How to Select Life Jackets for Children

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The new “Life Jackets for Children” video shows how to choose the best life jacket for a child and test to ensure its effectiveness. Viewers will also learn learn why teaching a child how to properly wear a life jacket is important. Also featured are valuable tips on special life jacket features for small children … Read more

Nautical Safety Foundation Delivers Over 700 Life Jackets in 2017

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Nautical Safety Foundation, a 501(c)3 organization, delivered over 700 life jackets to major water safety organizations for their life jacket loaner stations throughout Oregon and Southwest Washington in 2017. The National Water Safety Board also awarded the Nautical Safety Foundation with their Regional award for promoting safety on the water this past summer.

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A Good Life Jacket Fit for Kids and Adults

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In this fun video, learn how to properly fit a life jacket on a child and how one should fit for adults. Nationwide, 85-90% of recreational boating fatalities involve people who were not wearing a life jacket. In Oregon, our waterways are always cold. Most people succumb to cold water incapacitation/shock if they fall into … Read more

IOBG Nautical Safety Foundation Delivers Over 500 Life Jackets

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IOBG Nautical Safety Foundation, a 501(c)3 organization, partnered with U.S. Distributing (owned by Englund Marine Supply) to purchase and deliver over 500 life jackets to major water safety organizations for life jacket loaner stations throughout Oregon. The Oregon State Marine Board awarded IOBG a $2500 grant to purchase new life jackets. “It is very rewarding … Read more

IOBG Nautical Safety Foundation Donates Over 60 Life Jackets to Hagg Lake

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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 … Read more

Announcing “Save A Life” Life Jacket Recycling Program

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The “Save A Life” program is available throughout the Portland Metro area at participating yacht clubs, marinas and other boating facilities. “There is a tremendous need for life jackets throughout our area to make boating and water based activities safer for everyone.  District 5 IOBG leadership is very excited to expand our life jacket donation … Read more

IOBG-NSF Donates over 300 Life Jackets

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International Order of the Blue Gavel (IOBG), a society of past yacht club commodores, together with the IOBG Humanitarian Fund announced today that it has provided over 300 life jackets to a non-profit consortium of Next Door Inc., Safe Kids of Columbia River and the Portland District Office of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. … Read more