Summer Splash-tacular Planning and Promotion

Overview

This statewide water safety event is for families, children and all those that want to be safe and prepared when at beaches, outdoor water facilities and on open water. This webpage contains information and materials to assist facilities in preparing and promoting their own Summer Splash-tacular event

Each individual facility designs their own program that best fits their needs, but usually includes water safety demonstrations, water safety skills practice, life jacket education, and a recreational swim.

General Information

When: Mark your calendars! Summer Splash-Tacular is scheduled for July 12th, 2008. (This is just a suggested date. If this date does not work for your facility, choose another day during the summer.)

What:

Hosting Summer Splash-tacular can be a rewarding experience for both your facility and your community.
One hour of water safety instruction and elementary rescues.
One hour free swim. (The water safety and free swims have also been conducted concurrently as a two-hour program.)
Raffle for free swim lessons donated by pool, and any other door prizes your pool can promote.

Where: Your outdoor beach or water facility!

First Time Hosting Summer Splash-tacular?

Hosting April Pools Day can be a rewarding experience for both your facility and your community.

Please take the time to complete the Summer Splash-Tacular RSVP Form. Facilities that respond will receive event materials and support.
If you have any questions or would like additional information we would be glad to help. Just send the April Pools Day / Summer Splash-tacular committee an email to acollins@ci.lynnwood.wa.us.

Tips & Suggestions

Promotion:

Distribute flyers through local camps and daycares.
Distribute flyers on the last day of your current lesson session.
Distribute flyers on you registration day for spring lessons.
Promote during your Family and Public Swims.
Ask the community centers in your neighborhood and division to promote and distribute flyers.
Have local sponsors contribute door prizes or refreshments.
Write an article for your local newspaper.

Format and Organization:

Have participants do as much "hands on" as possible.
Use skits and videos as well as demonstrations.
For the first hour, set up 3 to 4 stations where you are teaching water safety skills, demonstrating elementary forms of rescue, checking life jackets, testing participants' flotation gear, etc. Create a form to stamp showing participation at each station (sample form enclosed). Give a prize or free swim to those who visit all the stations.
Have a water safety "carnival."
Use canoes and boats.
Set up a table for flyers, safety information, brochures ? have someone man this table.
Prepare a box in which people can enter their names for the drawing for a FREE set of swimming lessons.
Promote your swim lesson program, along with all of your other programs!

Materials

Summer Splash-tacular Event Listing (PDF 153 KB)
Summer Splash-tacular Themes (PDF 118 KB)
Summer Splash-tacular Themes (PUB 64 KB)
Promotion And Event Planning Suggestions (PDF 43 KB)
Raffle Ticket Template ? Swimming Lesson (PDF 21 KB)
Raffle Ticket Template ? Swimming Lesson (DOC 26 KB)
Raffle Ticket Template ? Life Jacket (PDF 21 KB)
Raffle Ticket Template ? Life Jacket (DOC 26 KB)
Drowning Prevention Network, April Pools Day, and Summer Splash-tacular Histories (PDF 47 KB)
Hypothermia Brochure (PDF 103 KB)
Summer Safety Brochure (PDF 946 KB)
Life Jacket Loaner Survey Of Washington State October, 2005 (PDF 27 KB)
Review Of 2005 Newspaper Reports Of Submersions (PDF 40 KB)
Review of 2005 Newspaper Reports Of Submersions (PPT 101 KB)

Popular Stations

Share your most popular water safety activities with other Summer Splash-Tacular partners. Submit activities to acollins@ci.lynnwood.wa.us.