A Kelowna-based car dealership donated $4,000 to the YMCA Okanagan Swims Program, which will fund free swimming lessons for 1,400 youth.

91裸聊视频淒rowning is the second leading cause of accidental death for children under the age of 15,91裸聊视频� Across the Lake Swim Society91裸聊视频檚 Mark Fromberg said.

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91裸聊视频淲ith the abundance of lake, rivers and private pools in the Okanagan, it is our commitment to help prevent water-related injuries and fatalities. With this donation from Kelowna Toyota, we are able to fund this program that ensures over 1,400 children a year will learn vital lifesaving water safety skills.91裸聊视频�

Kelowna Toyota general manager Jamie Kaban said Toyota is happy to make a 91裸聊视频渂ig splash91裸聊视频� with the donation.

91裸聊视频淎s a family memory all of us have at Kelowna Toyota is the experience of swimming lessons91裸聊视频攚hether it was as kids making that first lap across the pool or today, as parents, supporting from the sidelines,91裸聊视频� Kaban said.

91裸聊视频淪wimming lessons have brought our families and communities together.91裸聊视频�

The Swims program was started in 2012 to ensure elementary-aged children from School District #23 were able to master the basic swim skills necessary to be around water.

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