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The event is , fundraisin and awareness cam i , V0“?! park "118810"- called SEES Swim to Survive. 3&3: ' i For more information visit hopes to raise awareness about swim- ‘l‘ mmdriverca/Events/ or email laurelcreek- ming as a life skill and to educate the Momma public about drowning prevention. "We want to prevent these unfonu- Lesley Zehr will attempt to swim across lake Huron July 26-29 as part ofttie SEALS [1me Market every , nate deaths from occurring," said Zehr, Swim to Survive to raise awareness of water safety and swimming education. ' a no.“ service coordinator at the any ammo Thursday in the square ‘ of Waterloo's RIM Park. "We teach fire trip to the beach to turn into tragedy. the major organs to prevent heat loss." , , l safety, we teach traffic safety and how to and a small child can drown in only said Zehr. "But other than that. it's just The Wfi‘eflm Farmers and Craft“ Market l cross the road. and yet swimming is one centimetres ofwater without warning, me and the wateri' Cooperative hosts'the UpTown Market every of those things we seem to take {or “It can happen so quickly and so Zehr said the biggest challenge at Thursday afternoon '" the “(510° public square. granted." silently" said Zebra “I think we're used to that point isn‘t physical â€" it’s mental. I “0m 3 Pm '° 7 P-'“-- “n!“ 0“ 25- , l ‘ Zehr grew up in Huron County, seeing things portrayed in the movies “That's the most arduous pan of any i _ It featum local PM“? from Transplre 0733": 1 where she was a competitive swimmer that it's this big, dramatic tragedy that kind of endurance race or marathon I ICS. 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Roots homemade i ' her to the city in 2006 While she doesn't That's why Lehr chose an ultrama- "it's one thing to train your body. but preserves. and Local Egg Limited “n” sell farm- ‘ do as much work teaching in the pool rathon swim to support those educa- to overcome those mental blocks and m graded eggs. anymore her passion for preventing lion t-fforts.”We want to give everyone those hurdles that come along in a way ‘ T9 learn more about the UpTown‘Market, or i drowningtragedies hasn't diminished the opportunity â€" adults and children is probably 70 per cent of the battle.~ parttctpate as a vendor or entertainer. 8“ to That's when she came up with SEALS 7 lo loam the baslt' survival skills." But there is also a sense of serenity ‘ www.waterloofarmmarket.ca. SWlm to Survwe which stands for [chi last conquered the waters of that comes from being in that big body ‘ Swimming. Pdilcatirin, Awareness and lake lluron in 2001 as part of a relay of water all alone with only your Dirty D881] set for life Skills. Proceeds from the fundraiser swim Wlth the Huroli Hurricanes thoughts will go to the lifesaving Sooery of('.ana Aquatic (Zluh. lhls is the first time she'll "To see it go from day to night. and l luly 14 at Beehtel Park do. which has been training swimmers be doing the sw1m solo. and has been to see the sunrise again in the moming ‘ r _ to be lift-savers and lifeguards Since trailiingin (iodcrich for the past month. is a surreal experience,“ said Zehr. t*lal(,(§lyliena(iyaul)(i't\:hv:nT:W|nf gal dhrdysts‘iuefioz‘rj'teh 1908. 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