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
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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
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