DEMA Announces 2021 Diving Community Champion Awards Recipients

 ** Diving Community Champion Awards will be presented during the DEMA Membership Meeting held at DEMA Show 2021 **

The annual Diving Community Champion Award  recognizes DEMA-member companies that utilize their recreational diving businesses and positions in the community to make a difference locally or on a wider scale. Especially during the global COVID-19 pandemic, many DEMA-member companies from all stakeholder groups have been engaging with others to help one another locally or even globally, using a variety of activities. 

The Platinum, Gold and Silver Diving Community Champion Awards are provided to the top three DEMA-Member companies as voted by the DEMA Membership. DEMA is excited and proud to announce the 2021 Diving Community Champions! 

Congratulations to 2021 Diving Community Champion Award Recipients:

2021 Platinum Winner: FORCE BLUE

FORCE BLUE is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that seeks to assist Special Operations veterans in their transition back to civilian life by restoring their sense of pride, fellowship and purpose and giving them a positive outlet through which to utilize their training and teamwork to help preserve the planet. 

2021 Gold Winner: Adaptive Diving Association

Adaptive Diving Association is the only DEMA member that exclusively manufactures and supplies adaptive diving equipment. ADA has made it their purpose in life to design and manufacture diving equipment specializing in enabling adaptive individuals the independence that water and diving can provide. 

2021 Silver Winner: Ocean Reef Group

In response to the severe and mounting disruption to the global supply of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Ocean Reef Group designed and patented an adaptor to transform their Full Face Snorkeling Masks into PPE respirators and/or ventilated solutions for COVID-19 health care professionals and patients. 

A complete list of finalists and their nomination submissions can be found online here.

The Diving Community Champion Awards will be presented during the DEMA Membership Meeting held at DEMA Show 2021 in Las Vegas, NV on November 17, 2021.