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Mesa and Southwest Ambulance to Announce Number of Mesa Kids That Received Free and Reduced Cost Swim Lessons Thanks to $10,000 Donation
Southwest Ambulance Pool Pack Swim Lesson Program Designed to Prevent Child Drownings
Mesa, Ariz. – While handing over a symbolic check, Southwest Ambulance and Mesa Parks and Recreation Department officials will announce the final number of children to receive free or reduced cost swim lessons this summer thanks to a $10,000 donation from Southwest Ambulance. Southwest’s Pool Pack Swim Lesson Program works with communities and organizations to provide children free or reduced cost swim lessons in hopes of reducing the number of child drownings. The child focused program compliments efforts of Fire Departments that focus on parental education and responsibility around water. The program began in 2002 in three communities and has expanded. This year, 10 different communities and organizations have received donations, and an estimated 10,000 kids learned to swim this summer alone thanks to Southwest Ambulance Pool Pack sponsorships. Participating communities and organizations include: Casa Grande, Chandler, Florence, Gilbert, Glendale, Goodyear, Mesa, Peoria, Surprise, Tempe, and Tucson. - WHAT: Number of Kids Receiving Swim Lessons Thanks to Donation Announced
- WHEN: Friday, August 3, 2007 at 2 PM
- WHERE: Carson Junior High School, 525 North Westwood, Mesa, AZ 85201
Contact: Josh Weiss, PIO
Southwest Ambulance
Mobile: 602-739-0546
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