Corporations Supporting the Community of Caring Scholarship Program

At ISR, we realize the important role corporations play in our mission to prevent childhood drowning. With help from corporations like the Central Florida YMCA, The Biltmore Hotel Coral Gables and the Penn-Jersey Chapter of the North East Spa and Pool Association, ISR is able to more effectively raise awareness and reach more children than we originally thought possible. We are truly grateful for their help!

The Harrah's Regional Trauma Center at AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center

The Harrah’s Regional Trauma Center at AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center (ARMC) and the AtlantiCare LifeCenter have partnered with Infant Swimming Resource as the first health care organization in the nation to offer ISR's self-rescue swimming lessons.

AtlantiCare is currently hosting lessons at the AtlantiCare LifeCenter in Atlantic City, NJ.

AtlantiCare is a regional healthcare organization based in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, whose more than 4,740 employees serve the healthcare needs of the community at more than 60 locations. It includes AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center (ARMC), the AtlantiCare Foundation, AtlantiCare Health Plans, AtlantiCare Behavioral Health and AtlantiCare Health Services. ARMC became the 105th hospital in the nation to attain status as a Magnet™ designated hospital in March of 2004 and was redesignated a Magnet™ hospital in 2008.

To register for AtlantiCare’s ISR program and for more information about the Harrah’s Regional Trauma Center at ARMC, the AtlantiCare LifeCenter or other programs and services, please call the AtlantiCare Access Center at 1-888-569-1000.

The Penn-Jersey Chapter of the NorthEast Spa and Pool Association (NESPA)

NESPA has made a significant grant to the ISR Community of Caring. The grant will sponsor and scholarship ISR lessons for families who are in need of lessons in the Pennsylvania and New Jersey region of the United States. Through the leadership provided by the past President of the Penn-Jersey Chapter of NESPA and current President of NESPA, Mr. Pete Lucey, this professional organization for the pool and spa industry is setting an example and model for the rest of the country. Mr. Lucey's comment at the presentation of the grant sums up their intent as well as their actions. "Whatever we have to do to see to it that not one more child drowns, we will do it." The ISR Community of Caring gratefully acknowledges the support and commitment to our mutual mission and would like to thank the Penn-Jersey Chapter of NESPA for this vital contribution and partnership.

In addition, the trade publication of NESPA “The Edge” has published a feature article on Infant Swimming Resource written by Christi McGuire that will be delivered to each attendee of the Trade Show and Conference to be held in January in Atlantic City, N.J. This quarterly publication has a readership of 10,000 professionals in the pool and spa industry.

Pete Lucey, a Director on the Penn Jersey Board, is giving Dr. Harvey Barnett and ISR Instructor Barbara Gorman a check from Penn-Jersey in the amount of $2,000 to be used for scholarships for ISR students who live in eastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey. Penn Jersey http://www.pennjerseypoolandspa.org/ is the second largest of five chapters of NESPA (Northeast Spa & Pool Association) www.nespapool.com . Penn Jersey chose to make this donation independently of NESPA. Pete Lucey is also the current President of NESPA, who also pledged a donation of $1300 to ISR's scholarship fund for students in the region it covers.

Central Florida YMCA and the Dr. P. Phillips Charities

Safe Start was created through the collaborative effort of the Dr. P. Phillips Charities, Infant Swimming Resource (ISR), and the Central Florida YMCA. Through a generous grant from the Dr. P. Phillips Charities, Safe Start was made available at selected YMCA Family Centers in the Central Florida area. The Dr. P. Phillips Charities provided the funding to implement Safe Start (including ISR training for all instructors), and place ISR Master Instructors in YMCA centers; the YMCA provided the facilities for lessons and the organizational structure to support the Safe Start program; ISR provided the proprietary teaching methods as well as the training and supervision of instructors; and the provided staff members to undergo ISR instruction and facilities in which to hold the Safe Start classes.

Today, Safe Start has expanded to areas throughout the state from Central to South Florida. Forming partnerships with the YMCA of the Palm Beaches, the JCC of the Greater Palm Beaches, the YMCA of Broward County, the Peter Blum Family YMCA of Boca Raton, and the City of Coral Gables Fire Department, we are seeking to garner partners who are passionately committed to ISR’s mission of “Not One More Child Drowns.” The goal of this program is to reach out to communities throughout the country where the safety of children around the water is a priority.

The Biltmore Hotel of Coral Gables

Miami has hosted various media events to assist in the prevention of accidental child drownings.  These events included NBC's Today Show to help educate their community and others about ISR.

Get Involved

Are you affiliated with a corporation that would like to sponsor ISR? Please contact mediarelations@infantswim.com for more information and details on how to get involved. Or if you have already donated to ISR and would like to be included on our Website please fill out our Community of Caring Sponsor application here.

The Dudick Family

“There is only one beautiful child in the world and every mother has it”…

The adorable little girl pictured here is an ISR student whose parents are well aware of the need for ISR lessons. They are both emergency and trauma physicians. They chose to make a significant contribution to the ISR Community of Caring to provide assistance for families and babies who need some financial help for ISR lessons. Their generosity is only surpassed by the radiance of their daughter’s smile … truly a gift for us all!