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Big Brothers Big Sisters

 

Changing perspectives, Changing lives.
big_bigFor more than 100 years, Big Brothers Big Sistershas operated under the belief that inherent in every child is the ability to succeed and thrive in life. As the nation's largest donor and volunteer supported mentoring network, Big Brothers Big Sisters makes meaningful, monitored matches between adult volunteers ("Bigs") and children ("Littles"), ages 6 through 18, in communities across the country.

 

We develop positive relationships that have a direct and lasting effect on the lives of young people. 

 

  • Vision: all children achieve success in life.
  • Mission: provide children facing adversity with strong and enduring, professionally supported one-to-one relationships that change their lives for the better, forever.
  • Accountability: by partnering with parents/guardians, volunteers and others in the community we are accountable for each child in our program achieving:

        • Higher aspirations, greater confidence, and better relationships

        • Educational success

         • Avoidance of risky behaviors

 

Marine Technology Society (MTS)
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The Marine Technology Societywas incorporated in June 1963 to give members of academia, government and industry a common forum for the exchange of information and ideas. Our guiding purpose is:

 

"To promote awareness, understanding, advancement and application of marine technology."

 

Today, MTS is a growing organization, boasting a membership of businesses, institutions, individual professionals and students who are ocean engineers, technologists, policy makers and educators.

Our mission is to: 
  • Facilitate a broader understanding of the relevance of marine technology to wider global issues by enhancing the dissemination of marine technology information
  • Promote and improve marine technology and related educational programs
  • Advance the development of the tools and procedures required to explore, study and further the responsible and sustainable use of the oceans.

MTS's long-range vision is to be:

"The leading authority and advocate for marine technology and resources while promoting member success and public understanding."

 

Dive Pirates


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Dive Pirates derives its name and philosophy from the combination of diving adventure and the romance of the Caribbean, especially the panache of pirates. Traditionally, pirate crews took care of injured crew members by making them peg legs, hooks, eye patches, etc., and gave them new tasks that they could perform and be useful to the rest of the crew. Dive Pirates continues that spirit by bringing the Adaptive SCUBA Divers along with the rest of the diving community.

While the program is open to all medically qualified disabled persons, Dive Pirates has chosen to focus on disabled military veterans that have sustained injuries in the battlefield. These men and women have sustained injuries and lost a part of their youth in combat; we hope to restore a sense of adventure, community and hope for these wounded warriors.