SWiM!

WE SWIM because we treasure Narragansett Bay and its watershed as a natural resource.

WE SWIM because we believe environmentally sound management of the Bay is important to our way of life and the economy that supports it.

WE SWIM because it is one thing to say you are “for the environment” but quite another to get involved and dramatically demonstrate that clean water is a public health issue.

(http://www.savebay.org/Page.aspx?pid=1328)

Save the bays annual fundraising event, SWiM!, started before save the bay was established, Trudy Coxe and her friend, back in 1967 had the idea to swim the jamestown to Newport. Since their adventure, she began Save the Bay and kept the swim as an annual event that is now embedded in Rhode Islands culture.

The money from this fundraiser is dispersed throughout save the bays organizations. 78% of it goes to the program itself, 9% for fundraising, and 13% for the administration. 

To help fundraising, there are a few tips to follow!

Build on your foundations, tell your friends! Join swim and spread the world. Don't be bashful either, if you've participated in swim the best way to get the word out is to tell your story. Get others involved and it will grow and grow every year. If you know people who are interested but can't do the swim, get them involved in fundraising. Everyone is welcome to swim even if they can't participate. Swim is also for kayaks and canoes!