Richmond Dive Club – September 2022 Membership Meeting

Tuesday, September 13, 2022

Meeting held at O’Toole’s Restaurant and Pub Forest Hill Ave. Richmond and Virtually via Zoom.

Club President, Jim Dacey began the meeting at 6:58 pm.

SWAP MEET

• Jim discussed the scuba gear swap meet being held in the back meeting room of O’Toole’s beginning at 6 pm.

DIVE DESTINATIONS

• Jim asked members about any recent trips.
• Members discussed dive trips taken or upcoming to the following locations:

     o Debi Moir is heading to Roatan at the end of September

     o Robert Siemers is recently back from Bonaire

     o Reenie Kennedy is planning a trip to Bonaire

     o Mark Easter recently dove the Blue Heron Bridge and did Goliath Grouper dives in Jupiter, FL. He also just returned from diving                  the St. Lawrence River in Canada with temperatures at 74 degrees, top to bottom.

     o Ivan is headed to Beaufort to dive with Discovery Divers.

DIVER DAYS

• Discussed the final RDC Diver Day for 2022.

     o Sunday, 9/18. Member Appreciation Day

     o Members Only Raffle

THANKS TO OUR BOD

• Jim Dacey
• Bart Drummond
• Debi Moir
• Larry Knorr
• Warren Bowman 

THANK YOU TO RDC CORPORATE SPONSORS

• Tri City Scuba
• Lake Phoenix
• Brunswick Scuba
• Fluvanna Dive Center
• The Dive Shop
• Dive Connections

UPCOMING EVENTS

• RDC Member Appreciation Day – Raffle

     o $20 per ticket.

     o Online sales only

     o Sales active through 9/16.

     o Drawing to be held at noon during 9/18 Diver Day

     o Prizes donated by our corporate sponsors

         ▪ Set of personal dive gear (Mask, Snorkel, Boots, Fins) - Fluvanna Dive Center

         ▪ 2 – Layperson Airway Management Courses – Brunswick Scuba

         ▪ 2 – Individual Discover Scuba Courses, Air/ Nitrox fill card for 25 air fills or 15 Nitrox fills, Sealife Sportdiver Underwater                                Smartphone Housing for iPhone/ Android – The Dive Shop

         ▪ 20 punch air fill card, Perfect Buoyancy Specialty Class, Free Regulator Service, Mares SMB/ Spool Kit – Tri City Scuba

TREASURER’S REPORT

• $5,968.09 currently in the bank as of 8/31/22
• Memberships

     o Corporate: 6

     o Family: 32

     o Individual: 63

Board Members Needed For Next Year

• Jim discussed the next for new members to step up to take on BOD roles for next year.
• The following positions will need to be filled as the incumbents will not be able to continue after this term ends.

     o Vice President

     o Treasurer

     o Secretary

Business meeting ended at 7:14 pm.

PRESENTATION

• 10 Tips to Equipment Care

     o Bill Sawyer of Fluvana Dive Center provided an excellent and informative presentation on what to look for in the dive gear you                 purchase and how best to care for and service your equipment.

• Presentation ended at 8:05 pm.

The next meeting will be held on October 11, 2022, at O’Toole’s Restaurant and Pub at 7 pm, with the meeting also broadcast virtually on Zoom.