American Red Cross
Heart of Texas Area Chapter
Heart of TX Chapter receives Corporate & Foundation support!

 

The Heart of Texas Area Chapter

would like to thank its 

Corporate & Foundation supporters.

You make it possible for

 the American Red Cross 

to create a prepared community 

ready and able to respond! 

 

Thank you !!

 HOME DEPOT

Luminant Power 

 

Meadows Foundation

USAA Federal Savings Bank 

  

 

 

 

 

 
Water Safety Instructors !
 

WSI Training Schedule 2009

Where:  The Center @ Columbus Avenue Baptist Church,

1115 Columbus, Waco, TX 76703

Cost:  $275.00

Time:  Evenings:  6 pm to 10 pm

Days:  Monday thru Thursday (Friday if needed)

Session 1

April 6 through 17, 2009

Session 2

April 20 through May 1, 2009

FIT Included in each session.

*****Sheri Hayes to Conduct Training for WSI

Facility Contact:  Carrier Meadors or Barry Miller @ The Center:  254 754 7971

 

 Registration to be completed at Heart of Texas Area Chapter:  4224 Cobbs Drive, Waco, Texas 76710  254-776-8362
Payment due upon registration:  All training materials are included in the fee and delivered at time of registration.

 

WSI Registration Form

 

 

 

Lifeguard Training

 

Lifeguard (R.06) Training - 2009

 

Purpose: To teach lifeguard candidates the skills and knowledge needed to prevent and respond to aquatic emergencies. Must have prerequisites for course, see below.

Where:  The Center @ Columbus Avenue Baptist Church

1115 Columbus, Waco, Tx 76703

Time:  Evenings, 6 to 10 pm. (hours may vary per instructors discretion)

Cost:  $250.00

Days:  Monday through Friday (Wednesdays are off)

Session 1:  May 4 thorough 15, 2009

 

Facility Contact:  Carrie Meadors or Barry Miller @ The Center:  254-754-7971

 

 

Facility Address:  1300 Columbus Ave., Waco, Tx 76703

 

 

  

 

 

Registration to be completed at Heart of Texas Area Chapter, 4224 Cobbs Drive, Waco, Texas 76710:  254-776-8362 or download it

here

 

 

 

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Payment due upon registration:  All training materials are included in the fee and delivered at time of registration.

 

Prerequisites:

- Be at least 15 years of age by the last sceduled session of the course

- Swim 500 yards contiuously using these strokes in the following order:

1) 200 yards of front crawl using rhythmic breating and stabilizing, propellant kick. Rhythmic breating can be performed either by breating to the side or the front

2) 100 yards of breaststroke

3) 200 yards of front crawl using rhythmic breating and/or breaststroke

- Swim 20 yards using front crawl or breaststroke, surface dive to a depth of 7-10 feet, retrieve a 10-pound object, return to surface and swim 20 yards back to starting point with the object. When returning to the starting point, the participant's face must remain above the water, and the participant must hold the 10-pound object with both hands

 

 

 


SUMMER SWIM LESSONS



The Heart of Texas Area Chapter of the American Red Cross in partnership with the City of Waco will offer swim lessons at the new Waco Regional Aquatics Center.


You can also download the Swim Lesson Registration SwimLessonReg form and mail it in with payment. You should contact the chapter to ensure the time you would like is available.
 

Learn to Swim Schedule for 09
 Where: Waco Water Park
Time: 8am-11am Days: Monday thru Thursday
Fridays will be reserved for bad weather make-up days.
Session 1
6/8-6/18
Session 2
6/22-7/2 
Session 3
7/6-7/16
Session 4
 7/20-7/30
 Classes held @ Waco Water Park Three classes held during each session @ 8:00, 9:00 and 10:00
 Fridays will be reserved for bad weather make-up days  

 

Registration to be completed at Heart of Texas Area Chapter, 4224 Cobbs Drive, Waco, Texas 76710:  254-776-8362 or download it

here

 

 

 

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Mandatory Parent Orientation for "First-Timers" will be held the Thursday before the start of each session.


Can't find the answer to your question? Email Mark . Please include your email address so that we can promptly respond to your inquiry.

 

 Have trouble getting to the links above? Try these:

SwimLesson.doc  [52K]
WSI_Press_Form.doc  [Bytes]
Class_Registration_Form.doc  [55.5K]