The Alvin Appeal
Late last year, a scuba instructor named Alvin Vestil was seriously injured while a passenger in a taxi on the RAK/Dibba Road. He has been left with neurological damage and needs to be repatriated to his family in the Philippines, where he will continue to need constant care. His court case is still pending, and his friends and the diving community have started The Alvin Appeal to get him home and get him help.
Local scuba and travel businesses have donated over 30 diving-related prizes to a raffle being held July 5th to help Alvin. Tickets are 20 dhs each and are available at Scuba Dubai, Al Boom, Freestyle Divers, Gulf Marine Sports (Abu Dhabi)and Emirates Diving Association. For more details on Alvin, the appeal, and the raffle, visit the EDA website.
Thank you for supporting a diver in need.
2 comments:
Thanks to everyone who contributed by buying raffle tickets at the Dive Club on Monday 2nd July.
We pulled in 900 dhs for Alvin on Monday alone, and I;ve heard that Stevie was here a couple of weeks earlier also selling raffle tickets. Thanks to everyone for their support. When I get an update on Alvin's condition, I'll post it. As my grandmother used to say "There but for the grace of God go you or I." Thank you, DSDC.
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