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CWICC Walters Intercoastal Corporation strives to provide the highest quality products for everyone, with the most innovative features that come from constantly recreating ourselves and our products. We work to promote fitness, make a positive difference for our customers and share our love of the ocean with everyone.

 

Edna Mae McGovern Foundation Surfers for Autism is a not-for-profit organization designed to support the efforts of a collaboration of surfers, volunteers and sponsors dedicated to bringing the sport of surfing to families and children affected by autism. Their mission is to unlock the potential of people with developmental disabilities, support advocacy for autism issues and scientific research. Their main focus is to eliminate the stigma of autism through public awareness and education and to unite communities through volunteerism.

 

 

Edna Mae McGovern Foundation
Raising awareness with drowning prevention and organ donation one family at a time.

 

Swim CentralWater safety is a top priority in South Florida, where there are thousands of swimming pools, beaches, canals, and other waterways. In the late 1990s, the need for a drowning prevention program became clear when the number of drowning accidents among children ages 4 through 7 grew to an average of five deaths a year. Near-drowning accidents took a serious toll as well, with three out of four victims suffering brain damage.

 

CDCSwimming is a fun, active, and healthy way to spend leisure time. However, in the past two
decades we have seen an increase in the number of Recreational Water Illness (RWI)
outbreaks associated with swimming pools, water parks, hot tubs, lakes, rivers, and oceans.
CDC's Healthy Swimming program offers information and resources to raise awareness
about RWIs and how to prevent them by practicing "Healthy Swimming" behaviors.

Joshua Collingsworth Memorial Foundation Our mission is to positively effect as many children’s lives as possible in conjunction with the organizations and causes that effected Joshua’s life. The fine organization we have chosen for the Foundations support have proven to hold the same belief in positively effecting children in Nebraska and beyond. The Foundations mission is also an endless drive to prevent future drowning accidents from occurring by supporting water safety awareness and pursuing new innovative solutions through education and or product development.

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