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An excited young boy and girl jump into an outdoor pool holding hands. One is wearing a yellow float around her waist. The image is the main image for an LCA blog post on Water Safety Month.

May is National Water Safety Month

This summer, make water safety a family priority. These tips will help. Did you know that May is National Water Safety Month? Swimming season is almost here, and boaters and anglers are already enjoying the Lehigh Valley’s many waterways. But before you head out for some H20-inspired fun, make sure that you and your family…

A picture of a young woman having fun and holding a young girl in a swimming pool, to illustrate a post on water safety.

Enjoy The Water—But Make Safety Your First Priority

Memorial Day weekend marked the traditional, unofficial start of summer—and swimming season. But before you or your children take to the region’s pools and waterways to cool off, we hope you’ll take a few minutes to review some water safety tips that can spare a lifetime of heartache. There are about 11 drowning deaths each day…

A family in a canoe on a lake. Make water safety your priority. LCA

This Summer, Make Water Safety a Priority

Despite a cool, rainy start over the Memorial Day weekend, swimming season is upon us. Before long, summer will be in full swing and the region’s pools, creeks, lakes, water parks and rivers will be packed with swimmers, boaters, anglers and people just looking to beat the heat by splashing around. And as we emerge…

It’s Swimming Season — Make Water Safety a Priority

You may have seen the news reports about the drowning death of 19-month old Emeline Miller, daughter of former winter Olympian Bode Miller. The toddler was playing with other children in a room during a party when she got outside through a back door. By the time anyone realized she was gone, it was too…

It’s almost swimming season: Make water safety a priority

May is National Water Safety Month, and it’s already starting out hot. That means swimming season will likely begin early this year. It’s never too soon to get a jump on water safety, so here are a few tips from the National Water Safety Month website and the American Red Cross. Teach children water safety…

As swimming season approaches, make water safety a priority

This Monday marks Memorial Day — a time when we pay tribute to the men and women who died during U.S. military service. At 3 p.m., please pause in whatever you’re doing for a moment of silence, to mark the sacrifice others have made for our freedom. Monday is also the holiday when pools traditionally open for the…