Lake Murray Power Squadron Selected to Host
Sea Tow Life Jacket Loaner Stand at Flotilla Island
Sea Tow Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting boater
safety and education, has selected Lake Murray Power Squadron as one of 31
nonprofit organizations and boating agencies to host new Life Jacket Loaner
Stands this spring as part of its Life Jacket Loaner program.
The new stands and life jackets have been purchased with a grant from the
Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund administered by the U.S. Coast
Guard. Lake Murray Power Squadron made the stand available on 29 April 2016 at
Flotilla Island. Anyone needing to borrow a life jacket should come to the
floating dock with the boat lift. Please email the squadron at
LifeJackets@lmpsonline.org when
borrowing a life jacket. Sizes are available for adults (standard and extra
large), youth, children and infants.
These new stands, located in 19 states and the U.S. Virgin Islands, will join
the more than 290 Life Jacket Loaner Stands already established around the
country by the nonprofit Sea Tow Foundation. The loaner stands, located in
popular boating areas such as boating ramps, marinas, and parks, let boaters who
need a life jacket borrow one or more free of charge for the day to help keep
themselves and their passengers safer on the water.
“Sea Tow Foundation Life Jacket Loaner Stands have loaned more than 35,000
life jackets to recreational boaters at no cost since 2008,” said Michael
Wesolowski, executive director of Sea Tow Foundation. “Each of our Life Jacket
Loaner Stands is stocked with life jackets ranging in size from infant to adult
extra-large so everyone can be safe on the water at no additional cost.”
A map showing all of the Sea Tow Foundation Life Jacket Loaner Stands, including
the locations of these 31 new stands, is also available at
www.boatingsafety.com.
Businesses and individuals can help to support Sea Tow Foundation’s Life
Jacket Loaner Stand program in many ways, including hosting a life jacket drive
in their community to help stock Sea Tow Foundation Life Jacket Loaner Stands.
For more information, please visit http://www.lifejacketdrive.org/ or http://www.boatingsafety.com/support-us/.
About Sea Tow Foundation
In 2007, Sea Tow Founder Capt. Joe Frohnhoefer created the Sea Tow Foundation –
a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization – to promote safe boating practices. The
Foundation’s goal is to reduce accidents, fatalities and property damage related
to recreational boating. For more information, please visit
www.boatingsafety.com
About Sea Tow
Sea Tow Services International Inc. is the nation’s leading on-water assistance
provider for boaters. Established in 1983 by Founder Capt. Joe Frohnhoefer, Sea
Tow serves members inland to the coast throughout the United States, Europe,
U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. Sea Tow also offers free boating safety
information including the Sea Tow App for smart phones, Sea Tow’s Automated
Radio Check Service, and the nonprofit Sea Tow Foundation’s Life Jacket Loaner
Station program.
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