Dear Friends,
The San Diego Junior Lifeguard Foundation has recently changed its name to the Prevent Drowning Foundation of San Diego. While our priorities and goals remain the same, the new name will allow us to emphasize our vision to help children in San Diego learn to swim, develop ‘skills for life’, and support the Junior Lifeguard Program.
Don’t worry, it’s still the same people, programs and events working towards water safety in San Diego. This includes the Junior Lifeguard program that is one of the largest in the country. As our foundation has evolved over the last 8 years, one issue that has remained constant is the high percentage of children in our community that are not able to swim. We will change this!
The mission of the Prevent Drowning Foundation of San Diego is to save lives by funding swim lessons for underserved youth and providing aquatic safety for all. According to the Center for Disease Control, drowning is the leading cause of accidental death for young children ages 1 to 14 and three children in the US die every day as a result of drowning. The Prevent Drowning Foundation of San Diego believes that drowning is preventable and it is our vision to teach every child in San Diego how to swim.
We have called this initiative ‘Waterproofing San Diego’. Since our inception in 2009, this initiative has reached and impacted thousands of youth in our community.
Our approach includes funding for:
- Aquatic safety awareness lectures
- Learn-to-swim lessons
- Experience 1st visit to the beach
In addition to Waterproofing San Diego, the Foundation has two other major priorities. The first is to privately fund and build a state of the art aquatic project that will be the epicenter for aquatic safety in San Diego. It will allow increased SD Junior Lifeguard enrollment and provide a meeting place for all community aquatic partners in the County. The second priority of the Foundation is to continue supporting the 1,400 junior lifeguards and provide annual JG scholarships for underserved children.
We thank you for your continued support along our journey towards a safer San Diego!
Sincerely,
Corey McClelland
CEO
Prevent Drowning Foundation of San Diego
Greg Buchanan (Buc)
President
Prevent Drowning Foundation of San Diego
