10 Points
Have you noticed or heard about the reduction in the number of pre-school and primary school aged children who cannot swim. Swimming lessons for Primary School Children are no longer mandatory - and there were 19 deaths in Queensland last year from drowning. The Government has introduced a voucher scheme for Primary school children but poorer families who would like their children to swim still cannot afford to send them. There is also a need for pre- schoolers to learn to swim. The Rotary Club of Caloundra aims to make a number of places available for needy children to learn to swim.
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CaloundraRotary
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842 days ago
A much needed initiative for needy children who need to learn how to swim
The drowning of a child is preventable. Learning to swim ensures your child will not be one of these horrible statistics.
Cost should not be a factor in preventing a child to learn to swim, this scheme will help those most in need and provide them with the necessary water skills
Lets try and reduce unnecessary child drownings. Teaching young children to swim is an essential Queensland activity.
All children should be able to swim
Teaching the young children to swim is essential in this day and age. There should be no restriction for them to learn. This is why the Rotary club of Caloundra has initiated this program