For Diveheart’s work in serving the community, the Naperville Woman’s Club recognized Diveheart in 2019 and supported Diveheart’s continued efforts with a grant from the club. The Naperville Woman’s Club has a long history of supporting non-profit organizations that work in the arts, education and...
Hinsdale Magazine March 2019 Did you know that March is actually the official birthday of Wonder Woman? According to the 1976 DC Comics Calendar, March 22 is Wonder Woman’s in-universe birthday. Wonder Woman’s first appearance was in December 1941’s All-Star Comics #8. We see many wonderful women...
Archdiocese of Chicago WNDZ 750AM Diveheart is a non-profit organization that uses scuba diving to help build confidence and self-esteem in children, adults and veterans with disabilities. Guests: Jim Elliott; Gabe Spataro. ...
North Texas Group Takes People With Disabilities Diving (video) CBS 11 News Living with a disability can often mean being told you can’t do certain things but one North Texas group wants the disabled to know there one thing they can do. View article and video on CBS11...
by Janis Von Kaenel Hinsdale Magazine, February 2019 Diveheart executive director Tinamarie Hernandez talks about giving back She describes herself as the person you don’t think of when great things happen, but to others, that couldn’t be further from the truth. Tinamarie Hernandez, executive director of Diveheart and...
Equal FOOTING Bill Bogden is changing disabled people’s lives, one scuba dive at a time by Kerrie Kennedy Hinsdale Magazine Bill Bogden is on a mission. He wants to show disabled people how scuba-diving can change their lives. Bogden, who was diagnosed with neuroblastoma of the spine at eight months...
Naperville (Illinois) NCTV17: Diveheart Provides Safe Activities for Adaptive Divers to enjoy the wonders of the aquatic world (video) The purpose of Diveheart is to provide and support educational scuba diving programs that are open to any child, adult or veteran with a disability, with the...
by Katrina J.E. Milton The MidWeek (DeKalb, Illinois) SYCAMORE – Barb Castritsis of Sycamore was learning to become a certified scuba diver, but had to stop when she learned she was pregnant with her son Michael. Michael, who has Down syndrome and is now 18, loves to swim,...
Channel 10 TV Cozumel features Diveheart Executive Director Tinamarie Hernandez as she walks viewers through Diveheart Adaptive Scuba training in Cozumel Mexico. Watch video on Youtube. ...
by Jim Elliott Daily Herald (Chicago) The collaboration between for profit businesses and organizations in the nonprofit world is part art and part science. In today's climate of corporate citizenship and community engagement it is challenging for businesses to find the right cause or organization that can...