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Kids Don’t Float
Life Jacket Loaner Boxes in
Hennepin County
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Minnesota Water Safety Coalition
Came together in 2011 in response to record number
of drownings.
Partnerships include:
Abbey’s Hope Charitable Foundation
Cabela’s
Cities including: Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park,
Minneapolis, Plymouth, etc.
Hennepin County Sheriff’s Water Patrol
North Memorial and Safe Kids NW Metro Minneapolis
Three Rivers District Park
and many others
Life Jacket Loaner Stations
Safe Kids NW Metro Minneapolis received a grant
from Safe Kids WW in 2008 and placed 3 life jacket
loaner boxes on Lake Minnetonka.
The Coalition decided to add three life jacket loaner
stations in 2014:
• Medicine Lake, Three Rivers Park District
• Lake Independence, Three Rivers Park District
• Bryant Lake, Three Rivers Park District
How do you make it happen?
Partners and Sponsors
• Identify location
• Identify sponsor – box only or box and life jackets
• Sign on box includes sponsors name
• Decide who will install
• Contact media when put in place
Sign – Large
Sign - Small
Medicine Lake in Plymouth
Great Day!
Next Steps
Replace 3 loaner boxes on Lake Minnetonka – use
new deck type boxes and new signs
Add 3 new boxes on Lake Minnetonka
Applying for grant money through the Lake
Minnetonka Conversation District for the above boxes
Answer questions for anyone interested in doing this in
their community
Thank you!