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SWIM STRONG FOUNDATION PRESENTS  5th Annual Water Safety Awareness Week Families Get a Jump on Summer with a FREE Week of Safety and Fun Save the Dates for FREE Swim Lessons (Please select one location when you register) Monday, 5/15/2017 – 6pm: Bushwick High School, 400 Irving Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11237 Wednesday, 5/17/2017 – 7:30pm: Jamaica High School, 168-01 Gothic Drive, Jamaica, NY 11432 Thursday, 5/18/2017 – 6pm: Brooklyn Sports Club, 1540 Van Siclen Avenue, Brooklyn NY  11239 Saturday, 5/20/2017 – 11am: Far Rockaway High School, 8-21 B25 St.  Far Rockaway NY  11361 Sunday, 5/21/2017 – 9am: Manhattan -Boys Club of NY,...

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5th Annual Water Safety Awareness Week Sponsorships

Announcing Swim Strong’s Annual Water Safety Awareness Week   Swim Strong’s Water Safety Awareness Week is a free event. We invite the community to participate in swim lessons and CPR Training. Schedule: Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queens during the week of 5/14-5/21. Globally, a person dies every 70 seconds due to unintentional drowning. In the U.S. it is the second leading cause of death for children 14 and younger. Here’s your chance to support a critically-needed community based effort.   SPONSORSHIP LEVELS: $5,000 Inclusion of your organization name...

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Water Safety Awareness Week Volunteer Recruitment

Swim Strong Foundation Presents 5th Annual Water Safety Awareness Celebration Volunteer Recruitment   Swim Strong is celebrating our 10th Anniversary this year.  We have taught more than 7300 people to swim.  2200+ were children that we gave free swim lessons.   Join us in giving 200 people a free swim lesson during the week of 5/15-21st to celebrate Water Safety Awareness Month.   Check the locations you can participate at: Monday, 5/15/2017 – 6-8pm: Bushwick High School, 400 Irving Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11237 Wednesday, 5/17/2017 – 7:15-9:15pm: Jamaica High School, 168-01...

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Join Swim Strong’s 10th Anniversary Celebration

Join Swim Strong’s 10th Anniversary Celebration We want to give 100 at risk kids free swim lessons this summer. We need $24,000 to do it. We are looking for businesses to give $100 or more to help us reach our goal.  These kids would not be able to take swim lessons without your support. So, your $100 counts. A lot! If you give $500 or more, your logo and link will be prominently posted on our web site and social media platforms, visited by 75,000...

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Starts and Turns BOOTCAMP

Swim Strong Starts and Turns BOOTCAMP   Tuesday, 3/21/2017      7:30-9:30pm Flushing Meadows Aquatic Center   Featuring:  Matthew Stypulkowski and Jordan Melidor-Fuxis   Fee: $75 per participant; $10 per spectator   So, you think you know everything about great starts and turns?    Yes, Starts and Turns are tough techniques to master, but our guest coaches will help you break it down and build it back up!   Our Guest Coaches are Matthew Stypulkowski – in his Senior year of swimming for Queens College, 14th year of competitive swimming. Matt is Captain of the Men’s Swim Team.   Jordan Melidor-Fuxis –...

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Modell’s Coupon Gift

Thank you for supporting Swim Strong in the past 9 years! We are looking forward to your ongoing interest and participation as we celebrate our 10th Anniversary in 2017! Our gift to you, use this coupon for 15% off great gifts for your loved ones.  Good through 12/26/16 We wish you all a peaceful and joyous Holiday Season!

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Holiday Raffle 2016

We are celebrating 9th Anniversary of saving and changing lives through teaching water safety and swimming skills. Swim Strong has taught more than 7264 people to respect the water and develop strong swimming skills for safety, health, competition and enjoyment. 2186 children whose families could not afford to pay for classes received free swim lessons through our scholarship fund. With your help, we can do more!. The proceeds from our raffle go to our scholarship fund. Please be generous! Swim Strong Foundation is a 501C3 in New...

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Giving Tuesday

Dear Friends,      GIVING TUESDAY has become a global day of support for charitable organizations dedicated to assisting those in need. When thinking of organizations to support, please consider Swim Strong Foundation.   About Swim Strong Foundation      Founded in 2007, Swim Strong is a 501c3, not-for-profit organization committed to saving and changing lives through water safety education and teaching swimming skills.  Thus far, our programs and services have helped more than 7200 youth and adults learn how to swim.  2100+ were at risk...

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Swim Strong Corporate Swim Challenge

The USA did a great job in Rio at these past Olympic Games…especially for Swimming! Our Athletes showed us how hard work pays off.   Join our Elite athletes and Olympians to swim a timed consecutive relay and raise funds to pay for free swim lessons for at risk kids in NYC.   Together we STOP the drowning.   20 teams will compete. Event date: April 9, 2017 Register today ensure your spot! Contact Shawn.Slevin@swimstrongfoundation.org

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Nickelodeon and Swim Strong team up to celebrate Worldwide Day of Play 9/17

Swim Strong is a proud partner of Nickelodian’s Worldwide Day of Play Sept 17th 2016. Why?  Because Day of Play highlights the need for children to be active through play. Active children tend to be healthier children.   Swim Strong is committed to safety, health, physical activity, sports, competition and recreational activities. Play is important!   While we teach life saving and life skills, which have profound impacts on the lives of our students, we use elements of play to do so. We teach butt bounces, hand stands and...

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Starts and Turns BOOTCAMP @FMP 8/20/2016

Starts and Turns BOOTCAMP Saturday 8/20/2016 9:00-11:00am; Flushing Meadows Aquatic Center Featuring: Jonathan Fung, Matthew Stypulski and Jordan Melidor-Fuxis, Fee: $75 per participant; $10 per spectator So, you think you know everything about great starts and turns?    Yes, Starts and Turns are tough techniques to master, but our guest coaches will help you break it down and build it back up! Our Guest Coaches are Jonathan Fung who has competed for 20 years; captained Men’s Swim Team at Hamilton College; specializes in fly and free events. Matthew Stypulski – entering his 4th year of swimming for...

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