Portland, OR – (February 11, 2016 for immediate release) International Order of the Blue Gavel (IOBG) Nautical Safety Foundation announced today that it has provided over 60 lightly used life jackets to the Safe Kids of Washington County to be used at their life jacket kiosks at Hagg Lake.
These lightly used life jackets were collected by the Foundation as part of their Save-A-Life Give-A-Jacket Campaign. This donation will resupply worn and lost life jackets at the loaner stations located by the boat ramps in the park. Visitors recreating on the water can borrow life jackets for the day and return them to the kiosk before leaving.
“The IOBG Nautical Safety Foundation is very excited to expand our life jacket donation program to include these lightly used jackets. Many times boaters have life jackets hanging around the garage or boat where the kids or grandkids have outgrown them. Our Save-A-Life Give-A-Jacket campaign enables you to recycle these jackets and have them potentially Save-A-Life.” said Mike Kondrat, President of the IOBG Foundation. “Statistics show that nine out of ten people who drown are not wearing a life jacket. Anything we can do to prevent accidental drownings at Hagg Lake is good for our community.”
“Partnering with organizations like the IOBG Nautical Safety Foundation enables Safe Kids of Washington County to support a variety of water sport activities,” said Storm Smith, Prevention/Education Manager for Hillsboro Fire Department. “Providing these much-needed PFDs for our kiosks enables a safer water experience for a wide variety of people enjoying our park.”
The IOBG Nautical Safety Foundation is a 501(c)3 non-profit. Cash donations are accepted at GoFund.Me/Life-jackets.
Over 60 used life jackets delivered to Hillsboro Fire for use at Hagg Lake life jacket kiosks.
For more information contact:
Mike Kondrat – President
IOBG Nautical Safety Foundation
(503) 819-2775
info@iobg-nsf.org