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Illinois Dive Clubs
Illinois Dive Clubs
Chicago
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, Illinois Dive Clubs
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!
Lake Zurich, Illinois Dive Clubs
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!
Bloomington, Illinois Dive Clubs
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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