Swimsuits lead to swim lessons! Swim lessons save lives!!
Join the 2024 Effort!
NEW Bathing suits and goggles collected will be distributed to children who need them. Click the banner below to see where you can donate!
This year’s campaign will be held from Memorial Day Weekend through August 15, 2024, at NJ based aquatic facilities, swim schools, competitive swim venues, recreation departments, waterparks and more. You can lead a Bathing Suit and Goggles collection at your facility. Be imaginative. Offer a special day, special pricing, or a unique approach to promoting this drive. Perhaps a Guest Pass for every bathing suit and goggle donation? Perhaps, entry into a raffle for a season pass for each bathing suit and goggle donated? No aquatic venue, no problem. Collect at concerts, movies and camps! We’ll leave the creativity to you.
Register today to be a part of this campaign. Let us help you by supporting your efforts! Register with Judith Leblein Josephs, NJRPA Bathing Suit Campaign Chair and NJSSA Board Member by email. List your agency and the contact information for your staff person leading the effort. Let’s break the 1800 record and help NJ kids get access to swim lessons and ultimately save lives.
Register by emailing: [email protected]
Questions? 732-319-5814
Did you know?
Drowning is the leading cause of accidental death among children ages 1 to 4. Did you know that in New Jersey we lose an average of 10 children to drowning each year? Swimming lessons are essential to the safety of children, especially in under-resourced communities. Without proper swim attire, children cannot gain access to swim lessons, or for that matter public swim facilities without a bathing suit.
Children swimming in natural water without proper swim attire greatly increases this risk. For many of us, it is hard to imagine not having a simple piece of clothing like a bathing suit. This effort helps remove a barrier to swimming in under-resourced communities by providing a Proper Swim Attire. Join NJSSA, NJRPA, and Dolfin Swimwear in this important effort!
Find out more about the sponsors & drowning prevention education by visiting the websites below:
www.njrpa.org
www.njsafeswimsa.org
www.dolfinswimwear.com
Contact: Judith Leblein Josephs at [email protected] to register to be a part of this worthwhile effort.
