Old Bridge YMCA offers Safety Around Water Week

Since opening in 2009, each year the Old Bridge Y has offered Safety Around Water Week (S.A.W.). S.A.W., June 24-27, is designed to offer children who are non swimmers the opportunity to learn to swim, become more safety conscious, and prevent accidents around water environments. While the Y offers youth swim lessons year round which require an active membership, S.A.W. is a community outreach effort only open to non-member children at a cost of $20 for the week. Children age 3-13 yrs. old receive one 40-minute lesson each day, Monday through Thursday, with Friday, June 28, reserved for make-up lessons in the event of inclement weather cancellations during the week. "S.A.W. is a Y initiative to provide more children with basic swim lessons and water-safety skills in an effort to combat the alarming number of child drownings reported during the summer months each year," says Bridgid Rothenberg, Assistant Aquatics Director at the Old Bridge Y.

Registration is required as space is limited. Parents interested in registering must do so in person at the Old Bridge Y, 1 Mannino Park Drive, Old Bridge, NJ. Only one session may be chosen from the following:

Session 1: 4:00-4:40pm (3-5 YRS.)
Session 2: 4:45-5:25pm (6-13 YRS.)
Session 3: 5:30-6:10pm (3-5 YRS.)
Session 4: 6:15-6:55pm (6-13 YRS.)

For additional information and questions, please contact Bridgid at 732.727.0704 ext. 315, or brothenberg@ymcanj.org.

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