Academy of Deeper Education is ready to host 1-st Annual 'Dive In' Festival
Harleysville, PA - Dave Valaika has never missed an opportunity to take advantage of his passion for scuba diving. And now, with his work for the International Association for Handicapped Divers (IAHD), he'll be helping others realize opportunities they never realized existed. Valaika, owner of Indian Valley Scuba in Harleysville, got involved with the IAHD about eight years ago. Founded in the early 90's, the European organization had risen to become one of the top providers of scuba experiences and training for people with mental, physical and emotional handicaps worldwide. Eventually, the organization asked Valaika to serve as executive director of IAHD-Americas, providing training for instructors and professionals to help with scuba diving experiences at approved locations in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean. Now, to help take that project further, Valaika founded the Academy of Deeper Education, a scuba and watersports training facility that will eventually be constructed in Harleysville, where Indian Valley Scuba currently operates. Once constructed, the Academy of Deeper Education will include a 40,000-square-foot, three story building with three pools, including a therapy pool, retail space and a 35-foot-deep, 1 million gallon naturally-lined indoor pool – the largest pool in the northeastern USA – so that divers training at all levels can take lessons through certification right here in the Northeast. In order to celebrate that project and raise money and awareness for the IAHD-Americas work, the Academy for Deeper Education will be holding its first 'Dive In' Festival planned to be a yearly event – this Saturday, Oct. 17 from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. at 601 Yoder Road, Harleysville, PA. The event, which Valaika calls "a celebration of diving," will feature vendors, a diver swap meet to buy and sell unused and surplus supplies, presentations on diving from divers and medical professionals, equipment demonstrations, public safety dive teams, food, live music, gliders and more. And, of course, those interested in learning more about scuba diving can take part in "Discover Scuba" classes at the facility's 28,000-gallon portable pool that will be up and running for the event. The all-day event is designed to provide a fun and educational environment for divers and non-divers from the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions. Indian Valley Scuba601 Yoder Road
Harleysville, PA 19438
Contact: David Valaika
215-256-6000
dave@indianvalleyscuba,com
for immediate release October 7, 2009
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