Annual Dinner Banquet"A Night in the Tropics"
Courtyard Marriott
342 Speen Street, Natick, MA
Saturday Feb 4, 2012
6:30 - 11:00
It's time to buy your tickets for the annual Dinner Dance! Again, we have decided
to wear swim suits instead of business suits and sundresses instead of cocktail
dresses. Tickets will be on sale using PayPal,
at every meeting through January, or you can order them from Rich Palanzi at
(508) 797-7027 or via email.
Tickets are priced at $40. So get those Dive Logs signed off for diving awards,
choose your pictures or artifacts to enter in the contest, and go find your flip
flops! If you missed the Trip to the Tropics last year, don't make the
same mistake twice.
Banquet Photo Album
Cocktail hour is from 6:30-7:30. Listen to those tunes that remind us of warm days and nights while having a drink and voting. Voting will take place from 6:45-7:30 so be sure to bring your entries early before the voting begins. Diver of the Year will also be awarded. Please bring some kind of raffle item, the raffle seems to have evolved into a fun combination of prizes for all. Any item will do, and it does not have to be dive related. Mark your calendar now so you'll be able to join the limbo contest!! Again, this year we have invited other local Dive Clubs to join us. Last year's "trip" was such a success we just figured………why not? See you in the Tropics!!
ALERT! New location for club Membership meetings!
The location for membership meetings has been changed.
We are no longer meeting at the Crowne Plaza Hotel.
We are now meeting at:
Courtyard Marriott
342 Speen Street, Natick, MA
See the meetings page for detailed directions.
Check out new photos!
We’re now regularly adding pictures of club members dive experiences! Check them out here. Want to submit photos you’ve taken? Just send an email to Jeff Wagner.
Join us for a Date@8 shore dive!
Join us for a weekly Date @ 8 shore dive. We meet at the Burger King on Rt.128 in Beverly every Saturday morning and head to one of Cape Ann's numerous dive sites for a dive or two. Dive sites are decided on the spot to accomodate the experience and skill levels of those who show up, and everyone is welcome - members and non-members alike. Click for photos of past shore dives
Please contact the coordinator (listed on the Date @ 8 page linked
above) a day or two before Saturday if you'd like to join us, to make
sure the group doesn't leave without you if you're running a little late.
Also, please note that during winter months we meet at 10am!
See you there!
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Tuesday, February 14, 2012:
Please join us at 8:00pm at the Courtyard Marriott on Speen Street in Natick.
The Northeast curriculum for REEF (Reef Environmental Education Foundation) - including fish and invertebrates - is currently being revamped and updated. In February, Holly Bourbon and Suzanne Rose will introduce club members to REEF (Reef Environmental Education Foundation) and its citizen scientist fish monitoring program. They will update divers and snorkelers about the new fish ID curriculum and materials that will be incorporated into the Northeast program and also talk about the future invertebrate program. This is a great opportunity to for divers to become involved in an important marine environmental program.
Holly Martel Bourbon is the current Diving Safety Officer (DSO)/Biologist for the MA Division of Marine Fisheries (MADMF) based in New Bedford, MA. Holly is also REEF's Northeast Curriculum Coordinator, assisting in updating REEF's Northeast fish and invertebrate survey curriculum and manages the Great American Fish Count data as part of citizen scientist monitoring studies. Previously, Holly worked for the New England Aquarium (NEAq) as a Senior Aquarist/DSO where her jobs included managing the daily operations/husbandry of the NEAq's 200,000 gallon exhibit, the Giant Ocean Tank (GOT).
First certified in 1996, Suzanne Rose became a PADI instructor in 2002 and currently teaches at Mass Diving in Natick. A self-described fish geek, Suzanne is a former New England Aquarium volunteer and veteran of their fish collecting expeditions. She is also a REEF volunteer and citizen surveyor, and has completed more than 100 fish surveys in Caribbean and New England waters. In her day job, Suzanne is a health/science writer and editor, and currently works for the American Association for Cancer Research.
Upcoming Speakers and Topics
| March 13 | Mike Walsh | Galapagos Diving Presentation |
| April 10 | Mark Potter | Diving the Maldives |
All speakers and topics subject to change without notice.
You can check out past speakers and presentations on our meetings page.
The MetroWest Dive Club (MWDC) is dedicated to promoting fun, safe diving, and introducing and familiarizing members with new dive sites. We are committed to encouraging good relations with our coastal neighbors through courtesy and good diving etiquette, and getting involved with community activities.
The MWDC is not affiliated with any retailer, vendor, or manufacturers. We are a large group of sport divers with a wide range of scuba diving interests. Club members can help direct you to the many training classes locally available.
MetroWest Dive Club meetings are held on the second Tuesday of each month at the Courtyard Marriott on Speen Street in Natick. Meetings are free and guests are welcome, divers and non-divers alike. MWDC meetings start at 7:30 pm but members often meet socially at the bar from 6:30 to 7:30pm.