International Water Safety Day is designed to help spread global awareness of the ongoing drowning pandemic, and educate the youth in becoming safer in and around water. May 15th is a day to spread drowning awareness and water safety education…
Ten people drown every day in the U.S.; our coalition, in collaboration with many agencies in Collier County, wants to change that statistic by raising awareness regarding the importance of water safety during spring break. Our coalition hosted the “Making…
Thank you Naples Area Board of REALTORS for helping us to distribute the #PoolSafely homeowner packets. These packets stuffed with Pool Safely materials are designed for real estate agents and home inspectors to share important water safety messages with their…
Stewie the Duck went to 15 Collier County Public School District elementary schools and met over 540 Head Start/Pre-K Students in the month of February! Thank you so much Collier County Sheriff’s Office Youth Relations Bureau for teaming up with Stewie…
Our Coalition has expanded the “Kids Don’t Float, Lifejackets Do,” lifejacket loaner program to three new locations. The three new expansion sites, all located on Marco Island beaches, are: North Marriott, Crystal Shores and Residents. To celebrate this life saving initiative…
Our Coalition along with Just Against Children Drowning and The Florida Department of Health in Collier County held a dove release ceremony and a 1-2 mile candlelit beach walk last Friday, January 13th to remember the 41 children who have…
Paul J DeMello lost his twin 13 month old boys to a drowning seven years ago. In the aftermath of this horrible tragedy, Paul created JustAgainst ChildrenDrowning, an incredible organization that works hard to spread water safety awareness. We are…
While most outdoor swimming pools throughout the country are now closed for the season, all our pools in Florida remain open year-round. That means the risk for child drowning remains high and consequently, the need for heightened pool safety protocol.…
Stewie the Duck was very busy in October. We want to thank the following organizations for having him and help us to spread our water safety message: Collier County Sheriff’s Office – Safe Communities Events Pilot Club International North Collier…
Stewie has been very busy lately, he has visited couple preschools, the Boys & Girls Club of Collier County, attended a Miracle Game to supporting the SWFL Drowning Prevention Night. Stewie and Josh the Otter throw out the “First Pitch” of the game.…