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Thailand - Above the Water & Below This month’s speaker will be Phil Rudin, Professional photographer and long time president of the South Florida Underwater Photography Society. His previous presentation on diving in Alaska under the ice and the trip up the coast from Washington was well received. This month Phil will give a presentation on Underwater Thailand and land trip to Thailand, and Angkor Wat in Cambodia the largest religious temple in the world. Don't miss this great travel presentation.
Ray McAllister & Larry LePage 
June 14th (9 to noon or the morning dive for the dive charters) the 20th annual Reef Sweep and Beach Cleanup will be held. I’m looking forward to participating again this year. I always have fun and feel good about the work we are doing. There will be, as always, beach walkers, beach divers, charter divers, personal boaters and more volunteering for this worthwhile cause. Some of our favorite charters are participating again this year. I am booked with South Florida Dive Headquarters and would love to see a great turn out from Undersea Adventurers Dive Club. I talked to Sherry at SFDHQ and we can get our special club rate, just let her know you are with USA Dive Club/Glada/Reef Sweep when you book June 14th 7:30 show 8:00 go, Aquaview, Sands Harbor, Abbey Too (or reef that most needs our help. The special club rate is $47.70 with tax. Call Sherry at 954-123-2299, one of the other charters (list below) or show up at one of the beach clean up or shore diving and snorkeling sites to sign up. CHARTER BOAT DIVING - MORNING DIVE - DAY OF EVENT ONLY Make your own reservations with your choice of the following boats. Identify yourself as an Ocean Watch Reef Sweep diver and your trash will be included in the totals of the event. The cost of your dive is not subsidized this year.
SHORE DIVING & SNORKELING Pompano Beach Fishing Pier Divers must be certified and present their C-cards when checking in at dive sites. No pre-registration needed. BEACH CLEANUP SITES Deerfield Beach- Signup at the Tiki Hut Across from Fire Station Trash bags and disposable gloves will be provided at each site. Bring your own heavier work/garden gloves, if you prefer. The Volunteer Appreciation Party will be held that afternoon at the Briney Riverfront Pub, the same place we had our Gilligan’s Island theme fall party last year. Our USA Dive Club June meeting will be June 5th. General Meetings are held the first Thursday of each month at the Emma Lou Olson Pompano Beach Civic Center. Social starts around 7 PM with the meeting at 7:30. Before the meeting a group of us gather at Pat’s Place Sports Bar and Restaurant about 6 PM, maybe a little before, for drinks, dinner and some camaraderie.
Hope to “sea” you soon. Glada Blench
Local Diving  With Larry Baum Saturday June 21st
OK gang, I've checked all the June dates for conflicts and it looks like Saturday, June 21, 2008 is available for a Club dive with Parrot Island Scuba Adventures, http://www.parrotislandscuba.com. I've taken the liberty of booking all 20 spots on the Fathoms O' Fun, a great boat that many of you are familiar with.
I'm certain that by June 21 the conditions will be perfect and we'll take over the entire boat. Price is $47 (tips are up to each diver) with $10 per tank if you need them. Of course, I need to release any seats back to the boat that we can't fill, so please register early and often and let's see if we can take over the entire boat. Look forward to seeing many of you (well, at least 19 of you) for our June dive.
Click on the link for a review of our most recent LOCAL DIVE. Looking forward to diving with everyone again in 2008!!!
