By joining the Diveheart team, you will become part of one of the most innovative nonprofits in the diving world. Diveheart relies on the participation and donations of people like you to support our adaptive diver programs. Your involvement is valuable regardless of whether you...
by Louis Carlozo, Fra Noi A Plunge of Faith Half a century after enshrining a famous Italian statue of Christ beneath the waves of the Gulf of Mexico, blind diver Gabe Spataro proves himself to be a source of inspiration. Christians hold dear the unwavering belief that Jesus...
By Kristen Lago, Spectrum News 1 SANTA CLARITA, Calif. - You wouldn’t think the anniversary of a life-altering injury would be something to celebrate, but that’s exactly what took place at the eighth Annual Adaptive Wheelchair Sports Festival. The event is put on every year by the...
Life-Changing: Gain a whole new perspective of volunteering with Diveheart’s Sarah Repka Hinsdale Magazine May 2019 LIFE CHANGING! The "Diveheart ripple effect" is used to inspire people of all abilities to "imagine the possibilities" in their lives. Sarah is the exemplification of this effect. She humbly takes the unrealized...
Corporate Communications February 2019 Ben Hetrick has always found freedom in the water. As little kid it was swimming with family. As a young man it was water sports with his buddies. After his accident, it was water therapy. “Being suspended in the water relieves all pressure...
Chicago Proud: Diveheart Helps People with Disabilities Gain Confidence through Scuba Diving (video) ABC 7 Chicago CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago Proud is an ongoing series of ABC 7 Eyewitness News reports and programming efforts spotlighting the remarkable people who make us proud of our hometown. Diveheart is...
Hinsdale Magazine April 2019 SERVICE ABOVE SELF Hinsdale Central’s Jackson Steigbigel and Connor Devine join forces with Diveheart to help children, veterans and disabled Photo by Daniel Garcia (cropped) “Service above self” can be rare in the world, but two young high-school students from Hinsdale are setting an example for...
Global Activism: Disability Therapy Through Scuba Diving - Interview with Diveheart's Tinamarie Hernandez WBEZ 91.5FM / NPR The organization Diveheart believes in the therapeutic value of scuba diving for people with physical disabilities. Since 2002, they have offered the thrill of weightlessness to people across the U.S....
The Daily Herald Business Ledger’s 29th Annual Award for Business Excellence recognized Downers Grove-based Diveheart in the Not-for-Profit Organization category as the 2019 Honoree. Tinamarie Hernandez, Diveheart’s executive director, said that she is proud of the publication’s recognition of the valuable work and service that...
Diveheart Offers Scuba Therapy for Disabled Community (video) NBC 5 Chicago News: Making A Difference A non-profit in Downers Grove is making a difference. The organization is asking people to donate wetsuits in hopes to use them to take children, adults and veterans with disabilities scuba diving....