Driving through town years ago, Kent Ebersold noticed a motor home parked on the street.  In need of a headquarters for our club's Oktoberfest fundraiser, Kent approached the owner, Jim Elliott.  Jim was more than willing to donate the motor home for the weekend fundraiser and as Jim learned about Rotary and its mission, he joined and has been a worldwide ambassador for Rotary ever since.  

In 1996, Jim left his career in the media industry to become a full-time volunteer and teach individuals with disabilities how to scuba dive. Five years later, he founded Diveheart, a volunteer-driven organization focused on building confidence and independence in disabled children, adults and veterans through scuba diving.
Diveheart has a new location, 5147 Main Street. We will hold our 28-Feb, evening meeting there.  2023 will be another exciting year for Diveheart with programs in Chicagoland, Atlanta, Florida and Malaysia.  Jim is also working with Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science in North Chicago to build a deep pool.  The compression created in deep pool has many therapeutic benefits.  One example is PTSD  sufferers being pain free for two weeks after submerging in a 66' deep pool.  

Interested in helping or learning more about Diveheart, visit their website.  And look out for Scuba Yeti (formerly Scuba Santa) on Main Street on February 4th and 5th! The Diveheart Outreach Center will have free balloon art on Sunday, 5-Feb.