Page 12 - Southern Exposure - April '21

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Family Turns Tragedy Into Lifesaving Indoor Swim Facility

To Ensure Others Don’t Endure What They Experienced

Premier Pediatrics Steps Up To Sponsor Pool For ISR Lessons For Community

They say that when you endure a devastating event lessons align with the foundation’s
you can let it take over or you can somehow find it in mission to promote childhood drowning
you to turn it into something positive. That is what awareness and water safety and are
the Morrison Family has done. Keri Morrison, mother now available to children year-round.
to Jake who passed away after a drowning accident, We are proud to support Live Like Jake
turned their devastation into what is now the Live Like and all they do.”
Jake Foundation, an organization dedicated to raising In addition to Premier Pediatrics
awareness about childhood drowning prevention, of Palm Beach, the facility was made
support for self-rescue swim lessons and emotional and possible by the generous support of
financial support to families who have experienced a donors, volunteers, event participants,
drowning tragedy. and community partners.
Now, and even amid a global pandemic, the Live Like Jake’s new indoor swim
organization reached a major milestone – opening a facility is located at 10311 Ironwood
new indoor swim facility to host Infant Swim Resource Road. Those interested in participating
(ISR) Self-Rescue swim lessons year-round. The lessons in ISR lessons should visit livelikejake.
will be available for the entire community with a goal com/pool/. Instructors are available for
to work towards stronger infant water safety and less both morning and afternoon lessons.
tragedies. “We work each day to make ISR
“ISR techniques form the bedrock of safe swimming self-rescue swim lessons accessible
skills,” shared Dr. Jeanmarie Connor of Premier for all families, especially those who
Pediatrics of Palm Beach, sponsor of the pool. “ISR cannot afford them. We are grateful to Deana Angel, A.R.N.P.; J. Christie Goodwin, M.D.; Jeanmarie Connor, M.D.;
the ISR instructors who do so much to Sarrie Katz, M.D. in the new pool inside Live Like Jake Foundation’s facility
help instruct families and help them
it’S the lAw! to gain these essential, lifesaving, swim lessons,” adds About The Live Like Jake Foundation
Committed to honoring the life and joy of Jake Roarke
Morrison. “I know tragedy struck our family. It doesn’t
have to happen to others though. We will not rest until Morrison, our foundation’s mission is to raise awareness
we know we’ve done all we can.” for drowning prevention. We achieve this by providing ISR
infant self-rescue swim lesson scholarships to those who
For additional information, including the facility,
Did You Know ISR lessons, future events, scholarships, sponsorships cannot afford them and also by providing financial assistance
to those families who have lost a child or have a child with
or the foundation, please contact livelikejake@gmail.
That, In Florida… com or call (561) 441-7611. For additional information, critical care needs. Visit livelikejake.com and facebook.com/
please visit www.livelikejake.com.
livelikejake and @livelikejake3939 on Instagram.

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