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Water Safety Event

Water Safety Event 

May 13, 2023 - June 25, 2023

With cancellations of public pool openings and reduced swim lesson capacity during the COVID-19 pandemic, many families missed opportunities to educate their families about water safety. Whether swimming in a backyard pool, lake, pond, or river, every resident should know the essentials of water safety in an effort to reduce drownings.

2023 Water Safety Campaigns

South Windsor Parks and Recreation

Event Date: June 7, 2023 and June 8, 2023

Event Time: 3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Event Location: Veterans Memorial Park - 575 Pleasant Valley Rd, south Windsor CT 06074

Resources

Water Safety Handbook

Water Safety Workbook

Red Cross Longfellow's Whale Tales Video

Social Media Toolkit

CRPA Making Splash on Your Behalf!

WNPR - Where We Live
June 13, 2022 - CRPA Executive Director, Valerie Stolfi Collins, & Aquatics Co-Chair, Bailey Dailey, talk about water safety and the national lifeguard shortage and how it is effecting Connecticut.  You can listen here

Water Safety Day at the Capitol:
May 8, 2019 - CRPA was at the Capitol for Water Safety Awareness Day showcasing what we are doing to promote water safety and how our members are a leading source of drowning prevention in communities across the state:

Click the link below to view a video from the event!
http://ct-n.com/ondemand.asp?search=water%20safety%20awareness%20day

Click the link below to see Fox61's coverage of Water Safety Day:
https://fox61.com/2019/05/09/unintentional-drowning-deaths-in-connecticut-causes-growing-concern-for-water-safety/