Water Safety & Drowning Prevention Foundations

Please read these families' stories and support their foundations and initiatives.   A heartfelt "Thank You" goes out to the parents of these little angels for bravely sharing their experiences and for their dedication to water safety awareness and drowning prevention.

The Joshua Collingsworth Memorial Foundation www.joshuamemorial.org/ www.joshtheotter.org Joshua was taken from this earth too early in his young life. On June 4th, 2008 Joshua passed away, due to complications from a drowning accident which occurred three days earlier. His short presence here will not be forgotten and the wonderful impact he had in life will continue through his foundation.This journey is just beginning and will be never ending, through continued education, instruction and the development of new innovative water safety equipment.

Christian E Frechette Foundation www.ceffoundation.org One child drowns every minute across the globe. 600,000 children per year. An estimated 3-4 children almost drown every minute and are permanently impaired. Please join me to stop this preventable problem.

Because of B.R.A.Y.D.E.N http://becauseofbrayden.weebly.com The scenario has been heard or read too often: we lose sight or look away from our children for mere seconds, and it's already too late. If your child found himself in a situation with water...would he know how to save himself? We believe there are ways to help and answer that question with a "yes". The story can end differently.

Mackenzie Roecker nearly drowned at her local YMCA.  This is her story. http://www.mackenzieroecker.org This is me before my near-drowning experience at the Fairborn Ohio YMCA.  I loved swimming, music, and dancing. I was always laughing, smiling and singing.

The Yoni Gottesman Foundation http://www.yonigottesman.com/ In the summer of 2005, Yoni Gottesman's parents took him to a summer camp. It was supposed to be a fun and exciting experience. It was promised to be a safe experience. Instead, on his first day at camp, little Yoni drowned.

The Trevor “Birdie” Davis Water Safety Foundation  www.cbre.com/birdie was founded June 2006, as a result of his accidental drowning, when he was 26 months old. The mission of the foundation is to save innocent lives through education and awareness of water hazards for both children and adults. We are devastated over the loss of our son and we know that we need to make it our mission to help prevent other children and parents from having to experience this type of tragedy. The foundation also may support other worthy organizations that educate, support, and save the lives of children.

The Elliot Barbier "Little Prince" Foundation www.littleprincefoundation.org The Elliot Barbier Little Prince Foundation was started in memory of Elliot Barbier. Our son died tragically on June 14th, 2008 in an accidental drowning. We were blessed that God chose us to have Elliot, even though it was for a short period of time he changed us and everyone around our family. This foundation will strive to make a difference in the world everyday in Elliot's memory.

Hannah's Foundation www.hannahsfoundation.org.au Hannah's Foundation has been set up to honour the memory of our beautiful daughter, Hannah who tragically drowned on 4 October 2007. Hannah's Foundation provides a support network for families and friends of those who have lost thier loved ones through drowning or suffered a water caused injury. This is the only registered charitable institution in Australia for drowning prevention, awareness and family support.