Hi there,
Thank you for considering a donation to Colin's Hope on behalf of Team SwimTopia. Colin's Hope envisions a world where no child drowns. So far this year 90 children (under 15) have drowned in Texas alone. Drowning is preventable.
This year SwimTopia CEO, Mason Hale, Director of Sales and Marketing, Elli Overton, and Customer Happiness Specialist, Tracy Nelson, have teamed up to swim 10km as a relay down Lake Austin as part of the Colin's Hope Got2Swim event on September 1st. We are swimming in honor of Drennen O'Melia. Drennen, an excellent swimmer, drowned in 2010 at age 12, the day after his first swim meet of the season. He drowned in a pool with 2 lifeguards on duty. Drennen was found in 3.5 feet of water by a 12 year old peer, and was underwater for between 5 and 10 minutes. He had no medical conditions and why he went under is unknown... SwimTopia works with hundreds of swim teams around the country. We hope that raising awareness for Drennen's story brings awareness for the need for a culture of preparedness and readiness at every pool. Are the life guards at your pool on duty during swim practice? At meets? Are they ready, trained and vigilant? Do they get adequate breaks and rotations to make sure they can stay vigilant through the heat of a summer day? Something to think about next time you're poolside because these are measures that can save lives... Drennen will be on our minds and in our hearts as we swim down Lake Austin this year.
Drowning is preventable. Your generous, tax deductible, donation to Colin's Hope will further their mission to raise water saftey awareness to prevent children from drowning.
$25 can provide a life jacket for a loaner board at an area lake.
$50 can provide water safety education cards to 50 families.
$75 can provide preschool water safety programming to a child in need.
Thanks for your support of Team SwimTopia and Colin's Hope!
Sincerely,
Mason, Elli and Tracy
Supporters | |||
Name | Date | Amount | Comments |
Kevin Koym | 09/13/2016 | $75.00 | You support and inspire me. Thank you for that. | Russell Hinds | 09/07/2016 | $50.00 | Yasser Farta | 09/05/2016 | $25.00 | Yolanda Porter | 09/05/2016 | $25.00 | As someone who has suffered from the paralyzing fear of the water due to a near drowning experience, I wholeheartedly support this cause. | Orlo Castillo | 09/03/2016 | $50.00 | thank you for promoting awareness... | Nainish Dalal | 09/02/2016 | $50.00 | best of luck Mason! | Stewart Davidson | 09/01/2016 | $100.00 | Traci Reece | 09/01/2016 | $25.00 | Thank you for supporting Colin's Hope! | Luisa Williams | 09/01/2016 | $25.00 | Thank you for all you do! | Theresa Cameron | 09/01/2016 | $50.00 | What a great and much needed program to support. I am cheering for your team and hope you all reach your goals! | Anonymous Friend | 09/01/2016 | $50.00 | Kick ass TeamTopia | Shannon Berndt | 08/31/2016 | $50.00 | Kathy Overton | 08/31/2016 | $75.00 | A very important cause, good luck. | Cody Coe | 08/31/2016 | $50.00 | Awesome job Mason; keep up the good work. | John Engler | 08/31/2016 | $100.00 | Collin Cole | 08/31/2016 | $200.00 | Go SwimTopia! | Rajal Regan | 08/31/2016 | $50.00 | Good luck! We love you!! -The Regan Family | Jennifer Engerman | 08/31/2016 | $25.00 | Thank you for raising awareness of the simple message that "Drowning is Preventable"! Drennen would love that he is famous in Texas!! Thank you and best of luck in the race! | Heidi Armstrong | 08/31/2016 | $25.00 | Suellen Brown | 08/31/2016 | $20.00 | Katie DInwiddie | 08/31/2016 | $50.00 | Thank you for raising awareness!! | Jim Overton | 08/31/2016 | $25.00 | Nandan Dharwadker | 08/30/2016 | $25.00 | Thank you for continuing to support causes that deal with swim safety! | Mason Hale | 08/30/2016 | $100.00 | Vivienne Overton | 08/29/2016 | $150.00 | All the best for a successful fund raiser in swimming the Got2Swim 10km relay on Lake Austin. | Anonymous Friend | 08/21/2016 | $50.00 | Tracy, thank you for participating the 10k relay to raise money to prevent childhood drowning! | Jeffrey Davis | 08/03/2016 | $100.00 | Kate Robles | 07/23/2016 | $40.00 | Tracy Nelson | 07/22/2016 | $100.00 | Christina Buchanan-wright | 07/19/2016 | $25.00 | Jeff Grosso | 07/19/2016 | $100.00 | Elli Overton | 07/15/2016 | $100.00 | Looking forward to swimming for this great cause with my awesome co-workers, Mason and Tracy! |
Total | $1,985.00 |