5th Annual Drowning Impact Awareness Month Every year, an average of 20 children drown in Maricopa County. As of July 10 of this year, there have been 7 fatalities and 41 water incidents in which the children survived; an estimated 10 percent of these have permanent neurological damage. Hacienda HealthCare treats many of those kids. This is the fifth year that the Phoenix Children's Hospital has designated August as Drowning Impact Awareness Month (DIAM). Phoenix Children's Hospital will be distributing over 75,000 purple ribbons to remind people to protect kids around water. You will see the purple ribbons at Hospitals, local Fire Departments, businesses, schools, churches and worn by media. We would like to invite you to help spread the word by, • Wear a ribbon everyday throughout August. • Distributing DIAM cards and ribbons from your lobby and/or lunch room. • Include water safety information in newsletters. • Insert ribbons and/or cards into invoices or shipments. • Customize and post the DIAM flyer in prominent locations in your building. • Develop your own way to "get the word out". If you'd like to get involved, you can request and distribute purple ribbons or volunteer for Water Watchers at Phoenix Children's Hospital. For the entire month of August, purple ribbons will be tied to the trees in front of Phoenix Children's Hospital, one for each water-related incident involving a child in Maricopa County since January 1, 2000. More than 880 ribbons will be displayed. Join us Tuesday, 7/29 at 10 am for the official DIAM kickoff, in the Mel Cohen Conference Center at Phoenix Children's Hospital. Other helpful information: ABCs of Water Safety Checklist (pdf) Pool Safety Tips (pdf) Or Click on the logo to the right. PICK UP POINTS FOR RIBBONS: Phoenix Children's Hospital 1919 E. Thomas Phoenix, AZ 85016 Scottsdale Fire Department 8401 E. Indian School Rd Scottsdale, AZ 85262 La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries 3055 W Chandler Blvd Chandler, Az. 85226 4020 E Thomas Rd. PHOENIX, AZ 85018 15836 N Scottsdale Rd. Scottsdale, Az. 85254 1430 S Power Rd. Mesa, Az. 85206 6976 W Bell Rd Glendale, AZ 85308 - 8455 1430 S Power Rd Mesa, AZ 85206 - 3706 Ace Asphalt 3030 South 7th Street Phoenix, Arizona 85040 Airpark Auto Service 8115 E. Raintree Drive Scottsdale, AZ. 85260 Asterino and Associates 9827 N 95th Street Suite #105 Scottsdale, AZ. 85258 Avesis 3727 N. 3rd Street Phoenix, AZ. 85012 Concrete Works, Inc. 302 W. Lone Cactus DR. Phoenix, AZ. 85027 Davis Valuation Group 430 E. Southern Ave. Tempe, AZ. 85282 Heritage Interiors 2501 W. Phelps Rd. Phoenix, AZ. 85032 Lund Cadillac 1311 E. Bell Rd. Phoenix, AZ. 85020 YMCA's Click here for locations Call to verify availability Swift Office Solutions 2429 W. 12th Street Tempe, Arizona 85281 Phoenix Fire Department Administration 150 S. 12th Street Phoenix, Az. Gilbert Fire Department 85 E. Civic Center Drive Gilbert, AZ. Glendale Fire Department 6835 N. 57th Drive Glendale, AZ. Gilbert Public Library 775 North Greenfield Road Gilbert, AZ. 85234 Mesa Fire Department 40 North Center Mesa, AZ. 85201 Phoenix City Hall 200 W. Washington St. Phoenix, AZ. 85003 Microsemi 8700 E. Thomas Scottsdale, AZ. 85282 Namescape 4250 E. Camelback Rd. Phoenix, AZ. 85028 Place to Place Deliveries 830 W. Watson Drive Tempe, AZ. 85283 PMA Photometals 3040 N. 27 Ave Phoenix, AZ. 85027 SHR 7702 E. Doubletree Rd. Scottsdale. AZ. 85258 Trammell Crow Residential 7373 N. Scottsdale Rd. Suite #C228 Scottsdale, AZ. 85253 Western Technologies Inc. 3737 E. Broadway Phoenix, AZ. 85040 Phoenix Libraries Click here for locations Call to verify availability