For Immediate Release
Contact: Theresa Brown Cortez (210) 347-9383
Barbara Thompson (832) 212-1967

November 2, 2007

Music for Soldiers: Local Bands to Raise Money for Dive Pirates

WHO:            
The McKay Brothers, Haydn Vitara, Jeff Plankernhorn, Michael O’Connor, the Flying A’s, along with members of the Dive Pirates Foundation and staff from Dive Masters of San Antonio.

WHAT:          
“Music For Soldiers” event to raise money for scuba lessons, gear and a Caribbean trip for injured Iraqi veterans to learn to scuba dive.

WHEN:         
Saturday, November 17, 2007
2 p.m. to 7 p.m.

WHERE:       
Sam’s Burger Joint
 330 E Grayson St.

WHY:            
Dive Masters of San Antonio (5421 Grissom Rd.) joins the Dive Pirates Foundation as a SSI Platinum Facility to train those with disabilities, especially our men and women injured in the Iraq war who have suffered an injury, to scuba dive and experience the freedom of a sport they can do with their friends and loved ones for years to come. 

Etc.:               
Dive Masters of San Antonio owner Tom Bartley has trained adaptive divers (those with disabilities) to scuba for more than 20 years, and is now offering his time and talents to assist veterans in San Antonio.

The Dive Pirates Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing scuba diving to persons with disabilities and joining them with the mainstream of divers.  Its vision is to create a community of adaptive divers that will dive and travel in the mainstream world of scuba diving through education and overcoming obstacles.  For more information go to divepirates.org.

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