INTRODUCTION
Welcome to the Finatics Dive Club!
Finatics Dive Club, Inc was founded in 2008 with the primary purpose of bringing like-minded scuba divers together to share our common interests. Our mission is simple:
To promote safe, organized dive events, provide opportunities to gather in social settings and encourage environmental responsibility among the diving community.
We have members of all experience levels. Our members have been diving from a few weeks to over thirty years and are newly certified open water divers to IDC Staff Instructors. We have members interested in and experienced in all aspects of diving, from photography, to wrecks, lobstering, to technical diving.
Participation in the club is a great way to meet fellow divers, share experiences, stay informed of the latest diving news, and play an active role in building and preserving our local diving community.
Key reasons to join include:
- Meet other divers. Get together with other divers who share similar interests. Expand your network of dive buddies and have more friends to dive with!
- Learn about the best local, regional and exotic dive destinations and how to best dive them. Gain more knowledge and insight into your favorite dive activities.
- Stay informed. Club members will receive a monthly newsletter and be able to access club-managed resources online that will keep you in the know relative to upcoming local events and activities, buddy lists, and exclusive club opportunities / discounts.
- Save money. Club members will get to enjoy reduced “group” rates on a variety club-sponsored programs such as events, charters, training, and dive trips.
- Socialize. Our monthly meetings are a great way to have fun with your fellow dive buddies!
DUES
Club dues are collected on an annual basis and are due in March (dues are not prorated for memberships begun later in the year). Memberships rates for 2010 are as follows:
- Family: $25 for first member, $15 each additional member (a family member is a spouse or any children under 18 years of age1)
MEMBERSHIP ENROLLMENT PROCESS
Joining our club is easy, here is all you have to do:
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Read and agree to follow the club bylaws
- Fill out the attached Annual Membership Application
- Write a check for the membership dues payable to “Finatics Dive Club” (this check is returned if your membership is not approved)
If you will be partaking in any scuba diving activities with the club, you must also:
- Understand, complete and sign the Liability Release and Assumption of Risk Agreement
- Understand and sign the Safe Diving Practices Statement of Understanding
- Supply a photocopy (front and back) of your SCUBA certification card
Submit the above paperwork to a club officer and your application will be processed within thirty days. You are welcome and encouraged to attend any club dive or other activity while your application is pending.
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1) Members under eighteen (18) years of age are Junior Members and specific conditions and restrictions apply. Please read the
bylaws for further details.