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Our Safety Around Water program for children ages 3-12 years and aims to ensure that youth who qualify through a swim evaluation receive vital water safety skills to ensure that, upon completion, they can meet swim goals.

Program runs seasonally during the summer in conjunction with summer camp.

The Program

This free program includes:

✔️  Free swim safety lessons for children aged 3-12 who qualify through a swim evaluation

✔️  Successful completion of lesson goal outcomes to include specific skills including (1) children will know what do if they fall into the water (2) how to float on their back (3) perform a safe, basic water rescue from the edge of the pool (4) swim on their front and roll into a back float an (5) jump into pool, swim and return to the wall

✔️  Youth membership for 8-week duration of the classes to encourage practice with family.

The Impact

Our Safety Around Water Program has impacted 2,164+ children and their families since the program inception.

Total participants impacted in 2023: 750
Branches served: Doylestown, Fairless Hills, Quakertown, Warminster 

Community Impact and Pathway programs are provided by the graciousness of our donors through Cause Membership.  Interested in supporting these programs? Visit here.  

Safety Around Water Program Leaders

becky musselman

Becky Musselman

Central Bucks Region

mei brown

Mei Brown

Fairless Hills

daphne ghirardi

Daphne Ghirardi

Association

chrisitie_stymiest

Christie Stymiest

Deer Path

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Vanessa Rex

Bethlehem & Nazareth branches

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Laura Felix

Easton & Slate Belt branches

sarah siegel

Sarah Siegel

Quakertown

Thank you Safety Around Water Program sponsors:

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