Chamber Eve Benefit Dinner 2010

Benefit Dinner at Aquarium of the Pacific for the Catalina Hyperbaric Chamber Rescue Facilities

Chamber Eve

You're invited for an evening of fine dinning, exploring, and fun. Because the Aquarium realizes the vital role our Hyperbaric Chamber plays in the overall safety of the SoCal dive community.

Doors will open at 7:00 pm on the nose, so plan ahead. Dinner will be around 8:00. With your entry ticket you'll receive 5 raffle tickets, good for some special prizes we'll have on hand for the evening. Plus, there will be opportunity (and encouragement and arm-twisting) to buy more raffle tickets while you're there. Total value of the evening raffle prizes will approach $10,000 and includes regulators, BCs, computers, and even a complete gear set. (See the website - www.chamberday.org - for a complete listing of all prizes and donors.) We‘ll also have a Blind Bid Silent Auction where you can bid on the prizes but you don't know what others have bid (hopefully encouraging you to bid high so yours will be the winning bid)

During the entire evening, we'll have access to the full Aquarium and it's 12,000+ critters consisting of over 550 species, representing three major regions of the Pacific. In case you didn't know, the Aquarium of the Pacific is the only Aquarium to focus solely on the Pacific Ocean. And, it's also the only Aquarium in the United States to have, all under one roof . . . a Napoleon Wrasse (in the 350,000 gallon Tropical Reef exhibit), Cownose Rays, Bonnethead Sharks, Sea Dragons, sea lions, sea otters, and lots of SoCal dive volunteers (who will be on hand to answer any questions you might have). You can also wander out to Shark Lagoon to take a gander at some of the sharks you CAN touch, and some which you can't.

When: May 5th Wednesday 7:00pm, dinner at 8:00 pm (main hall), raffle at 9:00 pm, social hour starts at 9:30 pm to ???

What: Benefit dinner at the Aquarium of the Pacific for the Catalina Hyperbaric Chamber Rescue Facilities. Plus full access to Aquarium, 10k+ raffle, dinner, bar and social hour across the street at Bubba Gump's.

Why: Net proceeds go to support the Catalina Hyperbaric Chamber - Diver Rescue Facilities.

Where: Long Beach Aquarium and Bubba Gump's - 100 Aquarium Way Long Beach, CA 90802 (562) 590-3100
Parking: Big parking structure for $9.00 or FREE parking behind aquarium.
Who: You're Invited because you're a diver and we ALL need to support our rescue facilities.

Attire: Casual/Dress. Candlelight ambiance with social after-party. Pictures chamber

Tickets: Buy your $90 tickets online, save your tax deductible donation receipt. Tickets will be ready for pick-up with free gift at Eco Dive Center two weeks before event. Notifications will be sent out via email and phone call.

Hosts: Eco Dive Center, PCH Scuba, Aquarium of the Pacific, along with the Chamber Day Committee with it's most gracious host Ken Kurtis.

Donate, you receive:

Private Exploration of the Aquarium of the Pacific
Catered Sit-Down Dinner in the Great Hall of the Pacific
Five (5) Chamber Evening 2009 Raffle Tickets
Chance to talk to Catalina Hyperbaric Chamber Crew Volunteers

Each table holds 10 people and Eco Dive Center has a limited number of tables. Pictures of the last three years

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