Valley students to celebrate Water Safety Day on March 30
Phoenix Children's leads the charge to prevent child drownings
The Valley's kickoff to the 2010 swimming season is just around the corner, and Phoenix Children's Hospital is at the center of the effort with Valley Toyota Dealer's 11th Annual Water Safety Day, also presented by SRP Safety Connection.
More than 1,100 first-grade students throughout the Valley attend the event as part of a seven-week learning process, which includes a water safety curriculum in the classroom. Participating schools started the learning process last month.
Students participating in this one-of-a-kind celebration of water safety enjoy an abundance of activities, including:
- Live rescue demonstrations and water safety lessons
- Special Build-A-Reminder workshops with La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries, which will allow children to take home crafty reminders of the lessons they have learned
- A singing firefighter show, a puppetry show and Kid Zone carnival area
- A unified display of valley-wide public safety support in the form of fire trucks and a helicopter
Water Safety Day is Tuesday, March 30, 2010, at Glendale Community College, 6000 West Olive Avenue, Glendale, AZ 85302 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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Water Watchers
Phoenix Children's Water Watchers program is recognized throughout the United States. The program emphasizes the ABC's of Water Safety: adult supervision, barriers (fences), and classes (such as CPR and swimming lessons at the appropriate age).
Volunteer
Help us make a difference by volunteering at the event. Positions are open for event preparation on March 13 and 29 as well as on April 3. Early-morning volunteers are needed on the day of the event, March 30.
More information
You can help prevent child drownings. Check your pool fence and yard to ensure that children cannot get into the pool area without an adult present.
Check out the Water Watchers school curriculum used by the children. Download the PDF.
Contact us
For more information about water safety, the event, volunteering or the curriculum program, contact Tiffaney Isaacson at tisaacson@phoenixchildrens.com or (602) 546-1712.
