I hope you are doing well and that you are having a great dive season.     This email is a call to action.  

  1. I need you to Save the Dates February 29th & March 1st, 2020.  That is when the  2020 Our World Underwater Dive and Travel Shows occurs.  This year  we will be featuring the work of Brian Skerry.  A National Geographic Photography Fellow and a Nikon Ambassador we will all be amazed by his epic work.  Brian will be joined at the 50th OWU by Royal Canadian Geographic Society Explorer in Residence Jill Heinerth.  We will of course have many other great photographers and videographers at the show.
  2. I am looking for local Chicago divers and non-divers to assist me in the 19th Annual Burnham Harbor Clean Up Dive.  September 21st is International Clean-Up Day and it is time to give back and help the underwater environment that we divers love so much.

    I hope you guys can help me.  I have 20 spaces left to fill between divers and non-divers for the best clean-up dive around.   As we limit the number of participants, you need to pre-register at the Windy City Diving website.

      You can register (HERE).

     
    If you have not signed up yet, please use the link above to register.  If you have signed up could you reach out to your friends and family to see they would like to pitch in to keep  Chicago's Burnham Harbor a  GREEN HARBOR.

     
    We will be meeting in the Westside North Parking Lot (that's the lot just north of the harbormaster's office, 586 E. Waldron Drive) starting at 0800 we will be signing liability releases and enjoying breakfast Burritos, pastries and bagels from ARTUROS.  After a safety briefing, diving will start around 0900 and continue to 1145.  Afterwards we will have lunch from QDOBA including a taco bar with steak chicken, etc.  and handout give-a-ways.  

     
    I am in conversation with a couple of dive stores for classes and equipment donations but we will certainly be giving away tickets to the 50th Annual Our World Underwater Dive & Travel Show (the Show is scheduled for February 29th & March 1st)  and of course T-Shirts .

     
    If you have any questions do not hesitate to contact me. 

     
    Best,
    Cpt. Jim

     
  As a side note, the Chicago show will again be held at the Chicago Marriott O'Hare .

If you have any questions do not hesitate to contact me.

Best,

Jim Gentile
World of Water/ Our World-Underwater
TX:  630.209.2445


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