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Summer 2024 Newsletter

New Legislative Initiatives

NJ Swim Safety Alliance is actively working toward two new bills. We are collaborating with NJ Assemblyman Sean Kean to draft and introduce the legislation. The bills still need co-sponsors. A-3950 requires birthing centers and hospitals to offer a video on the dangers of drowning for infants and young children. This bill was introduced on March 4, 2024, and referred to the Assembly Children, Families, and Food Security Committee. It is awaiting a hearing. A-668 Requires the Commissioner of Education to develop an educational fact sheet on water safety for public and nonpublic schools. It was also introduced on January 9, 2024, and was referred to the Assembly Education Committee and is awaiting a hearing. Please join our Alliance in contacting your representatives. We aim to reduce drowning in NJ 30% by 2030. These initiatives will help. Use our simple online form with THIS LINK to contact your representatives.

MEMBER SPOTLIGHT!

Judith Leblein Josephs leads the Bathing Suit Drive for the New Jersey SwimSafety Alliance, forming great partnerships with co-sponsors and working hard to ensure the event’s success. She also raises funds and co-authors the NJ Swim Safety Plan. Her hard work and passion drive the kind of change that will make New Jersey a safer place to live and recreate. 

New Jersey is lucky to have Judith!

Bathingsuit and Goggle Drive

The NJRPA/NJSSA/Dolfin Bathing Suit & Goggle Drive is on! So far, 600 bathing suits and 200 pairs of goggles were delivered to deserving NJ agencies providing free or reduced-cost swim lessons to needy kids. Bathing Suits lead to swimming lessons, and swimming lessons save lives.

Our partners are the backbone of the New Jersey Bathingsuit and Goggle Drive. Dolfin SwimWear has been a champion of the drive for the past two years, providing marketing material and donating hundreds of bathing suits. The NJ Recreation and Park Association initiated the drive in 2018 and welcomed NJSSA to help expand its reach. We are proud to partner and collaborate with both organizations, and we deeply appreciate their contributions. Over 30 NJ-based aquatic facilities, including swim schools, municipal pools, churches, non-profit organizations, and waterparks, serve as donation sites, and the movement is growing organically. Your donations are arriving daily, and we need your continued support to keep the momentum going. We are on track to beat last year’s record of 1800 bathing suits and 900 pairs of goggles!

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To find a partner site where you can drop bathing suits.

Upcoming Events

September 17, 2024
Membership Zoom

NJ Swim Safety Alliance invites you to discuss ideas with the National Drowning Prevention Association. Dr. Adam Katchmarchi will join our quarterly Zoom meeting and discuss how to align our work in New Jersey with National initiatives.

Register Here

December 11, 2024
New Jersey Water Safety Summit 2.0

A call to all those contributors intending to remedy the tragic loss of life in water in New Jersey.

Join statewide professionals in reviewing the newly drafted New Jersey Water Safety Strategy, Contribute your expertise, and learn from professionals presenting their unique perspectives on drowning prevention in New Jersey. We are highlighting a year filled with collaborations and innovations.

                       SAVE THE DATE!

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David is the Founder and President of National Safety Training Center and its predecessor companies – Elite Tactical Academy and Mine Brook Search & Rescue, Inc.  He is  a seasoned business leader and public safety education expert. He currently focuses on running this large training center and keeps active teaching both provider level classes and many instructor level classes.

He holds numerous certifications including:

  • American Red Cross Instructor / Trainer
    • BLS / ALS / PALS
    • Lay Rescuer
    • Lifeguarding
    • Babysitting
  • American Heart Association Training Center Faculty
    • BLS
    • HeartSaver
  • National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians Instructor
    • Tactical Emergency Casualty Care
    • Pre Hospital Trauma Life Support
    • Mental Health Resilience Officer
    • Psychological Trauma in EMS Patients

 

David has previously worked as a Red Cross employee in 2 roles:

  • Public Safety Instructor for the Northern VT Chapter – teaching corporate classes for the Red Cross
  • Lifeguard Instructor / Trainer / Educator for the National Association – Teaching the Instructor / Trainer Academies to create new Lifeguard Instructor / Trainers.

 

David lives in the Martinsville section of Bridgewater NJ with his family who are also active in the Public Safety Training / Medical training business. He is a local volunteer Firefighter / EMT, something he has been doing since 1984! David also serves as a volunteer in the US Coast Guard on a specialized deployable communications team.

Dr. Angela K. Beale is an Associate Professor, and Program Coordinator of the Health/Physical Education, Teacher Education  (HPETE) Program, in the Department of Content Area Teacher Education (CATE), in the College of Education, at Rowan University. Dr. Beale Tawfeeq’s belief as an educator and researcher are grounded in her mission of “building bridges to break down barriers” in communities, a trend that was established during her developmental years, via personal, educational,  and physical activity experiences. Dr. Beale Tawfeeq specializes in youth development through aquatic physical activity, curriculum development in health and physical education, and water safety and drowning prevention education in K-12 schools, and community-based organizations. Her recent professional include co-authoring of the most recent National Health Education Standards for the Society of Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE America, 2024), a contributor and expert reviewer to the United States National Water Safety Action Plan  (2024). She currently serves as a board member and director of education and research  for Diversity In Aquatics (DIA), a non-profit 501 4c organization, whose mission is to educate, promote, and support water  safety and healthy aquatic activities for vulnerable populations, member of American Red Cross, Scientific Advisory  Council, Aquatic Sub Council; board member of the Habitheque Blue and Green Fund, which was formed to promote and  further societal awareness of emerging technologies and techniques for water conservation, ecosystem restoration and  renewable energy, while also providing a vision for scaling these advancements for global impact.