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Bethesda Barracudas Swim for the Troops
WHAT: The Bethesda Barracudas are pleased to support Give an Hour™ (www.giveanhour.org) in its effort to provide critical mental health care to our troops and their families by hosting the 4th annual fund raising event, Swim for the Troops.
Children will obtain sponsors and will pledge to swim laps for the troops. Sponsors will be free to choose the amount that they would like to donate per lap that a child swims. Each child who participates in Swim for the Troops will receive a prize for giving their time to this important cause. Special prizes will be awarded at the Barracuda picnic for swimmers who went above and beyond their pledged laps. Parents are invited to participate.
ABOUT: Give an Hour™ is a national nonprofit organization, founded by Bethesda resident, Dr. Barbara Van Dahlen. Give an Hour™ providers deliver mental health counseling services to active duty service members, members of our National Guard and Reserve forces, and veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan who have separated or retired from any branch of military service. In addition to these military personnel and their spouses and children, Give an Hour™ is also offering services to parents, siblings, and unmarried partners who are not entitled to receive mental health benefits through the military or VA. Currently, there are nearly 5,000 mental health professionals volunteering on the network. Give an Hour™ has providers in all 50 states, Washington, D.C., Guam, and Puerto Rico. To date, these providers have given more than $2.7 million in free mental health services.
WHEN: Monday, July 5, 2010
9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
WHERE: The Bethesda Pool
6300 Little Falls Parkway & Hillandale
Bethesda, Maryland
MEDIA CONTACTS:
Lauren Itzkowitz (301) 960-4082 or litzkowitz@giveanhour.org
(Day Of) Barbara Van Dahlen (301) 760-9560 or bvandahlen@giveanhour.org
Lauren Itzkowitz
Director of Public Relations
Give an Hour
wwww.giveanhour.org
litzkowitz@giveanhour.org
(301) 960-4082
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