Collier County has 15 “Kids Don’t Float, Life Jackets Do!” Life Jackets Loaner Stations in Collier County – Here is link to an interactive Google Map.
1. Sugden Park
2. The historic Naples Pier
3. Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club
4. Gulf Shore Blvd Beach
5. Lowdermilk Park
6. Clam Pass
7. Vanderbilt Beach
8. Barefoot Beach
9. Delnor Wiggins Pass State Park – Lot 1
10. Delnor Wiggins Pass State Park – Lot 3
11. South Marco Island
12. Tigertail Beach
13. North Marriott
14. Crystal Shores
15. Residents Beach
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In June 2013 a two year old was found floating face down in the water at Sugden Regional Park. A mere five minutes had elapsed without adult supervision. Had this child been wearing a life jacket, it would not have been a life altering event.
Our Coalition reacted to this child’s death by organizing a life jacket loaner program entitled “Kids Don’t Float— Give Them Something That Does” modeled after an initiative adopted in Alaska in 1997.
The goal of the program is to save children’s’ lives by making loaner life jackets available at popular beach/lake sites for children and adults to borrow and return. The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 93, 95 and 96 check monthly the condition of the lifejackets. If any lifejackets are missing or in disrepair, they will be replaced.
Partners in the program include:
Accent Signs
Auto-Tran
Boy Scouts Troop 243
City of Naples
Collier CARES
Collier County Parks and Recreation
Collier County Public Schools
Collier County Sheriff’s Office
Florida Department of Health-Collier County
Marco Island Fire Rescue
Naples Children and Education Foundation
NCH Healthcare System
Rotary Club of Naples
Stew Leonard III Water Safety Foundation
US Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotillas
West Marine
Thank you to all these amazing partners and donors for helping us to make Collier County a safer place for the children.
“LIFE JACKETS ARE NOT BABY-SITTERS, THE BEST METHOD TO PREVENT DROWNING IS SUPERVISION.”
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