Larry Baum Social Activities
June 25th (Wednesday) join USAers for a Turtle Walk Our group will meet at 7:00 PM for dinner and drinks at Flanigan's Guppy's Bar & Grill in Boca Raton. From there it's a short drive north on A1A to Gumbo Limbo Nature Center Sign up at the meeting June 5th. Price is $8, due at sign up. Only 18 tickets available. This is a very popular event where we learn about sea turtles nesting on our South Florida beaches, the problems they face, and what we can do to help. Registration and sign up for 'Friday Night Lights', USA's 4th of July three-hour Thirty-nine members and guests have paid $20, securing a place on the 'Lady Go Diver', departing from Deerfield Beach at 6:45 PM. Only six seats remain available for 'Friday Night Lights'. Bring your checkbook and sign up at the next dive club meeting. Bring your checkbook and sign up for USA social events at the General Membership meeting. Upcoming social events include:
DINNER BEFORE THE MEETING: Pat’s Place Sports Bar & Restaurant
Russ Manhold
We are happy to report that the flyers in the Force-E Dive Shop directed Jamie and Roy Caswell to our May meeting. Jamie is a new diver and Roy has been diving since 1998. Diana Rudnick came to us from an ad in "The Pelican" newspaper. Diana was certified in the 1980's in New York. Robert Bettarel saw the USA advertisement in the local newspaper. Robert is not currently a diver, but he does have a BOAT. Julie and Clare extended him a warm welcome. Hopefully, we can convince him that it is never too late to try something new!! We welcomed return guests Wayne Lindeman, Jodi McMasters and Karl Dickey. We introduced Judy, a reporter, from "The Pelican" Newspaper. Judy attended our meeting to cover Cory Walter's presentation "BleachWatch". Please be sure click on the calendar button for details regarding our club's upcoming local and overseas dive trips along with our numerous non-diving social events. You may take a peek at many of our past diving and non-diving club activities by clicking on the photo gallery button. You'll see lots of happy faces in the photo gallery. USA welcomes our newest members and guests and wish "Happy Diving" to all.
Julie Manhold & Clare Anthon
The 2008 Overseas Diving Program has begun. We’ve just completed a trip on the Utila Agressor in the Bay Islands, Honduras. And in May we had a combined liveaboard and land trip to Fiji. Next up is the July trip to San Salvador. Utila Aggressor, Bay Islands, Honduras: Fiji - Nai’a Liveaboard & Dive Kadavu Resort: San Salvador, Bahamas - Riding Rock Inn: Dry Tortugas, Playmate Liveaboard: 2009 (partial) Program: Belize Aggressor Payment Schedule:
Please make your monthly payment at the meeting, or mail it to: Any questions give me a call. Nils Jacobsen
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Birthday greetings in June to the following club members:
Mary May A, Gail C, Linda D, Deborah D, Susan F, Paul G, Mary L, Ray M, Paul M, Joanne M, Al T, Bill W, Kim W
HAPPY BIRTHDAY from your friends in diving!!!
Under Sea Adventurers web site: www.usadiveclub.com
Meetings: First Thursday of each month at:
Emma Lou Olson Civic Center
1801 NE 6th Street, Pompano Beach, FL
Social: 7:00 PM, Meeting: 7:30 PM
Board of Directors
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President |
Glada Blench |
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VP of Programs |
Ray McAllister |
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VP of OS Diving |
Nils Jacobsen |
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VP of Social Events |
Russ Manhold |
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VP of Local Diving |
Larry Baum |
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Secretary |
Robert Shearer |
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Treasurer |
Judy Townsend |
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Appointees - Title |
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E-Mail Address |
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Audio/Video Coordinator |
Roger Styles |
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OS Dive Accountant |
Chary Lynn |
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Membership Coordinator |
Mary LePage |
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Hospitality Coordinator |
Clare Anthon |
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Photographer/Scrapbook |
Carol Schurtz |
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Promotions |
Linda Ianniello |
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Safety Coordinator |
Kurt Kohler |
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Mini Trip Coordinator |
Ronnie Farr |
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Newsletter/Webmaster |
Bob Weybrecht |
Download the Membership Packet from our website.
All information and images are property of Under Sea Adventurers © 2008
Comments regarding the newsletter should be sent to:
newsletter@usadiveclub.com
at Gumbo Limbo Nature Center in Boca Raton.
for a 2-hour Turtle Walk starting at 9:00 PM.
fireworks cruise, is drawing to a close.
