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 Happy hour while waiting for dinner to begin.  Laura Crawford lets Santa know how she really feels!.  The lucky winners of Roeland Papens prints! |
 George Danielczuk wonders how long THAT tank will last!  Gorgeous prints donated by Roeland Papen for our raffle.  Jim Patton is the lucky winner of the Bahamas trip! |
The Fayerweather Yacht Club is a festive setting for the party.  Roeland Papen is the winner of the enormous tank!  The winners of the raffle to support our DAN sponsorship. |
 Waiting for the meeting to begin.  New England urchin.  Red Sea twosome.  Wall view. |
 Roeland Papen.  New England nudibranch.  Red Sea seascape.  A curious bystander. |
 Underwater Pumpkin Carving!  Madeira, an island off the coast of Spain.  Red Sea cleaning station.  The winners of our monthly raffle to support DAN. |
 Gearing up for the dive.  Mike Husvar mans the grill.  The winners! |
 The spectators.  Feeding frenzy.  DAN raffle winners. |
 Emerging from the deep!  Everyone's artistic creations ready for judging.  The FCDA gang at Kevin & Teresa's photo showing. |
 FCDA members waiting for the meeting to begin.  A deep water gorgonian.  The Russian frigate at Cayman Brac. |
 Kevin & Teresa Bobko.  A brilliant anemone.  Let the raffle begin! |
 Some nachos to get everyone in the mood!  Arrowhead crab on a sea fan.  The DAN raffle winners with their loot! |
 Glen Reem. |
 The DAN raffle winners with their booty! |
 A case of narcosis? |
| "Caribbean Night" featured an evening of good food and company for members of the FCDA. Highlights of the evening were a salsa demonstration, a limbo contest, a special doorprize raffle race, our regular raffle to sponsor our DAN sponsorship and a special raffle of a hotel/dive package donated by the Bahamas Board of Tourism. |
 FCDA members enjoying the scenic location.  A full house in the Penfield Room.  The limbo contest progresses!  The doorprize raffle winners get ready to race for the prizes! |
 A steel band warms up the crowd for the evening's events.  The most popular location is the bar!  The junior and senior division limbo contest winners!  The winner of the race flops across the finish line! |
 A lavish spread for the dining enjoyment of the attendees.  A salsa demonstration gets you in the mood for limbo!  The colorful crowd continues to enjoy the evening!  The DAN raffle winners with their loot! |
 FCDA members waiting for the meeting to begin.  A banded butterfly fish on a night dive.  The wreck of the Stavronikita off the northwest coast. |
 Wayne Guidone.  A sea horse stands guard.  A severe case of rapture of the shallows! |
 Enjoying the outdoors before the meeting.  A frog fish poses for Wayne.  The DAN raffle winners with their loot! |
 FCDA members waiting for the meeting to begin.  Waiting to buy tickets for the DAN raffle. |
 Mike Husvar.  Pat Franz tears apart raffle tickets. |
 A curious moray from the Maldives.  The lucky raffle winners with their booty! |
 Shrimp and clams on the half shell to start.  The lobsters take the plunge!  Tastes great! |
 The ravenous hordes wait for the next round.  The finished product!  Less filling! |
 Gary's trained lobster performs.  What everyone has been waiting for!  The DAN raffle winners with their booty! |
 Anita and Roeland Papen with our borrowed video projector.  The show begins!  Humpback whale surfacing. |
 The boys hang out in the kitchen.  A'hunting we will go!  Humpback whale breaching. |
 FCDA members waiting for the meeting to begin.  Mel Rich Jr in hot pursuit of a mother and calf!  The DAN raffle winners with their booty! |
 Wayne Webb donning his new dry suit.  Steve Ziobrowski ready to brave the shallows!  Can't have a dive event without food! |
 Spectators relax on the beach.  Robin, Rachel and Mark Shannon take in the action.  Mike Husvar works his magic on the grill! |
 Chris Bradbury helps Tom Provencal assemble his gear.  Mel Rich Jr and Steve Ziobrowski emerge from the water.  The high point of every dive is the eating! |
 Mothers' Day calls for champagne! |
 The lucky raffle winners pose with their loot! |
 Waiting for the meeting to begin.  Mel Rich shows his shark video. |
 A large variety of gear to be demonstrated. Mike Husvar relaxes after his presentation. |
 Captain Noel Voroba displays his Long Island Sound artifacts.  Winners of the raffle pose with their goodies! |
 Jeffrey Borges, RRT, preparing for his presentation.  This is the way in!  George Danielczuk tries the "small" chamber on for size. |
 An attentive crowd awaits the beginning of the meeting.  Laura Crawford tries out the "LARGE" chamber.  Mel Rich announces the winning number for a dive mask. |
 Pat Franz poses with "her" chamber.  George Danielczuk demonstrates the loading of patients.  Winners of the raffle pose with their goodies! |
 Gulnar Jeffereis and Mike Husvar enter the Meadowlands Exposition Center.  Bill Palmer poses in his shark cage.  Kim Remetta and Mike Mariani check out the Cayman Islands.  Jim Clair and Charlotte Mitchell enjoying breakfast. |
 Noel Voroba and Bruce Mackin man the Orbit Marine booth.  Cynthia Butts and Pat Franz check out dry suits.  Chris DeCarlo checks out "Scuba Radio".  Scott Monnier and Kathy Weydig at the Decompression Party. |
 Beth and Steve Ziobrowski at Beneath the Sea.  Dave Swope posing with Bill Palmer's shark!.  Ben and George Danielczuk checking out new toys.  Lee Livingston and Paul Scarpa check out the exhibits. |
 Abe Silverman takes on Jim Greenwald and Mick Ricciardelli. |
 Jane, Kathy and Joel Weydig-Silverstein are a hit! |
WOMEN DIVERS HALL OF FAME
The first honor society of its kind, Women Divers Hall of Fame was established to recognize women divers who have contributed significantly to the exploration, understanding, safety and enjoyment of our underwater world.These contributions span a wide variety of fields. Including: the Arts, Sciences, Medicine, Sports, Exploration, Archeology, Media, Safety, Education, Service, Business, Environment and Conservation.
This elite group of honorees includes the most notable women leaders and innovators of the 20th century. It is the goal of the WDHOF to honor these women and raise awareness of the contributions they have made Kathy Weydig has been a NAUI instructor and Course Director for 15 years, she holds a USCG Captain's license and is as an EMT/DMT She has held positions as Training Director - City Island Hyperbaric Chamber, Chairman - NAUI Elections Committee and North. Atlantic Branch Manager - NAUI. Kathy has over 2,500 dives which include the "USS Monitor", "USS Wilkes Barre" and "Andrea Doria". She serves on the NAUI Technical Diving Advisory Board and is President of Scuba Training + Travel Co. |
 A standing room crowd awaits the beginning of the meeting.  Waiting for the fearless Captain to emerge!  Mel Rich says what's a meeting without food? |
 Captain Bill Palmer.  Exploring the interior of the U-352.  Door prize and raffle winners with their booty! |
 The conning tower of the U-352.  Artifacts recovered from the U-352.  Mike Husvar conducts the door prize drawing. |
 A full house awaits the beginning of the first meeting of 2000.  Thailand - Lionfish.  Mel Rich presents Al Kulhawik with a lifetime membership. |
 Roeland Papen relates his adventures in Thailand.  Thailand - Soft corals.  Mel Rich announces the winning number. |
 Thailand - A spotted moray.  New England - Lions mane.  The raffle winners with their booty! |
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