Support a great cause

Hi Everyone,
Here is a letter from my brother in law Sean. This is a great cause. If anyone decides to donate to the fund $150.00, I will give you a free photo session** You can call me for full details. 505-690-1520.

I am participating in a scuba diving fundraiser event to support the Dive Pirate's Foundation.
The Dive Pirates Foundation derives its name and philosophy from the combination of diving adventure and the romance of the Caribbean, especially the panache of pirates. Traditionally, pirate crews would take care of injured crew members by making them peg legs, hooks, eye patches, etc. Disabled crew members were not banished from the ship, but were given new tasks that they could perform and be useful to the rest of the crew. They were also given a pre-determined cut of the booty in exchange for their contribution. Dive Pirates continues that spirit by bringing the Adaptive Divers along with the rest of the crew and cutting them in on the priceless booty of Scuba Diving in the Caribbean.

Adaptive Scuba is a training philosophy that addresses the specific needs of a disabled individual, trains to that specific disability, and then prepares that individual to dive with mainstream Open Water Divers. We do this by including as many standard skills as possible and by jointly training with an Adaptive Buddy that can fill in the gaps for the disabled diver. These divers are a team that can dive in most locations with Open Water Divers.

Adaptive Divers are usually those with spinal cord injuries (paraplegic), neurological disorders, or amputations. For those divers that are quadriplegic or blind, we train them as Escorted Divers that require a team of 3 other divers to dive safely. Both Adaptive and Escorted Divers can dive in the mainstream diving community.
You can read more about the Dive Pirates Foundation by visiting this link: http://www.divepirates.org

The Fundraiser: The 2009 Davey Jones' Locker Challenge is taking place on Saturday, April 18, 2009 at West Mesa Aquatic Center. Divers work together in a team of 4 to assemble a giant metal puzzle in a relaxed, fun underwater setting. Puzzles are 50 sq. feet each. Dive time is 45 minutes. I am accepting donations if you would like to sponsor me for this event. Payments in the form of checks should be made out to me with a note in the memo line that reads "Charity: Dive Pirates Donation."

For Those Who Want to Try Scuba: We will also have TryScuba available for $25 for those who don't have their certification and want to see what Scuba is all about. Please call New Mexico Scuba Center at 505-271-0633 to register for TryScuba ahead of time.

I also would like to encourage the kids to get involved in Scuba. Kids between the ages of 8 and 12 can participate in the Scuba Rangers program. Kids older than 12 can participate in the adult scuba program. Contact me if you are interested in having your kids become Scuba certified.
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Thanks, Sean