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| President's Message | Meeting Location |
| Calendar for May and Beyond | May Meeting Program |
| A Safety Minute | Happy May Birthday |
| Get Smart With Joe | 2011 OverseasTrips |
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2011 Membership Renewal Reminder
It's already March, and it is time to renew your SFDI membership for 2011. At $70, membership of South Florida Divers is a helluva deal. If you need reminding of the benefits of membership, click here. Application forms should be completed when renewing. An additional $5 is charged for renewals since it's after the February General Meeting.
To renew your membership please do the following: 1) Print and fill out the New Member Application Form (Verify your address etc.) 2) Print and fill out the Yearly Renewal Application Form 3) Make a copy of your c-card 4) Please write a check for $75.00 made out to South Florida Divers Inc. for a single membership or $105.00 made out to South Florida Divers Inc. for a family membership. Since the application is made after the February meeting. 5) Bring along all four items to the monthly meeting (preferred) or mail it the following address: Joe Smariga |
MEETING LOCATION !!!
Location for General Meeting
Lauderdale Isles Yacht Club, 2637 Whale Harbor Lane, Ft. Lauderdale
The Same Place We Have The Pig Roast and Seafood Fest !!
Directions:
1. Take I 95 to Davie Blvd. Head West.
2. Turn Left on 27th Ave, (Riverland Road ).
3. Follow around and Stay on Riverland Road
4. Turn left at Whale Harbor Lane.
5. Lauderdale Isles Yacht Club is on the Right
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PLEASE SEE NOTE ABOVE !!
SFDI meetings are the first Wednesday of each month at Lauderdale Isles Yacht Club. The meeting starts at 7:30 If you are not a member, and you are reading this on the Internet, please join us because visitors are ALWAYS WELCOME! In an attempt to condense the length of the meetings, we are going to start the meeting PROMPTLY at 7:30. Please come earlier to socialize before the meeting starts. |
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WELCOME YOUR NEWEST DIVE BUDDIES!
We are delighted to welcome new members: Laila Haddad As a Reminder to Everyone, We are a NO-DECOMPRESSION Dive Club. Always adhere to Safe Recreational Dive Depths and Limits.
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS May… and beyond !
Once again we would like to thank all those members who have stepped up and organized our many various events. No matter how much we have going on we still need more members to come forward with new ideas and to act as Coordinators. Any E-Board member will be more than happy to give you any needed assistance to get you started. The more people we have planning events the better our Club will be.
To ensure privacy please note that we never post the phone numbers of our event coordinators. If you are a Club member please consult your Buddy List for the number you need. If you do not have one there will be a copy available at the next General Meeting, or contact Melissa Ames.
The Calendar is here for your convenience. If you see an event that interests you please contact the Coordinator directly. You can sign-up for an event at any time. Simply contact the Coordinator and he/she will be more than happy to add your name to the list and tell you where to mail payment. Remember, you are not on an event until payment has been received. For those events with a maximum number of openings the date payment was received will be the determining factor for who goes on the event. No exceptions, no whining.
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April 21: Dinner-at-Large
(Thursday 7:30) John
Kansman will once again host our annual pilgrimage to Don Arturo’s. Good
food, good drinks, a good time for all so plan to join us.
April 23: "Dirty Dozen Dive" (Saturday 9:00 Go) Gerry Cowen is playing host for another morning with Captain Brian and the rest of the Coastal Marine crew aboard the Blue Runner. Cost will be $50.00, tax and tip included. Call Gerry for more details or go to www.bluerunnerdiving.com.
April 23: Wine Tasting (Saturday 5:00 PM) Thanks to Susan and Ray an old standard is back! All you gotta do is bring a bottle of your favorite wine, white or red, a scrumptious side dish and a sunny disposition. Beer drinkers also welcome. Call Susan or Ray for more information and directions to their house.
April 29 - May 1: Spring Camping Weekend The weather should be perfect for a weekend in the "woods" at Jonathan Dickinson State Park. The event will be limited to the first nine paid tenters. Cost will run about $25.00 per person for both nights and a burgers and 'dogs dinner. Call Craig and Linda Sandel for more details.May 1: Blue Heron Bridge Night Dive (Sunday 7:00 PM) Call any Force-E store for details.
May 4: General Meeting (Wednesday 7:30 Sharp!) Lauderdale Isles Yacht and Tennis Club. Pizza! Pizza! Pizza! Tonight will be a social night. Address and directions elsewhere on the website.
May 7: Key Largo Wreck Trek (Saturday 12:30 Show) Larry Mullins has set this up for us. We will dive with Silent World Divers and Larry expects to do the Spiegel Grove and the Duane. Since they run two boats it may be possible for a second group to do two shallow reefs. Dinner afterwards is a must! Let’s get a good turnout for this one. Cost will be about $80.00, tax, tip and 2 air tanks included. Call Larry for more details or go to www.silentworld.com.
May 9: SFDI Executive Board Meeting at Connections for Business, 2843 Pembroke Road, NE corner of I-95 and Pembroke Road. Everybody welcome! Meeting starts at 7:30 Come and join us and see how your Club is run.
May 12: Dinner-at-Large (Thursday) Our appetites turn to the Orient as Gerry Cowen hosts a dinner at Ichiban Japanese Restaurant. The dinner gong will chime at 7:30 so bring your appetites and chopsticks. Ichiban is located on University, south of I-595. Call Gerry for more details.
