Get Schools Back in the Pool and Reduce Drowning
By Steve Hind
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Get Schools Back In The Pool And Reduce Drowning
Project 2015-05-26 11:14:29 +1200
This project will allow 4500 schoolchildren the opportunity to have swimming as part of their school day throughout the year.
It's costing a small fortune but with the help of local council and funding agencies we have raised enough to build a cover over the pool, put in a water heater and renovate the pool.
However we still need to raise $7500 to buy some serious filters to keep the water clean enough to cope with that many using the pool.
That's why we hope you might chip in and support us.
This pool will be around for many years to come and like the old Boys and Girls Institute pool it will allow thousands of Wellington children to learn to swim. We would like you to be part of that legacy. See rewards to have your name immortalised on a plaque in the pool for a $50 donation.
We are a charitable trust who decided to do something about the lack of school pools in Wellington. Children are not getting regular swimming lessons at school like they used to and the drowning stats are getting worse.
This project will renovate a dilapidated and unused pool (destined to be demolished and built over) into an indoor heated facility with two separate pools (one for college students and one for primary pupils) available for use all year round.
The site is in Wellington city centre and allows for six schools to walk to the pool and have swimming back on their regular timetable.
A bonus spin off is that community sports groups can also use the pool after school hours and help support aquatic sports in the region.
The schools within the walking radius of the pool will be Wellington East Girls College, Wellington College, Clyde Quay, Mount Cook, St Mark's and Wellington High.
Visit our website at http://www.swimwell.co.nz for more information or email us at [email protected]
Big thank you on behalf of the hordes of children who will use this pool in the future.
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09/06/2015 at 3:49pm
"Every child in New Zealand deserves the chance to learn to swim .. Jean Hurring"
07/06/2015 at 8:51am
06/06/2015 at 6:59pm
04/06/2015 at 2:28pm
"A great effort fundraising for such an important cause - all our young people need to learn to swim."
02/06/2015 at 10:06am
02/06/2015 at 7:49am
01/06/2015 at 1:30pm
31/05/2015 at 9:21pm
"Brilliant work Steve. We are glad to be able to support such a good project in a small way"
30/05/2015 at 2:11pm
"Great memories of swimming in this (cold) school pool. It's essential that Wellington has another indoor pool facility."
29/05/2015 at 6:01pm
"Our kids need to have places to learn to swim. Well done. Janet, Bob, Charlie, and George Symon "
28/05/2015 at 9:11pm
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Get Schools Back In The Pool And Reduce Drowning
Project 2015-05-26 11:14:29 +1200
This project will allow 4500 schoolchildren the opportunity to have swimming as part of their school day throughout the year.
It's costing a small fortune but with the help of local council and funding agencies we have raised enough to build a cover over the pool, put in a water heater and renovate the pool.
However we still need to raise $7500 to buy some serious filters to keep the water clean enough to cope with that many using the pool.
That's why we hope you might chip in and support us.
This pool will be around for many years to come and like the old Boys and Girls Institute pool it will allow thousands of Wellington children to learn to swim. We would like you to be part of that legacy. See rewards to have your name immortalised on a plaque in the pool for a $50 donation.
We are a charitable trust who decided to do something about the lack of school pools in Wellington. Children are not getting regular swimming lessons at school like they used to and the drowning stats are getting worse.
This project will renovate a dilapidated and unused pool (destined to be demolished and built over) into an indoor heated facility with two separate pools (one for college students and one for primary pupils) available for use all year round.
The site is in Wellington city centre and allows for six schools to walk to the pool and have swimming back on their regular timetable.
A bonus spin off is that community sports groups can also use the pool after school hours and help support aquatic sports in the region.
The schools within the walking radius of the pool will be Wellington East Girls College, Wellington College, Clyde Quay, Mount Cook, St Mark's and Wellington High.
Visit our website at http://www.swimwell.co.nz for more information or email us at [email protected]
Big thank you on behalf of the hordes of children who will use this pool in the future.
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09/06/2015 at 3:49pm
"Every child in New Zealand deserves the chance to learn to swim .. Jean Hurring"
07/06/2015 at 8:51am
06/06/2015 at 6:59pm
04/06/2015 at 2:28pm
"A great effort fundraising for such an important cause - all our young people need to learn to swim."
02/06/2015 at 10:06am
02/06/2015 at 7:49am
01/06/2015 at 1:30pm
31/05/2015 at 9:21pm
"Brilliant work Steve. We are glad to be able to support such a good project in a small way"
30/05/2015 at 2:11pm
"Great memories of swimming in this (cold) school pool. It's essential that Wellington has another indoor pool facility."
29/05/2015 at 6:01pm
"Our kids need to have places to learn to swim. Well done. Janet, Bob, Charlie, and George Symon "