NEWS AND EVENTS
How one child’s tragedy is making us reconsider our approach to drowning prevention
A pediatrician and a mother share sobering lessons learned regarding water safety for children. Hughes: My 3-year-old son, Levi, drowned in June 2018 while we were on a beach vacation with friends. One moment, he was sitting on the couch watching TV. In the next,...
End the Misinformation
End The Misinformation Forward To A Friend Dear Friends,At the National Drowning Prevention Alliance, part of our vision is to end childhood drowning - the single leading cause of death among children ages one to four. One major challenge we...
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Forest Park Review
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CASTing Hope For a Safer Summer!
We are CASTing hope for a safer summer and raffling off Yeti cooler products, Step 2 Water Tables, and Melissa and Doug toys for participating in our water safety initiatives! Despite all we are going through, drowning remains the leading cause of death for children...
Chalk It Up For Hope!
The CAST Water Safety Foundation Presents: Chalk it up for hope! The CAST Water Safety Foundation’s mission is to prevent childhood drowning. Our mission is based on preventative measures which keep our kids safer. As serious as this mission is, we find that our...
A Message of Encouragement
During this difficult time of covid-19, I hesitantly take the opportunity to share with you the concept that as a team of ISR instructors, we are familiar with finding joy in a mission that was born out of tragedy and hardship. ISR was founded in 1966 by Dr. Harvey...
Forest Park Review
News coverage on the passion behind the founding of the CAST Water Safety Foundation and its new facility coming soon in 2020 to Forest Park! Read more here.
Jack-O-Lantern Halloween Carnival & Food Drive at The Lantern Haus
CAST joined other area businesses to run a kids Halloween carnival and collect food donations for a local women’s shelter. Kids enjoyed playing carnival games, winning prizes, getting their faces painted, and parading down the street in their Halloween costumes. CAST...