The Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project and the International Surf Lifesaving Association Join Forces

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. - Aug. 12, 2013 - PRLog -- Founded in 2008, ISLA’s mission is to prevent drowning worldwide by building a culture of water safety. Comprised entirely of volunteers; the organization provides training, medical supplies, disaster relief, and emergency personnel to communities in need around the world. 

The GLSRP and ISLA will offer the ISLA Great Lakes Open Water/Surf Lifeguard Certification Course. The course will be held at Camp Geneva in Holland, MI, on October 4, 5, and 6^th. The course will be 30 intensive hours of training that includes lectures and examinations in the classrooms, demanding physical activities and hands-on practical training. The course is open to anyone over the age of 16 who is CPR/First aid certified and is able to swim 600 yards continuously.  Passing course participants will receive a Basic Open Water ISLA certificate. The ISLA Great Lakes Open Water/Surf Lifeguard Certification Course is designed to educate and train participants on how to save lives.

“With over three hundred drownings in the last three years, the Great Lakes area is the hot zone for drownings in the U.S. Countless rescues are performed nearly every day by courageous surfers and we want to make sure that they have the training not to become victims themselves,”  said ISLA President, Henry Reyes. “By offering this course, we can give the participants a foundation of lifesaving skills from which they can build upon. Through this training we hope develop trained professionals and to reduce the drowning rates for the Great Lakes.”

If you are interested in joining the course, RSVP on the Facebook event at https://www.facebook.com/events/185943654911936/.

The Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project, Inc. (GLSRP) is about saving lives.  It is a nonprofit corporation that is a Chapter of the National Drowning Prevention Alliance (NDPA) that tracks drowning statistics, teaches  “Water Safety Surf Rescue”classes, and leads the “Third Coast Ocean Force rip current awareness campaign on the Great Lakes.  To learn more about GLSRP, please visit the website at http://glsrp.org/ or visit the Facebook Page at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Great-Lakes-Surf-Rescue-Project/120501018657.

The International Surf Lifesaving Association (ISLA) advances professional lifesaving development to areas in need around the globe. Since 2008, ISLA has conducted humanitarian Projects in over 13 countries; including 11 training courses. While working alongside our international partners, ISLA Project volunteers have performed 220 rescues, 1,628 preventative actions, and 188 medical aids to date. To learn more about ISLA, please visit the website at http://www.islasurf.org or visit the Facebook Page at http://www.Facebook.com/ISLAsurf.