🩵 Thank you for helping us save lives! 🩵
📸 Will Condron
On June 17th we hosted our 6th Annual Sprinkle Hope Fundraiser at CAST in Forest Park. We welcomed families, friends and neighbors for a morning of sprinkle treats, water safety education, fun raffles, and our first ever Duck Race. Together, with our swim families, sponsors and individual donors, we raised over $18,000 for the CAST Scholarship Fund. Thank you for helping us raise critical funding to support scholarships for teachers, nurses, first responders and the military, as well as for families with income based needs.
100% of all funds donated to CAST go directly to scholarships and education.
The Lavin Family Foundation covers all administrative and event costs.
Donate to CAST’s Scholarship Fund!
Stay Safe this Holiday Weekend!
If everyone is watching the water, nobody is watching the water!
Supervision is an important layer of protection against drowning. Be sure to designate a capable, competent water watcher. Take turns so that water watchers stay sharp and avoid fatigue. When possible, provide 1:1 supervision for each non-swimmer or new swimmer.
Life Jackets Save Lives in Open, Natural Water!
If you are boating, fishing, or hanging by the lake this weekend, please remember that even the strongest of swimmers need their life jackets.
On the other hand, the pool is the safest place to have new or developing swimmers practice their swim skills without life jackets and floaties. As always, stay within arm’s reach of your little ones during swim time. Unskilled swimmers should put their life jacket back on for transition times such as snack time or while packing up to leave the pool. While life jackets are not meant to replace supervision, swimming lessons or skill practice in the pool, they can save a life in the event of an accidental fall-in.
CAST was honored to contribute to a new and improved effort to better educate families and communities on life jacket use and messaging. Click HERE.
If a Child is Missing, Check the Water First!
Remember, 70% of early childhood drownings happen when kids are fully clothed and not expected to be near the water. Use all available barriers (door locks, alarms, fences) between your child and the water.
If you are outnumbered by non-swimmers, choose water play!
If you are outnumbered by non-swimmers on a hot summer day, opt for sprinkles, slip and slides and splashpads instead.
🩵 Join Us! 🩵
Drowning is the leading cause of death for kids 1-4 and the second leading cause of death for kids 5-12.
Create a strong water safety strategy for your family today!