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Catalina Chamber Day '97 - May 7 Wednesday, May 7, has been selected as the date for Catalina Chamber Day '97, the ninth annual fund raiser to benefit the Catalina Hyperbaric Chamber. Hyperbaric Chambers are the only means of treating embolism and bends, life-threatening maladies that can affect divers. Although diving is very safe, it is important these facilities be available in the event of a diving emergency. Because of the high amount of diving done in Southern California, the Catalina Hyperbaric Chamber is quite active. Even though Los Angeles County funds a large portion of this chamber's costs, a substantial amount of the budget must come from other sources. Catalina Chamber Day was conceived as a way for recreational divers to have fun diving while at the same time making a financial contribution for this important facility. Dive-charter boats operating out of Los Angeles and Orange Counties graciously donate their time and service for the day, and divers pay to dive Catalina Island aboard one of the participating boats. Select boats visiting Catalina will also take their passengers on a walking tour of the Catalina Hyperbaric Chamber facilities. Other boats will dive all day long. Participants will also receive a commemorative T-shirt. In addition, a raffle prize drawing for major pieces of dive equipment will be conducted. All the money raised from the event goes to support the Catalina Hyperbaric Chamber. Catalina Chamber Day '97 will cost $65, which includes a day of diving and the commemorative T-shirt. To sign up for the event, call (800) 348-3794. Requests to be on a specific boat can be made when you call to sign-up. Catalina Chamber Day '97 is being organized by the Greater Los Angeles Council of Divers and local dive businesses. In addition to the Catalina Chamber Day, similar benefit dives are being planned for chambers in San Diego, Ventura, and Monterey. -- *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* Karl E. Huggins huggins@mi*.us*.ed* USC Catalina Hyperbaric Chamber (310) 510-4020 Office P.O. Box 5069 (310) 510-4023 Chamber 1 Big Fisherman's Cove (310) 510-1364 FAX Avalon, CA 90704 USA "Knowledge is Good." -Faber -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send list subscription requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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