MEDIA ADVISORY

Program Teaches 500+ Children to Swim For Free

New York State Parks, American Red Cross and Partners Expand ‘Learn to Swim’ Program in NYC

WHO:	Rose Harvey, Commissioner of New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Josh Lockwood, American Red Cross Regional CEO Anita Sayed, Ph.D., National Swimming Pool Foundation Step Into Swim Committee Chair 60 children learning to swim Parents
WHAT:	Learn to Swim Program Begins
WHEN:	Tuesday, July 9th, 2013 @ 9:15AM
WHERE:	Roberto Clemente State Park 301 West Tremont Avenue, Bronx Pool Deck

On July 9, 2013, the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (OPRHP), American Red Cross and the National Swimming Pool Foundation will kick-off the expanded Learn to Swim program at Roberto Clemente State Park at 9:15am.

Sixty children will be taking part in the morning Learn to Swim session (9:00AM – 9:45AM) and will be available with their parents for interviews.

The expanded 2013 Learn to Swim program offers a total of 12, two week swim sessions, this summer at both Roberto Clemente State Park and Riverbank State Park and will teach more than 500 children (ages 6-12) to swim for free. Children will receive a free swim cap and a Learn to Swim Certificate of Completion.

New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation maintains and operates 179 state parks and 35 historic sites. For more information on any of these recreation areas, call 518-474-0456 or visit www.nysparks.com, connect on Facebook, or follow us on Twitter.

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