Scuba trust quiz night Saturday 13th September 2008
At the Fairfield Halls, Croydon, Surrey.
7pm for 7.30 start
All in aid of the scuba trust
The quiz
Teams of six £300 prize money for the winning team Runners-up prizes 8 great rounds
The evening
Tip top raffle with amazing prizes Buffet PAYING Bar
Cost
£20.00 per person or £120.00 per team
Stay the night
If you want to drink and stay there are two hotels nearby, croydon park hotel, and the Fairfield hotel prices starting from £45.00 -£80.00 per room
For a booking form to register your team Please contact Andy Wood Tel:07721 890058 or ANDREW.WOOD02@BTOPENWORLD.COM
SPONSORED SWIM SWIMMING THE DISTANCE OF THE CHANNEL AT NEW BEACH SWIMMING POOL, DYMCHURCH
Gill Cullwick, an arthritis and Sjogren’s sufferer and Myra Benham are taking part in a sponsored swim in an attempt to swim the distance of the Channel at New Beach Swimming Pool. With the help of John Blair, Leisure Manager and the lifeguards at New Beach Pool, they are aiming to swim 1809 lengths of the pool to raise funds for two special charities:
Scuba Trust and the British Sjogrens Syndrome Association
Gill and Myra are looking for people to sponsor them in their task of swimming the channel. If anyone is interested in sponsoring us, we would be delighted to receive any donations (made payable to Mrs G Cullwick) which can be sent to:
13 Lade Fort Crescent,
Lydd on Sea,
Kent,
TN29 9YG.
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The Scuba Trust would like to offer raffle tickets for sale;
50 pence each,
£2.50 for a book of five
With the chance to offer a newly to be launched Suunto D4 dive computer. Suunto have very kindly given us 5 to be raffled.
If anyone wishes to buy a ticket(s), could they please contact Pippa on phillippa.ashley@virgin.net
Pippa is willing to accept the cheques and send out the counterfoils to the recipients.
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The Scuba Trust -
diving with disabilities
The
Scuba Trust is a non-profit charity created to
promote scuba diving for all abilities. It was
founded in 1996 by Brenda Carey, Leon Golding
and Rikki Singh, with the initial aim of acting
as a focal point for the organisation of scuba
diving holidays abroad for people with disabilities.
We have now grown into one of the UK's leading
dive organisations and help individuals with disabilities
(and their friends) learn to scuba dive.
The Scuba Trust holds monthly
introduction to diving sessions in an indoor swimming
pool, supervised by a volunteer team of friendly
dive professionals from a range of dive organisations,
including BSAC, PADI and IAHD. These dive sessions
have been designed to cater for most disabilities
(click for more info) but are also open to the
able-bodied, creating a non-prejudiced atmosphere.
The Trust also organises regular holidays specifically
targeted to meet the needs of the disabled community
with regards to hotel accommodation and diving
facilities.
The Scuba Trust consists of
a Board of Trustees who administer the charity
and a collection of 'Friends of the Scuba Trust'.
The number of ‘Friends' currently stands
at 285.
We rely on donations to ensure
we can continue our work of levelling the playing
field to allow our disabled friends to learn to
snorkel and scuba dive. We have now trained some
400 people to scuba dive and enabled them to enjoy
a wider and fuller life. If you would like to
know more about the charity or to make a donation
click here.
This website will include details of our "try-dives",
holidays and social events. We'll also keep you
up-to-date with the latest news from the world
of disability diving.
Quotes from our friends
The Scuba Trust has introduced
many to the world of diving, through Try-dives,
training and diving holidays with no obstacles
for the disabled. These quotes try to capture
the magic of the moment for some who have enjoyed
diving through the Scuba Trust.
"My life changed
dramatically after I lost my leg through cancer.
I thought my life, especially my active life,
was over, and now I can dive, not something I
had tried when fully limbed - life is worth living
now."
"A week's dive
holiday can achieve what it might take a psychologist
a year to achieve. On holiday, they break their
personal barriers, build independence, confidence
and courage."
"I dive, and many
of my able-bodied friends can't even do that,
and I'm proud of that."
"I just didn't
know that it would be possible for me to dive.
I could not physically manage on my own and here
are people committed getting me in the water.
It's magic."
"A world without
gravity, without the leadened weight of useless
limbs, a world of gliding movement, in the hustle
bustle with the fish, a world of beauty - my underwater
world."
"As he signed for
me to go under he held my hand - we were at the
bottom of the pool. Wow! I was fully submerged
and breathing under water. It was such a fantastic
feeling, I was grinning like a Cheshire cat and
laughing with joy. I had actually done it."
How can you help?
Instructors, Divemasters /
Dive Leaders and helpers are always welcome to
observe and assist but please phone first. You
can come along and lend a hand at a monthly try-dive
session. We believe in "hands on" learning.
You will initially act as an additional helper
to an experienced Scuba Trust team working with
disabled students. If you enjoy this, you will
be welcome to help on a regular basis, dealing
with a wide range of disabilities during Try-dives
and diver training.
As much of our open water
diving takes place overseas, Instructors and Buddies
are always needed to help with training on such
expeditions.
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