DROWNING PREVENTION OFFICIALS: “GETTING TO THE POINTE OF WATER SAFETY” Free Family Friendly Event Highlights Annual Issue

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Jay Arthur, DPCA Vice President 

Mobile 602-518-6008

DROWNING PREVENTION OFFICIALS:

“GETTING TO THE POINTE OF WATER SAFETY”

Free Family Friendly Event Highlights Annual Issue

This Saturday, May 4, the Drowning Prevention Coalition of Arizona, Phoenix Fire Department, and water safety advocates come together for a public family-friendly event designed to educate the community about drowning prevention.

The “Getting to the Pointe of Water Safety” is celebrating its 20^th year at The Hole-In-The-Wall River Ranch by Pointe Hilton Squaw Peak Resort.  This free event is held annually to bring the community together for a one-stop-shop for education and information.

“While this location is amazing and fun for families to enjoy, we hope that the takeaway is that we need to be vigilant around all bodies of water,” says DPCA President Melissa Sutton. “The tragedy of the 8-month-old who drowned in a toilet this week underscores that importance.”

Thanks to a grant from the International Pool and Spa Safety Association, DPCA will be giving out lifejackets.  Multiple raffle items for hotel stays, dinners, resort golfing and a LaZBoy recliner will also be awarded to participants.

Expected features:

·         Apparatus and Helicopters from Coast Guard, Phoenix Fire and Phoenix PD

·         Local mascots and celebrities & interactive events

·         Rescue demos

·         Water safety activity booths featuring safety agencies throughout the valley

·         Realistic water rescue demonstration

·         CPR demonstrations

·         Water safety products demonstrations

·         Swim Lessons

WHEN: Saturday, May 4, 2019 - 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

  

WHERE: River Ranch at Pointe Hilton Squaw Peak Resort, 7677 N.16th St, Phoenix, AZ 85020

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The Drowning Prevention Coalition, a community based organization comprised of parents, health and safety professionals and business leaders, exists to provide a forum to prevent drowning and near drowning through the promotion of education, legislative action and enhanced product safety.  Check out our website at www.preventdrownings.org for more information.