| SERVICES | All Ages | SERVICE | SAFETY |
| FOR | CATEGORY |
| PHONE |
| Red Cross Swim/Water Safety | (301) 387-2570 |
| Classes |
| American Red Cross - GC Chapter | OTHER PHONE |
| P.O. Box 216 |
| McHenry | MD | 21541- | FAX | (301) 387-2768 |
| CONTACT PERSON | Sandi Buckalew |
| TITLE | Executive Director |
| E-MAIL/WEB ADDRESS |
| CLASSIFICATION OF ORGANIZATION | Local affiliate of national nonprofit organization |
| PURPOSE | To help provide swimming instrution and water safety training; and to help people |
| prevent, prepare for and respond to emergencies. |
| SERVICES | Trains and certifies lifeguards; teaches swimming water safety courses. |
| OFFERED |
| REFERRAL SOURCES | Self-referral, volunteer fire companies, employers, teachers, colleges, |
| physicians, day care providers. |
| HOURS OF SERVICE | Mon. thru Fri., 9 AM to 4 PM, or leave message. Fax operates 24 |
| hrs/day. |
| FEES FOR SERVICE | $20 |
| WAITING PERIOD | Depends on start of class. | WAITING LIST | Depends on number enrolling. |
| HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBLE? | Yes |
| ACCOMMODATIONS FOR DISABLED? | Closed-captioned videos; 7th-grade-level texts; verbal |
| testing available. Call for special needs. |
| LOCATION OF | Classes are held at Wisp Ski Resort. |
| SERVICES |
| TRANSPORTATION | Consumer transports self or parent transports. |
| ELIGILIBITY CRITERIA |
| AGES SERVED | All |
| GEOGRAPHIC AREA SERVED | Garrett County, MD |
| INCOME GUIDELINES | None. No one is turned away from class for inability to pay. |
| DOCUMENTS REQUIRED | Proof of age for lifeguarding and instructor courses. |
| OTHER | Volunteer opportunities for AmeriCorps workers, GCC interns and service learning |
| students. |
| VOLUNTEER | Yes, volunteers help with mailings & swim classes, etc. | BROCHURE | No |
| OPPORTUNITIES | AVAILABLE? |
| DATE data verified: | 01/23/97 | DATE data updated: | 02/01/97 |
| ID# | 444 | Garrett County FAMILY SERVICES DIRECTORY - 1997 | Directory Page # | 254 |
