WATER SAFETY PRESENTATIONS

The Matthew Kocher Foundation has sponsored 203 water safety classes to educate and help over 32,000 elementary, middle school, and high school students. Below is a list of the Water Safety Presentations that have been provided.

2014

May 7 – Tinley Park, IL – (7 presentations) Victor Andrew High School – 2,150 students

July 7 – Countryside, IL – (2 presentations) Flying High Gymnastics – 125 students

Sept 6 – Columbus, OH Co-hosted the GLSRP nonprofit booth at the inaugural “Because I said I would” conference

2015

April 13 – Oak Lawn, IL – (8 presentations) – Harold L. Richards High School – 1,690 students

April 13 – Tinley Park, IL – VFW Hall Boys & Girls Scouts – 121 students

April 14 – Blue Island, IL – (8 presentations) – D. D. Eisenhower High School – 1,887 students

April 15 – Palos Heights, IL – (8 presentations) – Alan B. Shepard High School – 1,820 students

May 12 – Burbank, IL – (7 presentations) Reavis High School – 1,888 students

May 19 – Lansing, IL – (7 presentations) TF South High School – 1,845 students

July 22 – Orland Park, IL – (1 presentation) Adventures and Voyagers Day Camps – 60 campers & 12 staff

July 23 – Orland Park, IL – (1 presentation) Adventures and Voyagers Day Camps – 77 campers & 19 staff

2016

February 23 – Oak Lawn, IL (8 presentations) – Harold L. Richards High School – 453 students

February 24 – Burbank, IL St.Laurence High School – 598 students

February 25 – Blue Island, IL (8 presentations) Eisenhower High School – 496 students

February 26 – Palos Heights, IL (8 presentations) Shepard High School – 475 students

April 11 – Palos Hills, IL  (8 presentations) Stagg High School – 2370 students

April 12 – Chicago, IL – (5 presentations) Mt. Carmel High School – 755 students

April 13 – Chicago, IL – (5 presentations)Brother Rice High School – 410 students

April 21 – Chicago, IL – (8 presentations)Mother McAuley High School – 452 students

April 25 – Orland Park, IL – (8 presentations) Carl Sandburg High School – 3244 students

May 2 – Midlothian, IL – (8 presentations) Bremen High School – 1407 students

May 3 – Oak Forest, IL – (8 presentations)Oak Forest High School – 1385 students

May 3 – Tinley Park, IL – 7:00 p.m.– Boy Scouts Presentation at Faith United Presbyterian Church – 31 scouts and parents

May 4 – Tinley Park, IL – (8 presentations)Tinley Park High School – 1203 students

May 5 – Country Club Hills, IL – (8 presentations) Hillcrest High School – 1014 students

May 6 – Oak Lawn, IL – (9 presentations)OakLawn/Hometown Middle School – 1052 students

May 16 – Orland Hills, IL – (2 presentations))Cardinal Joseph Bernardin Catholic School, Grades K-8 – 655 students

May 17 – Manhattan, IL – (2 presentations) Joseph Catholic School, Grades K-8 – 136 students

June 1 – Tinley Park, IL – (2 presentations) Morning– Christa McAuliffe School, K-5 499 students

June 1 – Tinley Park, IL – (2 presentations)Afternoon – John A Bannes Elementary School, K-5 – 421 students

June 20 – Orland Park, IL – (2 presentations)Orland Park Day Camps – 161 campers and staff

June 24 -Tinley Park, IL Information table at World’s Largest Swim Lesson

August 2 – Tinley Park, IL Information table at National Night Out

2017

February 16 – Oak Lawn, IL – (7 presentations) Oak Lawn Community High School– 421 students

May 8 – Oak Lawn, IL (8 presentations) — Richards High School – 447 students

May 9 – Tinley Park, IL (3 presentations) – Prairie View Middle School – 525 students

May 10 – Chicago, IL (8 presentations) – Marist High School – 851 students

May 11 – Palos Heights, IL(8 presentations) – Shepard High School – 475 students

May 12 – Blue Island, IL (8 presentations) – Eisenhower High School – 501 students

2018

March 13 – Midlothian, IL – (8 presentations)  – Bremen High School

March 14 – Oak Forest, IL – (8 presentations) – Oak Forest High School

March 15 – Tinley Park, IL – (8 presentations) – Tinley Park High School

March 16 – County Club Hills, IL – (7 presentations) – Hillcrest High School

March 20 – Mokena, IL – (2 presentations) – Mokena Intermediate School – 390 students

March 21 – Mokena, IL – (6 presentations) Mokena Junior High School – 500 students

April 13 – Homewood, IL – (7 presentations) – Homewood Flossmoor High School

April 16 – Palos Heights, IL (8 presentations) – Alan B. Shepard High School

April 17 – Blue Island, IL (8 presentations) – Eisenhower High School

April 18 – Oak Lawn, IL (8 presentations) – Richards High School

May 9 – Frankfort, IL – (6 presentations) – Hickory Creek Middle School

May 9 – Frankfort, IL – (1 presentation) – Public Presentation – Hickory Creek Middle School

May 10 – Frankfort, IL – (6 presentations) – Hickory Creek Middle School

May 31 – Tinley Park, IL – (2 presentations) – Bannes Elementary School