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Dear Member

Please find attached the notice for the DUC AGM that will be held on MONDAY 2nd AUGUST 2010 AT 19H00 SHARP AT THE DUC CLUBHOUSE, VETCH’S PIER, DURBAN. All members are encouraged to attend.

You are gently reminded that membership fees for 2010/11 are due by the 2nd of August 2010. After that date, the 2009/10 orange colour DUC membership cards will no longer be valid.

SONY WINTER PHOTOGRAHIC SHOOTOUT – JULY 21ST – 25TH

DUC will be hosting this event over the next week and for more information on the vent check out the following links:

http://www.thedivesite.co.za/pages/36/sony-winter-shootout     or   http://www.wetlens.co.za/node/69

You can still enter the competition by registering on Wednesday 21st July at DUC. The program of the competition is as follows:

1. 21 July 18:30 – 21:00 registration at DUC
2.  
3. 22 & 23 July whole day shooting (pictures!)
4.  
5. 24 July 09:00 – 11:00  submission of entries
6.  
7. 24 July 11:30 – 16:00 judging of entries
8.  
9. 25 July (casual diving, aquarium visit's, etc.)

For more details on the event contact Bryan Hart, DUC Photographic officer on: BryanH@Nedbank.co.za or 082 8899188. DUC has an active Photographic section and the next meeting is on Tuesday 20th of July – see attachment for details. If you would like to be added to the Photographic mail list to receive notifications of Photographic related events, please reply to this mail with “photographic “ in the subject line.

MARINE ENVIRONMENT EDUCATIONAL COURSE – JULY 29TH – AUG 26TH

Most DUC members join DUC to be close to the sea and have a strong affinity for the Ocean whether they are divers or not. If you would like to learn more about the Marine Environment, then this is the course for you – you don’t have to be a diver or skipper etc, - you just have to have an interest and thirst for knowledge which is expertly provided bythe uShaka Marine World Educational staff. The course program is as follows:

The 5 evenings cover 12 ½ hours of expert tuition, an exclusive back of house tour, some hands on fun in the classroom, a peep through the microscope in the wet lab and night guidings through the aquarium.    For bookings and payments details please contact Eltina on eltinastenhouse@mweb.co.za or 083 270 1029

Request for Curtains

“One day son, this will be all yours!”  “ Wot! The curtains?!”

1. We were looking at upgrading the committee meeting / training room upstairs and were hoping to put some curtains in. We have volunteers to do the hanging / rails but we need the curtains made up and we were hoping that there is a member that can assist with making up the curtains. As always, the club welcomes donations, but in this instance the club is willing to assist in purchasing the material. The dimensions are:

DUC FUND RAISER

The DUC Fund raising sub-commitee headed by Melanie and Nikky are planning a fund raising event for October 2010 which hopefully will include events like a R10 000 raffle draw, fashion show and Beer fest. If anyone is interested is assisting in any way , please contact Nikky Felgen on nikky@cybersmart.co.za or 0722231729. In the meantime, to get a taste of what the fashion show will consist of, check out Top Billing on the 29th of July when Dax, the designer of the costumes at the fashion show will be featured.

SPEARFISHING FUND RAISER [ click here for SAUFF Newsletter ]

Please support the Protea team in our fund raising drive for World Champs. Tickets are available at the following outlets:

Durban

• Brent Borslap (083 227 5255)
• Dive Factory
• Freedivers
• Durban Undersea Club

Pmb

• Andrew Henwood (082 421 5753)

Richards Bay

• Warren Smart (079 300 8742)

Purchases can also be made remotely, please deposit your entry into the SAUFF Bank account (with your name as a reference) and e-mail proof of payment and contact number to craig@subtech.co.za. Your ticket will be e-mailed back to you.

SAUFF Bank Account:
Standard Bank
Account Name: SAUFF
Account:           062551647
Branch:             045726
Reference:        Your name

Please forward this message to anyone who may be interested or willing to support us!

Many thanks - The Protea Team

CYA at the Club
The DUC Team