The Sea Bright Beach Patrol will once again host a junior lifeguard program during the summer of 2010.
The program consists of water safety education, including rip currents, ocean hazards, tides, the importance of keeping physically fit, and general knowledge of lifeguard duties, along with hands-on instruction of lifeguard equipment. All instructors are current members of the Sea Bright Beach Patrol. Registration is open to children between 9 and 16 years of age who are able to swim in the ocean.
Session I will be a two-week session, July 5-16, 9-10:30 a.m. Monday through Friday.
Session II will also be a two-week session, July 19-30, 9-10:30 a.m. Monday through Friday.
Space is limited to 60 junior guards per session. Those interested can sign up anytime Memorial Day weekend through the start of each session at the Sea Bright Lifeguard Headquarters, which is located behind the Sea Bright Library in the public parking lot at River Road and Ocean Avenue.
There is a nonrefundable fee of $75 per junior guard. This includes membership to the United States Lifeguard Association, www.USLA.org (USLA membership includes monthly magazine subscription and sticker).
For more information, contact Lifeguard Supervisor Jon Holmes at [email protected] or by phone at lifeguard headquarters, 732- 842-0215. Sign-up forms can also be printed out on the Sea Bright Borough website, www.seabrightnj.org.
The Sea Bright Beach patrol is a team of aquatic professionals who provide a fun and safe aquatic education to the youth of northern Monmouth County through developing confidence, mental and physical fitness and respect for one another and the coastal environment.