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Diveheart: Stories From the Heart – Gaining Independence
When Bill Bogdan joined the Diveheart board of directors I had no idea that he was a six-time Chicago Blackhawk sled hockey champion.
You see,...
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Diveheart: Stories From the Heart – Legend of the Statue
The last thing I thought I’d be doing in 2024 is making a documentary about the most viewed underwater object in the world. The...
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Diveheart: Stories From the Heart – Always Take the Stairs
I lied about my age when I was 12 years old in order to get a job at Riverside Golf Course as a caddy....
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Diveheart: Stories From the Heart – The Obstacle Is the Way
My parents never read to me at bedtime. I didn’t miss it much because I didn’t know any better. They loved me and showed...
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Diveheart: Stories From the Heart – Love, Value and Purpose
We all need a reason to get up in the morning. We all need purpose in our lives. I thought a lot when I...
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Diveheart: Stories From the Heart – Award Winning Documentary Changed My Life
In December 2021, I had no idea the documentary Adapting to Dive that film maker David Marsh was making about Diveheart would be an...
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Diveheart: Stories from the Heart – The power of water and zero gravity
I’ll never forget when I was inspired to start the nonprofit Diveheart to help children, veterans and others with disabilities through adaptive scuba and...
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Diveheart: Stories from the Heart – Robinhood… Watch Out.
Ron Rispoli, recreational therapist Diveheart board member and right arm amputee won’t let anything hold him back. He shares that philosophy with his students...
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Diveheart: Stories from the Heart – Patent Pending
I never thought that I’d be a patent holder, but believe it or not Diveheart, the pioneering nonprofit organization that I founded in 2001,...
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Diveheart: Stories from the Heart – ‘Adapting to Dive’
For many of us, walking is an ability we often take for granted. For others, like Barbara Mabbs from Aurora, the opportunity to be...