For Immediate Release
Howard Munding
City of Peoria Fire Marshal 
623-773-7279 office
623-773-7295 fax
howardm@peoriaaz.gov




“SPLASH INTO SAFETY”

May 10, 2006 - Peoria, AZ – The Peoria Firefighter’s Charities and the Peoria Fire Department is hosting a FREE swim and safety day at the Centennial High School pool on Memorial Day, Monday May 29th, 2006 from 12:00pm to 4:00pm.  The first 250 children that arrive will have a chance to win raffle prizes and Chick-fil-A has donated 400 kids’ meal coupons.

The kids and other dignitaries will witness a mock drowning demonstration by the Peoria Fire Department, Southwest Ambulance, and Peoria lifeguards.

The rubber ducks will be floating in the pool, so that a firefighter can enter the water via a water slide to pick out the winning ducks, with the grand prize winner receiving an iPod!  

After the “duck drop” the kids will begin swimming and Southwest Ambulance will present a check for $6500 to the Peoria Parks and Recreation Department to provide free swim lessons.  The donation is part of the company’s Pool Pack Swim Lesson Program designed to reduce the number of child drownings. 

What:
Peoria Fire Department’s Splash Into Safety Day

Where:
Centennial High School Pool, 14388 N. 79th Ave., Peoria

When:
 12:00pm - Mock drowning drill by Peoria Fire Department, lifeguards, and Southwest Ambulance
   12:20pm - Firefighter goes down water slide into pool of rubber ducks- Picks raffle winners
12:35pm - Free swim lesson and check donation by Southwest Ambulance while kids swimming

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