CONYERS - Scuba diving instructor Jerry Rogers was having a hard time finding a swimming pool deep enough to teach the skills a diver must master to earn certification. <br>
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He found one at Elks Aidmore Children's Center, a home for troubled girls. <br>
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Now six of the residents there are getting scuba diving lessons. <br>
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Elks Aidmore staff jumped at the opportunity to offer scuba diving classes to the 55 teenage girls who live on the south Rockdale campus. About 12 of the girls were interested. Six passed the required swimming tests. <br>
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Scuba diving is not free. But when Rogers found out the girls had no money for equipment, he donated the boots and fins himself. He got 55 masks from a friend, enough for all the residents. <br>
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The girls are halfway through the course, which includes a few hours a week in the pool and class work. <br>
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When they finish the class, the girls will take a trip to Blue Grotto near Gainesville, Florida for their open-water work. Rogers is paying for the trip, with help from the Center.
