We are excited to announce this year’s program will kick off on June 17th in St. George and July 8th in Walterboro.  Parents and caregivers can register children ages 5 to 11 years old for the program, which includes daily lessons for 5 days at $5, only $1 per lesson.

The partnership united the Summerville Family YMCA, Colleton County Parks & Recreation, Dorchester County

Parks & Recreation, Summerville Medical Center, Colleton Medical Center, Colleton County School District, and

Dorchester School District 4 with the critical mission to teach children drowning prevention and increase water

safety education in our communities. The Splash into Safety program has received numerous awards and

accolades, including:

• 2024 SC House of Representatives resolution

• 2024 Colleton County Council proclamation

• 2024 Dorchester County Council proclamation

• 2024 Town of Summerville proclamation

• 2023 SC Parks & Recreation Association Award for Programming Excellence

• 2023 Outstanding Safety Achievement Award from the South Carolina Association of Counties

• 2023 SC Healthcare Heroes Award for Community Engagement

• 2023 Carolinas Healthcare PR & Marketing Society Golden Tusk Award for Special Events

“The Fun Fins program has taken a combined effort from multiple agencies between Colleton and Dorchester

County in order to be able to provide water safety instruction to the youth of both counties,” said Dr. Chris Myers,

Director of Colleton County Parks & Recreation. ”Without the cooperation of all involved, this program would not

have had the success it had in 2023 or be feasible moving forward. The hope of the program in 2024 remains the

same, that through quality water safety instruction we are taking a small step in the right direction to better

prepare our youth for the dangers that are associated with water and water activities.”