Booty is a breeze in the Big Easy! Current and new Members have a chance to win a trip! Hello Pirates! As you know membership is very important to the crew, as it cements your loyalty and pays for the dive equipment and the training for our recipients and their buddies. So last year we…
Dive Pirates Foundation Announces 10th Annual Treasure Hunt for DEMA Show 2023\ After last year’s success of our renowned treasure hunt with a virtual map, pirate hats, and photo fun, the Dive Pirates will venture to New Orleans to do it again; offering convention goers a chance to network with vendors and enter to win…
Dive Pirates Foundation nominated for DEMA’s Community Champion Award, asking for DEMA Members Dive Pirates Foundation is proud to announce it has been nominated for DEMA’s 2023 Diving Community Champions award. The Foundation is asking all DEMA members to support the crew and vote to recognize the great efforts achieved in 2023! Specifically, DPF is…
Former Lance Corporal Kenta Otawa, USMC Kenta began his military career right out of high school and after basic training studied at a Marine Corps culinary school. During the 2011 Japan Earthquake and Tsunami, he was deployed to the island nation and supported the humanitarian effort by coordinating food service for his fellow Marines. It…
Todd is an athlete, pure and simple. He has enjoyed many sports throughout his life, and that drive continues today, though now it is all adaptive. His athleticism and his training as a chiropractor have been true assets as he now navigates life in a wheelchair. Todd was just enjoying a cup of coffee one…
Staff Sgt. Andrew Carpenter, US Army After high school Drew was drawn to the military, determined to be what he calls a net positive, with a goal to support others who can’t support themselves. In aviation operations, he was in a black hawk unit during his service from 2004 to 2007. During that time he…
Petty Officer First Class Karl Olson, US Navy Karl grew up amazed at the submarines he saw on PBS on Saturday morning’s military hour, and at age 19 he was walking onto his first submarine as a member of the United States Navy. He remembers thinking, “Two years ago I was on a tractor in Minnesota, now I get…
Adam Cherney, US Marines Adam always knew he would join the military, as his grandfather, father, and mother served their country; his father was a Marine, and his mother was a member of the US Navy. So, after high school, he set a goal to get healthy and joined the US Marines in 2011. Seven months into training, Adam…
Staff Sgt. Brian Dupree, US Air Force “Originally, I signed up for the educational benefits but during my 1st term, I deployed to the Middle East and everything changed. I quickly realized that my work in telecommunications had a direct connection to the warfighter and gave them a critical lifeline when calling for support. It…
Dive Pirates return to Cayman Brac for 19th Annual Dive Trip with Adaptive Divers Gearing up for its annual trip sharing the fun, accessibility, and comradery of scuba diving with people of various mobile abilities, the Dive Pirates Foundation is offering a fundraising challenge as well as a raffle to help its recipients reach their…