Pirates Down Under – Dive Pirates welcome four new chapters as it expands to Australia A collaboration between RAID International, RAID US, the Dive Pirates Foundation, and Sargood on Collaroy. This collaboration expanded adaptive diving in Australia to four dive facilities and six instructors. Additonally, four people with disabilities now certified and enjoying the ocean around…
Skills for Life Reaches out to Pirates to Offer Scuba Experience By Dive Piratesaccess_timeOctober 29, 2018 Two years into her career, as an occupational therapist, Shawn Johnson attended a Skills for Life meeting. It changed her life, and she has been changing others ever since. A prosthetics manufacturer sponsored the meeting, which hosted a doctor…
Dive Pirates Foundation Reaches GuideStar Platinum, provides more Data on Progress and Results The Dive Pirates Foundation earned the Platinum GuideStar Nonprofit Profile Seal of Transparency. This is the highest level of recognition offered by GuideStar, the world’s largest source of nonprofit information. By sharing metrics that highlight progress, the Foundation is making toward its…
Vendors put themselves on the map for the ultimate treasure hunt with the Dive Pirates For the fifth consecutive year, vendors at the upcoming DEMA show 2017 will be part of the ultimate treasure hunt. It is a game that scores pirate booty and enters them in a drawing for grand prizes. Ultimately, the game…
Dive Pirates Prepare for Second 2015 Voyage with 8 Divers with Disabilities to Cayman Brac Dive Pirates June 17, 2015, Cayman Brac, Dive Pirates After a successful inaugural trip, from Utila, Honduras to the Laguna Beach Resort with two recipients and one returning recipient, Dive Pirates 2.0 is setting a course to Cayman Brac and the Brac Reef…
Dive Pirates to Hold TWO Seminars on Classified Diver Program during DEMA Show Dive Pirates October 21, 2015 Dive Pirates, SSI The Dive Pirates Foundation is wrapping up the 11th year of offering the mobility of scuba diving to those with mobile disabilities. President Barbara Thompson will be leading two seminars at DEMA to share the philosophy and…
Dive Pirates Expand Reach with New Relationship with RAID Organization Dive Pirates July 26, 2016 Dive Pirates, RAID The Dive Pirates Foundation, a recognized not-for-profit 501c3, is beginning its 13th year of sharing the freedom of diving with those with mobile disabilities. Accordingly, the foundation announces a new relationship with the dive training agency RAID. In short, they…
