Laps for Life Fundraiser 2024

On Sat. 4/6/24 I will be swimming in my 3rd Annual Laps For Life Charity Fundraiser to benefit the Swim With Mike (SWM) Foundation and humanitarian projects of The Rotary Foundation (TRF). 

In April 2022, I swam 250 laps (6,250 yards = 3.78 miles) and raised $5,200. In April of this year, I swam 300 laps (7,500 yards = 4.26 miles) and raised $8,369. On April 6, 2024, my goals are to swim 325 laps (8,125 yards = 4.62 miles) and to raise $10,000.

I feel a special personal connection to the SWM Foundation due to my own serious accident as a teenager in which I fell from an avocado tree and broke my neck (fracture dislocation of C-2, C-3 and C-4). However, I was extremely fortunate that I was not paralyzed in the accident. The SWM Foundation's mission is to change the lives of student athletes who have experienced catastrophic injury or illness by providing scholarships, creating community and instilling hope and purpose. My own accident many years ago is a constant reminder to me that life is fragile, and to give back to those who are less fortunate. SWM is growing nationally and internationally, and their main sponsor is Jersey Mike’s Subs. Jersey Mike’s has raised a two million dollars for SWM since its inception, and they have agreed to run commercials for a week in Jan. 2024 to help promote awareness of SWM. 

In addition, as a recent past president of the Westlake Sunrise Rotary Club, I remain very active in the club regarding all the community service and humanitarian projects that Rotary provides all over the world. The Rotary Foundation (TRF) was started in 1918, and its mission is to help Rotarians around the globe to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace by improving health, providing quality education, improving the environment, and alleviating poverty. TRF has spent more than $4 Billion on life-changing, sustainable projects. While it has been involved in many projects over the years, TRF is probably best known for its efforts over the last forty years to combat polio.  TRF is consistently given high marks by Charity Navigator (100% rating, and 4 out of 4 stars), which ranks non-profit organizations by their efficiency of operations- 91% of the funds it raises go to the charities it benefits around the globe. 

If you would like to contribute to these two worthy causes,  just  click on the link below. And, many thanks to those who have already contributed. Back to the swimming pool!