Please join us to celebrate the expanding of the Life Jacket Loaner Program #KidsDontFloatLifeJacketsDo in Marco Island! Thursday, February 2nd, at 4:00 p.m. Residents Beach, 130 S Collier Blvd, Marco Island, FL 34145 In June 2013 a two year old was found…
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…
We had a great time, even with the rain, at the Naples #Christmas Parade. As you can see Stewie the Duck and many children had a great time saying hello to everyone and riding the antique fire truck 🚒 from North Collier Fire Rescue…
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.…
On Wednesday, April 27th, the NCH Safe & Healthy Children’s Coalition hosted its annual “Kids Don’t Float, Life Jackets Do” Cocktail Celebration to thank the donors of our life jacket loaner program. The event, which took place at Hamilton Harbor…
Thanks to a tremendous $2,000 donation from the Rusty Staub Foundation, the NCH Safe & Healthy Children’s Coalition was able to purchase 610 pool door / window alarms to distribute across Collier County for families in need. This initiative is…
Join the NCH Safe & Healthy Children’s Coalition and Just Against Children Drowning (JACD) on January 16th for our 3rd Annual Twins Tot Walk Vigil from 4pm to 6pm at Vanderbilt Beach. This event is free and open to the…
What a month it has been! Last week marked the end of our Whole Foods / UF IFAS Family Nutrition Program 95210 Kids on the GO! campaign for the Fall 2015 semester. What began in Spring 2012 at two Title I elementary schools in Collier County,…
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission – News Release Release Date: July 1, 2015 On average, more than 20 children drown in pools and spas during the week of July 4th WASHINGTON – In anticipation of family gatherings around public and…
To commemorate May as National Drowning Prevention Month, the Board of County Commissioners for Collier County designated a proclamation at their May 26th meeting. This proclamation recognized our continued efforts to combat the leading external cause of death for children…
