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 Laura Crawford confides her wishes to Santa.  President Mel Rich with the grand prize for the raffle. |
 Mark Gillette, Noel Voroba and John and Sally Kuck enjoy the proceedings.  Dancing the night away.  Ben Danielczuk, Mel Rich and George Danielczuk with that satisfied glow. |
 DJ Anthony spinning some tunes.  Mike and Gulnar Husvar with Santa. |
 FCDA members waiting for the presentation to begin.  A small Japanese tank of the deck of the Nippo Maru.  The Truk Aggressor II. |
 Paul Gacek describes Truk Lagoon.  Torpedo in one of the holds on the Heian Maru. |
 Anemone fish in a brilliant red anemone on the Shinkoko Maru.  Bow gun of the famous Fujikawa Maru.  18 inch shells aboard the Kiyozumi Maru. |
 A free swimming frogfish in Indonesia.  Mating nudibranchs in Indonesia.  Jim Greenwald with his newly won Rasta Hat! |
 Al Kulhawik describes his "around the world" adventure to the FCDA.  Mel Rich introduces his new "dive buddy" to the club! |
 Great white shark in South Africa!  Don't try this at home! |
| The annual battle between divers and the Great Pumpkin! |
 Robin and Mark Shannon venture into the fray!  The survivors of Man vs Pumpkin! |
 Mel Rich emerges victorious! |
Robin and Mark ready to take the plunge. Divers in shallow water float! Uncarved pumpkins float even more! Some extra lead is a necessity! |
| Roeland Papen presents three multimedia slide presentations on diving a lake in Italy, mating squid off San Diego and marine life in British Columbia. |
 Roeland Papen relates his dive adventures to the FCDA.  Mating squid off San Diego. Note the field of eggs on the bottom. |
 A large nudibranch foraging for a meal in the cool waters of British Columbia. |
 A shark cruising off SanDiego.  Listening to Captain Noel Voroba's exploits! |
 Mike points out an item of special interest in his collection of arrowheads.  FCDA members gather around Mike's impressive display of artifacts ranging from colonial to prehistoric times. |
 Mike McMeekin  |
 Listening to Mike's exploits - wooly mammoth teeth in the foreground!  An impressive collection of fossilized Shark teeth |
| Our youngest member - Jane August Weydig Silverstein - makes her debut appearance at an FCDA meeting at the tender age of 9 days! |
 
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| Roeland Papen presents three multimedia slide presentations on Mediterranean Sea Life, the Red Sea and Diving Grand Turk. |
 Two divers getting ready to brave Long Island Sound.. |
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 The balmy 46 degree water makes a dry suit a welcome accessory. |
 Bill entertains FCDA members with the history of and his experiences with the shipwrecks of Rhode Island. |
 Captain William "Bill" Palmer |
 Of course no meeting is complete without the traditional FCDA raffle. |
 
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| Al Kulhawik coordinated a slide show featuring over 200 slides submitted by FCDA members Kevin and Teresa Bobko, Jim Burley, Pat Franz, Paul Gacek, Mike Husvar, Al Lewis, Nick Ricciardelli and Dave Swope. |
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