Team Make A Splash is fundraising for swim suits!
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$15 buys a swimsuit for a child at Hawthorne Elementary.

Fundraising Amount=$15.00 ; Goal=$3,000.00
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Strengthen Your Community

The Y uses your gift to make a meaningful, enduring impact right in our own neighborhoods.

$5,000: Twelve youth learn healthy living skills by attending the youth obesity prevention program.

$2,500: Four youth develop learning skills and get homework help so they can excel in school.

$1,000: Twenty teens can get homework help, engage in positive activities, and build relationships with caring mentors.

$500: A grandmother raising her daughter's child receives one month of subsidized after school care.

$250: Four children gain water safety skills through participation in swim lessons.

$100: Three children gain confidence by participating in youth sports.
 
Make A Splash
Drowning is the number one cause of unintentional injury death among children, ages 1-17, in Washington State (WA Department of Health).  At the Y, swim lessons are helping.  Formal swim lessons are recommended by the CDC to combat youth drowning rates.  Youth of Color are not only more likely to drown, regardless of income level, they also have the lowest rate of accessability to swim lessons.

Beginning this Spring, the Everett Family Branch is partnering with Everett Public Schools to provide free swim lessons to all third grade students at Hawthorne Elementary.  But we need your help. 

Many of these students do not own or have access to appropriate swim wear.  Join us by donating $15 to purchase a swim suit for one of our students.  Donations collected through this page will go to directly to purchasing a swimsuit for a Hawthorne student. 

Donors and Comments

Sarah Teveliet Channel  pledged to give $15.00 2/29/2012
"I'm so excited to get this rolling!"