Get a "Smash" / "Make A Splash" for water safety

Get a “Smash” and “Make A Splash”! That’s at the heart of a fundraiser happening on Wednesday, October 22, at the Smashburger at the St. David’s Square Shopping Center. From 5 through 8 p.m. the restaurant is generously donating 20% of sales to support the Josias A. Sterling Aquatic Education Program held at the Ray and Joan Kroc Center pools of the Salvation Army in North Philadelphia.

Everyone in the area is invited to help this wonderful cause, simply by choosing to dine at Smashburger on October 22 during the fundraiser hours. There is no extra charge to help this charity. Come hungry and help change lives!

Since it’s inception in 2009, this program has provided scholarships for essential water safety training to 275 individuals, mainly from Philadelphia. The program is affiliated with the national Make A Splash water safety program. Money raised at the Smashburger fundraiser helps in this way:

• 70% of African American children cannot swim
• 60% of Latino children cannot swim
• 40% of Caucasian children cannot swim
• Ten people drown each day in the U.S
• Drowning is the 2nd leading cause of childhood unintentional death for children under the age of 14

Smashburger is located at The St. David’s Square Shopping Center at 550 E. Lancaster Avenue in Radnor Township. More information about the memorial fund that supports the Josias A. Sterling Aquatic Education Program can be found at josiassterling.org

The Facebook link for more info on the fundraiser is at https://www.facebook.com/events/360121707476062/