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Illinois Dive Clubs
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Aquarium
Divers SCUBA Club
Shedd Aquarium, 1200 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL
60605
Meeting Times: 6:30p.m., every 3rd Wednesday of every
month
Meeting Place: John G. Shedd Aquarium's Aquatic Science
Center
Contact Jeanne@aquariumdivers.com
Web Address: http://www.aquariumdivers.com/
Established in early 1997, we're 40+ members strong and
growing! Collectively, there is over 200 years of dive/dive
related experience. The Aquarium Divers have access to
most resources available at the Shedd Aquarium. We have
2 PADI certified Scuba Instructors, 4 Dive Masters, and
2 Diver Master candidates. We have access to the Shedd's
own Coral Reef II dive boat docked in Florida. We also
have TONS of resources in the Shedd's volunteers and employees-veterinarians,
marine biologists, aquarists and animal care specialists.
We offer training classes on DAN Oxygen First Aid/Rescue
and regularly pursue training for additional certification
levels. In the future we will be offering Underwater Photography
and more. There are local trips planned monthly, and two
BIG trips planned annually, for example: Cozumel, Belize,
and Bonaire in 98/99. Great trips in the works for 2000!!
We have great speakers offering presentations on animal
identification, shark dives, cold water diving/drowning,
local environmental clean-up dives, the Galapagos Islands,
and turtle breeding and conservation in Florida. We have
great fun on the local scene as well: bowling parties;
holiday parties; 3-D IMAX Movies; beer making (!!) and
an annual outing to the Our World Underwater Expo.
Membership
benefits include: yearly membership of $35.00; discounted
open water training; dive trips to various locales; discounts
on scuba equipments with a participating dive shop.
Chicago
Scuba Meetup
Chicago,
IL
Meeting
Time: Various Events & Dives
Meeting
Place: Various Events & Dives
Contact:
sankstone@yahoo.com
Web
Address: http://scuba.meetup.com/105
We
are a FREE dive club with over 200 members. We take local
and warm water trips, and participate in lots of social,
educational, and conservation activities.
We
have over 60 events planned for 2007!
Deep
Blue Divers
Lake Zurich, Illinois
Meeting Times: 7:00pm - First Tuesday of each month
Meeting Place: Chicagoland SCUBA
Contact: webmaster@deepbluedivers.com
Web Address: www.deepbluedivers.com
The Deep Blue Divers is a non-profit, member-operated
club that promotes the sport of scuba diving. Our members
include divers of every level of experience, and some
non-divers, too. We place a major emphasis on scuba safety
and education, as well as fun! Our events are family oriented
- non-diving spouses and children are welcome at meetings
and dive trips. We make our events exciting for everyone
- barbeques and non-diving activities assure fun for the
whole family!
State
Farm Scuba Club
Bloomington, IL
Meeting Times: 7:00 PM
Meeting Place: Alexander's Restaurant
Contact: tom.mellor.c5t2@statefarm.com
/ 309 763 9594
State Farm employees' club open only to State Farm employees,
agents and their families. The purpose of the Club is
to promote safe scuba diving, encourage training, and
promote and sponsor dive travel and dive experiences.
The Club will provide opportunities and information for
members to plan and/or participate in dive experiences,
travel and events, and share scuba experiences, ideas
and information via meetings and other events. |
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