Request for Scuba Gear Donations

Montgomery County Fire/Rescue Captain Lee Silverman, who has been instrumental in supporting the Public Safety Session at the Training Academy and Capt. Rick Steer are preparing to travel to Haiti to continue their mission to develop a Water Rescue Team for the island nation. the men and women firefighters of Haiti are extremely dedicated but have very little in the way of resources to perform their tasks. Many people take Scuba classes or snorkeling classes and then for any number of reasons put the gear in their basement and never go back to using it. That gear could potentially save lives in Haiti. If you have any snorkeling and/or Scuba gear you can make a tax-deductible donation through the Florida International Volunteer Corps. This agency has been instrumental in arranging for training in numerous islands in the Caribbean and specifically Haiti. Any individual that has gear to donate: Scuba masks, snorkels, swim fins, weights and weights belts, BCDs, primary and secondary regulator stages, scuba tanks, gear bags, underwater lights, dive knives/cutting devices, or PFDs etc. should contact Captain Silverman to arrange to have it picked up. lee.silverman@montgomerycountymd.gov