May 14: Shark Valley Bike Ride (Saturday 11:00 AM) No yawns here as Julie also needs a good night’s sleep. Always a good time, Julie hopes to see more gators than we saw lemon sharks in January. Call her for more details or directions.
May 16: Blue Heron Bridge Night Dive (Monday 7:00 PM) Call any Force-E store for more details.
May 18: "Over-the-Hill & Off-the-Stern" (Wednesday 2:00 PM Go) Just another chance for another day of great diving, this time on Lady-Go-Diver out of Deerfield Beach. Cost will be $55.00, tax and tip included. Call Dave Schneider for more details or go to www.dixiedivers.com.
May 21: Sea Experience II. (Saturday 8:30 AM Show 9:00 Go) Thanks to Jeff Raffa for taking the lead for this event. It should be a marvelous day of diving with good friends. The boat docks behind Bahia Mar, across from Ft Lauderdale Beach. $55 includes tax and tip. More information at http://www.seaxp.com/.
May 21: Good bye Debby, We’re Gonna Miss You (Saturday 3:00 PM) A good friend is leaving us after many years of service to the Club. As a proper "send-off", Pat Kahl is hosting a going away party at her house. There will be burgers and ‘dogs but you are requested to bring your own beverages, a side dish and a towel (the pool will be open). There is a sign-up sheet and all who plan to attend are asked to sign on.
May 28: Scubatyme (Saturday 1:30 PM Show 2:00 Go) Dave and Elaine like these afternoon dives so any late sleepers can feel free to join them on for some great diving. Flat seas, gin clear viz, good friends.. what a day! Cost is $55.00, tax and tip included. Call Dave for more info or go to www.scubatyme.com.
June 1: General Meeting (Wednesday 7:30 Sharp!) Lauderdale Isles Yacht and Tennis Club. Address and directions elsewhere on the website.
June 6: SFDI Executive Board Meeting at Connections for Business, 2843 Pembroke Road, NE corner of I-95 and Pembroke Road. Everybody welcome! Meeting starts at 7:30 Come and join us and see how your Club is run.
June 11 – 19: St. Lucia Dive Trip
June 19 – 25: Cozumel Dive Trip
July 27 & 28: Mini Season !
December 3: Holiday Party Mark your calendars… it’s getting closer every day. |
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OVERSEAS TRIPS FOR 2011
See the Coordinator for more details.
St. Lucia June 11 – 18 Peter Stephinson, Coordinator
Cozumel June 18 – 25 Jeff Raffa & Ginny DeMattei, Coordinators
And lastly, a few other things that are in the works…
Dry Tortugas - Dave Wills is planning to repeat his successful trip from acouple years ago. Dates and details to follow.
Keys Bike Trip - Dave Wills again! No dates, no details, but this should be afun event.
Shark Valley Bike-at-Night - Linda Sandel thinks this is a great idea and wehope she has details for us soon.
Coast Guard Boating Safety Course - Safety minded Donna Eades had thisidea and will do the coordinating.
And a special final item… the Holiday Party will once again be held in December.
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"POLICIES AND PROCEDURES" NOW PUBLISHED ON THE WEBSITE. The rules and regulations that we must all abide by are now printed in their entirety on the website. I cannot stress enough how important it is that all members, new and old, read and be thoroughly aware of how these rules apply to them. I have summarized below some of the more important points.
Payment: A member is confirmed on an event only after their payment has been received. Payments for dives must be made when signing-up. Payments for trips must be made according to the schedule provided by the Coordinator. In the event that a dive, trip, etc. is overbooked than those confirmed to go will be determined by the date order of payment.
Cancellation: Once a member signs on for a dive or other event he/she is obligated to pay unless they contact the Coordinator by the specified cancellation deadline. Cancellation deadlines are outlined in Policies and Procedures.
Certification Requirements: Some dives will be restricted to divers with certain minimum qualifications, generally as specified by the dive operator. In some cases these minimums will be set by the Coordinator in conjunction with the E-Board based on the profile and/or characteristics of the planned dive. No exceptions will be allowed.
Special Needs: Some of our members have "special needs" when participating on a dive, trip or other event. These can be cases where someone needs extra help off or back on a dive boat, special requirements regarding accommodations, etc. Coordinators are not psychic. It is the responsibility of the member to make sure that the Coordinator knows of these needs well in advance of the event.
If any of the above are not abundantly clear be sure to get clarification from an E-Board member.
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June 11-19, 2011 St Lucia
Join Pete in St Lucia diving and exploring this fascinating and picturesque island. We will be diving with Dive Fair Helen for 5 days and will have 2 free days to explore the island. Estimated cost is $1790 which includes round trip airfare from Miami, hotel for 8 nights with breakfast, 5 day diving package, lunch on dive days, travel insurance and T-shirt. Non-divers welcome at a reduced rate. A minimum $200 deposit reserves your space.
Click here for more about St Lucia
June 18-25, 2011 Cozumel - Jeff & Ginny plan to book us for a week of diving at the Iberostar Resort as well as a planned snorkle with whale sharks.
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May Meeting Program PIZZA |
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Joe G’s Safety minute for May 2011 Is Flying After Diving Safe
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