September 2024

In the summer of 2024, we were in an excellent position to build on the success we have achieved over 20 years and continue to build confidence in our participants as they refreshed their diving skills during their reunion program or achieved their SCUBA Diver certification on one of our first-time diver programs. We ran four, week-long programs, two of which were for first-time divers, and certified 11 new divers, bringing the total number of divers with disabilities we have certified to 164.

As I have acknowledged before, Stay-Focused is fortunate to be the beneficiary of enormous support in Cayman from our friends and sponsors. From the generous support we receive from our hotel sponsors (Grand Cayman Marriott, The Westin Grand Cayman, and the Ritz-Carlton Grand Cayman), to our diving operations partners (Red Sail Sports and Sunset Divers), to the restaurants that welcome us, we offer a collective “Thank You!” And there are others, including Majestic Tours, which provides our local transportation, the Cayman Island Turtle Centre, and the Ambassadors of the Environment.

Looking at our fall agenda, we are fortunate to have a Charity Partner Team in this year’s TCS New York City Marathon on Sunday, November 3rd. The NYC Marathon has become our most successful annual fund-raising event, and this is the seventh year we will have runners raising funds for our programs. Please visit the event page on our website to review the profiles of our runners and make a donation: https://stay-focused.org/2024-tcs-new-york-city-marathon/

On Sunday, October 6th, we will be hosting our final Try SCUBA event of 2024 with support from Gwena and Gerry Herman of the Bennet Blazers and Kennedy Krieger Institute. Stay-Focused mentor, Stephen Machak, will help orchestrate the event, designed to expand our reach and assist us in sourcing participants for our first-time diver programs in the summer of 2025.

All best wishes for an enjoyable fall season!

 

 

 

 

 

Roger Muller
Founder and President, Stay-Focused