Year End Appeal Results In!

A HUGE thanks to all of our wonderful Supporters!  We are thrilled to report that $93,000 was raised during FLIP’s 2017 year end annual appeal!  Your commitment to bringing a public SWIM CENTER to San Juan County is making a real difference. FLIP is SO grateful to each of ...
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San Juan County – One of only Two Counties in WA without a Pool

On January 23rd, FLIP’s Finance Lead, Bill LeDrew, and Government Lead, Asha Lela, made a presentation to the San Juan County Council. They explained to Council members, Jamie Stevens, Bill Watson and Rick Hughes, the importance of the County having a stake in the ...
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FLIP READY TO MAKE A SPLASH

Did you know that only 2 counties in the whole State of Washington do not have a public pool, and that  San Juan County is one of those? Did you know that 91% of our Lopez elementary students could not pass a Red Cross swim competency ...
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Read All About It! Critical Time for Swim Center

Happy Holidays to each of you! A BIG thank you to our wonderful supporters who have responded to our year end mailer with generous donations! Be sure to check out this week’s newspaper article in the Islands' Weekly which outlines many of the problems ...
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Year End Donations Coming In!

Have you received your FLIP Year in Review 2017? As you can tell it has been a busy year with lots of tangible progress. Thanks to your ongoing support FLIP has raised over $1.7 million!! We are continuing to work toward a swim center that will meet the ...
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Swimming in San Juan County – The Problems & The Solutions

What are the issues? Our kids aren't learning how to swim.  The Red Cross considers the national average for youth water competency at 39% to be a crisis, on Lopez our average is 9%.  Solution: Access to affordable, local, year-round swim lessons and swim ...
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FLIP Partners with Family Resource Center to Provide Swim Lessons to Island Kids

Summer has come to an end and swim lesson results are in!  This summer FLIP awarded a 'Water Safety Micro-Grant' to the Lopez Island Family Resource Center.  With this partnership 27 children were able to receive scholarships for swim lessons at the Islander Resort ...
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Pool Lane Construction Underway!

Pool Lane is under construction!  As a first critical step, the road is being widened to TWO lanes! This image was taken halfway up Pool Lane, looking toward Center Rd.  The backhoe is parked close to the entrance of the future pool parking lot. That white ...
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