Making Possibilities for Disabilities

Oak Lawn Group Participates in its first Life Changing Scuba Adventure Trip

The Florida Keys Community College Dive Center & the James E Lockwood Jr. School of Diving and Underwater Technology is the backdrop for the Diveheart scuba adventure trip with young people with disabilities from Oak Lawn, Illinois.   The group spent a day of training at the college to prepare for their openwater dives later in the week

Jimmy and his dive buddy Dave come up from a great dive.

The Diveheart team readies itself to embark on the Atlantis Dive Center’s Lost Continent during their scuba adventure trip to Key Largo, Florida June 22-27 2009

Jimmy takes a breather from diving

Shriners Spinal Cord Injury Camp Participants "Discover Scuba" with Diveheart

Diveheart volunteers from all over Chicagoland come together to support young divers from Shriners Hospital for Children during their introduction to scuba diving at Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove.   The event was part of Shriners Spinal Cord Injury Camp where the children get an opportunity to try scuba along with a variety of other exciting recreational activities.

Kirsten and Jim have fun with their dive buddy

Mary was is a natural and very comfortable in the water.

Diveheart Host a Discover Scuba Program Open to the Public

Zack is like a fish in water during his frst Diveheart scuba experience program on June 17th held for the public at the Holiday Inn Select in Naperville, IL

All is ok with Danny and his Diveheart buddies Gene Hasiak (L) (Diveheart ambassador with the Underwater Archeological Society of Chicago) and Dan Flaherty Navy Hospitalman first class from Naval Station Great Lakes.  Flaherty and Navy Hospitalman Mike Riddle are helping to spearhead a Diveheart Military Wounded program at Great Lakes to help Illinois veterans with disabilities

Diveheart Military Wounded Program Presses On

DMW (Diveheart Military Wounded) diver and Marine veteran Greg Rodriguez (Center) is flanked by Marine leadership and team building buddy Gary Urbahn (right) and Diveheart President & Founder Jim Elliott Sunday June 14th at Haigh Quarry in Kankakee, IL.   The cool water didn’t deter Rodriguez who earlier this year joined DMW on a trip to the Key Largo, FL with other veterans with disabilities from Hines Veterans Hospital in Maywood, IL