SAINT PETERSBURG, Fla. – St. Petersburg Fire Rescue and the City of St. Petersburg Aquatics Department are partnering up to raise money to provide free swim lessons to children in need.
Together, they will host a Firefighter and Lifeguard Car Wash Fundraiser, where 100% of donations will go towards providing free swim lessons to qualifying children at any City of St. Petersburg pool.
The car wash will be held this Saturday, June 26th from 9 am until 12 pm at the Northwest Pool located at 2331 60th Street North in St. Pete.
According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, drowning is the leading cause of unintentional death in US children 1 to 4 years of age and the third leading cause of unintentional death among US children and adolescents 5 to 19 years of age.
“In order to fight these tragic statistics, we must work together as a community,” said St. Pete Fire and Rescue in a statement.
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