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Consortium-Approved Universal Beach Warning Signage Reprints Underway
Every Beach Needs These Signs to Help Keep Visitors Safer
We are almost out of our first run of our universal beach warning signage, so if you order now, you'll be among the first to receive our next batch and still have plenty of time to install them before next year's busy season.
By having consistency around the Great Lakes, people will notice and trust the warnings. The new signs also feature QR codes that take smart phone users to current beach conditions from the National Weather Service.
With subsidies from the GLWSC and our generous donors, the new universal signs cost only $10 each + shipping.
For more info or to place your order, see the Shop page on our website.
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Have Amazon Donate to Water Safety Every Time You Shop
Looking for an innovative and simple way to support the Great Lakes Water Safety Consortium? Shop AmazonSmile and choose us as your charity of choice.
Some have already designated the Great Lakes Water Safety Consortium as their designated charity for all their shopping, including special occasion lists like birthdays and weddings. Donations support our efforts to reach millions with our lifesaving water safety messages, provide warning signage, recommend rescue equipment, support education & training, advocate for lifeguards, and more.
What is AmazonSmile? AmazonSmile is a website operated by Amazon with the same products, prices, and shopping features as Amazon.com. The difference is that when you shop on AmazonSmile, the AmazonSmile Foundation will automatically donate 0.5% of the purchase price of eligible products to the charitable organization of your choice, at no cost to you.
How do I shop at AmazonSmile? To shop at AmazonSmile simply go to smile.amazon.com from the web browser on your computer or mobile device. You may also want to add a bookmark to smile.amazon.com to make it even easier to return and start your shopping at AmazonSmile.
Can I use my existing Amazon.com account on AmazonSmile? Yes, you use the same account on Amazon.com and AmazonSmile. Your shopping cart, Wish List, wedding or baby registry, and other account settings are also the same.
How do I select a charitable organization to support when shopping on AmazonSmile? On your first visit to AmazonSmile smile.amazon.com, you need to select a charitable organization to receive donations from eligible purchases before you begin shopping. They will remember your selection, and then every eligible purchase you make at smile.amazon.com will result in a donation.
Ready to give it a try? Go to AmazonSmile today and choose us as your charitable organization – thank you in advance!
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How I Spent My Summer Vacation
A Message from Jamie Racklyeft
Some of you might remember how 2012 was "my country song year," because my dog done died, I dang near drowned, and my woman done left me. Six years later, 2018 was a year of second chances – at life and at love.
Last year, I ran into a friend and colleague at the University of Michigan. We had worked together at Borders and Waldenbooks back in the day, and as we were catching up, I mentioned my country song year and she thought that would make a great employee spotlight story.
Nothing came of it until this summer when Michigan Creative interviewed me, recorded me giving a keynote talk for meteorologists, and talked to Consortium members Rhett Register from Michigan Sea Grant and Bob Dukesherer from the National Weather Service. Well, when U-M posts a video on their social media channels, it gets seen. In fact, between the various versions they produced, they have had about 100K views to date.
And these all hit about a week before my wedding. In fact, on the drive up north, I did three phone interviews, and had a photographer waiting on the beach when we arrived. Waking up on my wedding day and finding a copy of the Detroit News with Susie and me on the cover was pretty amazing. Several other interviews aired and were printed or posted soon after, including my favorite from WDIV-TV News, which included some of our very happy wedding pictures.
The point for you, as a member of this great organization, is that we should take any and all opportunities to get our lifesaving water safety messages out to the public via the media. Most survivors and victims' families say they simply didn't know about the dangers in the Great Lakes.
Say yes to interviews, or direct them to me and other leaders if you aren't yet comfortable, or we can coach you so you are ready when opportunities arise.
Thank you for all you do, and I hope to see you in Cleveland or talk to you in an Action Committee meeting to #EndDrowning soon.
All best,
Jamie
Jamie Racklyeft, Executive Director
Great Lakes Water Safety Consortium http://greatlakeswatersafety.org/
Great Lakes Beach & Water Safety Conference - Cleveland: https://greatlakesbeachwatersafetyconf.splashthat.com/
Rip Current Survivor https://www.clickondetroit.com/health/the-hidden-danger-in-the-great-lakes
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P.O. Box 130861 Ann Arbor, MI 48113
734.358.8982
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