maria Carillo High School

Other Donors

Walt Schob
Sachiko Ewald-Streit
Karen Cleveland
Deborah Butt
Lee & Rebecca Jackrel
Kathryn Cody

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Chamber Day 2006 Summary of Funds Raised and Event Expenses
  • Total Funds Raised ------------------------------ $145,648
  • Chamber Day Expenses:
    • Chamber Evening Dinners ------------ $ 22,360
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    • Chamber Day Tiles & Murals --------- $ 14,006
    • Chamber Day Clothing --------------- $  8,832
    • Food & Air to Boats ---------------- $  7,560
    • Donation & Appreciation Plaques ---- $  2,101
    • Postcard Mailing & Postage --------- $  2,008
    • Credit Card Fees ------------------- $  1,013
    • Mural Shipping --------------------- $    856
    • Supplies & Office Expenses --------- $    850
    • Raffle Tickets --------------------- $    664
    • Chamber Day Meeting Meals ---------- $    603
    • Chamber Day Meeting Accommodations - $    373
    • Poster Framing --------------------- $     75
       
    • Total Expenses ------------------------------ $ 61,301
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  • Net Funds Raised for Chamber Operations --------- $ 84,347
*The value of the Funds Raised announced at Chamber Evening ($103,376) reflected the initial estimate of the Total Funds Raised minus the Chamber Evening Dinner costs and initial estimate of the Chamber Day Mural costs.
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