The Del Rio Dive Club was establish in 2007 as a way to gather active divers as well as non-divers interested in the sport and increase awareness of scuba diving in the Southwest Texas area.  Normally, dive shops are a natural nexus for divers.  Since Del Rio has none, the club serves as a surrogate.  We make ourselves available to organizations and educational institutions to help share the sport in a number of venues.  The club also participates in citywide cleanup efforts, focusing on the San Felipe Creek area.  Del Rio Dive Club also has a PADI instructor who independently conducts classes and orientation.  The transitory nature of a large portion of our potential membership means we have a small core of permanent members, so there currently is no sponsorship of dive trips, etc., although frequent group dives are organized for divers to participate in.