Friends of the Ella Redkey Pool
The Friends of the Ella Redkey Pool is a non-profit organization which provides advocacy and support for the Ella Redkey Pool, with an emphasis on programs which increase water safety, improve health, and provide recreational opportunities for people of all ages.
What do the Friends do?
Our primary function is to subsidize needy children and young adults, and to assist the city and pool staff in fundraising for special projects that are not covered by City funding. We occasionally provide modest funding for pool accessories.We do not make decisions about the pool and its environs, and we don’t make decisions about how the pool is managed. The City and the pool staff have full responsibility for those things.
The Friends in 2025
donated $500 and sale merchandise for the Polar Plunge fundraiser
donated $100 to purchase Easter candy for the Aqua Egg Hunt
some members volunteered as instructors for Everyone Swims, a program for 3rd graders
assisted with fundraising for new pool covers
provided four $100 lifeguard training scholarships
provided five $30 swim lesson scholarships
painted the planters on the pool deck, and planted flowers in them
If I join the Friends, what is my commitment?
As a Friend of the Ella Redkey Pool, your only commitment is to pay annual dues, currently $25/year for a family. You are not required to attend any meetings or spend any time volunteering. Of course, you are welcome at meetings of the Friends in general, or at board meetings, and you can volunteer when help is needed.
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