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$5,000 Goal
There just aren’t enough aquatics facilities to meet the rising need. Even if the communities have an outdoor pool, they only keep it open for the kids, which means Memorial Day to Labor Day weekend. I’ve had people say, “We only have 300 people in the whole town, so we really can’t afford anything.” Aquatics Empowered can provide a solution. There’s more than one type of plan that can work, they just need guidance and support. We explain they don’t need a major center to provide aquatic solutions. We’ve been able to take a corner of their town hall building and install a small aquatic feature such as a swim spa. This provides the community a cost-effective year-round use for all residents.
We help communities acquire grants and resources. Through our website, we connect communities with each other for advice, and with industry professionals for guidance. The site continues to add information on the benefits of aquatic therapy and advice for organizing resources to build aquatic solutions. We are building relationships with other organizations, medical groups, industry organizations, and manufacturers. We want to harness all resources and bring them together to support rural communities.
Our goal is for every community to have a safe and compliant aquatic facility, even if it’s only a swim spa in the City Hall building. While the focus is on communities, we help individuals as well. We are implementing a program to take donated hot tubs and repurpose them for disabled individuals or Make a Wish children.
Aquatics Empowered has been in the works since 2014. Time has been spent researching and gathering industry resources, we’ve heard story after story of how aquatic therapy helps those with disabilities, children with autism, rehabilitating athletes, helping disabled veterans, mental illness, opioid use reduction, professional athletes’ rehabilitation, and the list goes on and on. I’ve spoken with people from the Autism Society who have seen huge success when children with autism get in water and work with a physical therapist.
Water has healing capabilities, whether it’s mentally or physically, and this gets us fired up! Water isn’t just for recreation — it’s life-changing. We create smiles, life long memories, and change lives daily!
Our Hot Tubbing for Hope event is taking place November 15th and 16th. While the main event is taking place in the Fargo/Moorhead area, we are looking for participants from all over the world.
More information at https://aquaticsempowered.org/