Swim Lesson Fund

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, an average of 10 people die from drowning every day, two of them being children under age 15. The National Safety Council reports drowning is the second leading cause of preventable death for children.

Despite the stats, not all parents can afford to pay $50 a lesson for their child to learn to swim.

“Seventy-nine percent of children in families with household incomes less than $50,000 have little to no swim ability,” said Lindsay Mondick, senior manager of aquatics at YMCA of the USA.

To help make swimming and water safety lessons more accessible, the Le Mars YMCA created the Swim Lessons Fund to help support kids and families who want or need lessons but cannot afford them.  PLEASE consider a donation today!