250 AWARE Divers and AU$2500 Raised For Conservation

September 2010 - Palm Beach Divers, Koh Lanta, Thailand gives regular donations to underwater conservation so far raising over AU$2500. Since January 2009 the Palm Beach team has inspired 250 individual divers to make a gift for underwater conservation.

Ingelise K. Bier, PADI Course Director at Palm Beach Divers said, “We organize Project AWARE cleanups throughout the year, have a mooring program, and a Shark AWAREness Specialty Program. Inspiring divers to donate to such a worthwhile nonprofit is another great way we can give something back to the marine world. We are proud to support Project AWARE Foundation.”

New Moorings for the Gili's, Indonesia 

August 2010 - 25 new moorings have been placed around the Gili Islands in Indonesia thanks to funding from Project AWARE. Boats transporting tourists or building material to the island have caused some damage to shallow reefs.  As well as deploying the new moorings, the Gili Eco Trust has also created signage in Indonesian to explain the importance of the reefs, the role they play in protecting the beach from erosion and how to protect the reefs for the future. 

Couple Announce Wedding Vows and Love for the Ocean

August 2010 - AWARE Divers Farid Aman Shah and Faizah Jaafar from Malaysia recently tied the knot on 17^th July 2010.  Rather than serving the traditional Chinese wedding banquet feast which comprises of shark fin soup, the couple decided to do something a little different at their ceremony.

Farid and Faizah created their own wedding paper bag with a special message to protect coral reefs.  The front of the bag shows cute cartoon drawings of the couple underwater and on the reverse 5 simple ways to protect coral reefs.

Great work Farid and Faizah - you are true AWARE Divers in action!

Award Winning Cleanup Organizer

June 2010 - Master Scuba Instructor, Rich Best of Sunken Treasure Scuba, Jersey Shore, PA, USA was honored for his consistent biannual cleanups with the 2009 PA Cleanways North Central Pennsylvania volunteer award. Rich has been organizing cleanup events in conjunction with Project AWARE for over ten years and has been expanding the number of sites cleaned with the help of local volunteers. Congratulations Rich for your well deserved recognition, we applaud your motto "Be adventurous, be amazed, be a diver!"

All About Scuba Raise Funds for Conservation

May 2010 - Keen diver and small business owner Austin Williams has launched a range of T-shirts featuring marine species under threat, with a percentage of sales donated to Project AWARE. The T-shirts feature iconic species like sharks, whalesharks, turtles and manta rays.  All these species face pressure from human activities including habitat destruction, over-exploitation of natural resources and pollution. Today, scientists predict animals are going extinct at 100 to 1,000 times the typical rate. Currently three quarters of pelagic sharks and ray species are threatened with extinction. Fundraising is a great way to support Project AWARE in its mission to protect our ocean planet. Since launching the brand in 2009 Austin has raised nearly AUD $1000 for underwater conservation. 

 

"My reason for donating to the Project AWARE Foundation is simple. Project AWARE works towards the protection and health of the aquatic realm for the future. Being involved with the oceans I feel we all need to help nurture and protect them in any way we can," said Austin.  Visit All About Scuba www.dive-t-shirts.com to order online.

 

Dive stores certify 100 percent Project AWARE Cards 

April 2010 - Rainbow Divers Vietnam has committed regular donations to underwater conservation. All five of jeremy stein's Rainbow Divers stores have signed up to the new 100% Project AWARE Diver Certification Program - a world first for a dive centre with multiple locations to pledge its financial support.

 

Jeremy Stein, owner of Rainbow Divers said, "We are proud to support Project AWARE, we tell our students every donation is put to good use to protect underwater habitats for future generations and share the AWARE philosophy on every diving course."

As PADI's environmental charity partner every time a diver learns to dive or undertakes a new scuba course, they can choose a special Project AWARE version of their PADI Certification Card and make a donation to conservation.

For dive centre's signed up to the new 100% AWARE PIC Online Program, every dive course processed online (except National Geographic) supports underwater conservation. All student divers receive the latest Project AWARE version of the PADI Certification Card. 

 

 

 

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