Dear Junior Lifeguard Program Families

Dear Junior Lifeguard Program Families,

Thank you for signing up for one of our Junior Lifeguard sessions. We have an exciting week planned and are confident that your child will have an unforgettable experience! Our goal is to provide campers with a safe, enriching, and educational program experience in their own backyard – the East Bay Regional Parks!

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me at (510) 690-6624 or by email at [email protected]. We look forward to seeing you this summer!

Sincerely,

Aaron Roth, Aquatic Assistant Lifeguard Service Unit

REQUIRED FORMS Program Waiver (download from www.eblifeguard.org/juniorlifeguards or the link on your receipt) * Bring completed waiver on the first day of the session * Pay special attention to the section where parents determine if their child may leave the beach on their own at the end of each day. If you require your child to be picked up by a parent or guardian, please realize that for their safety you or a guardian must pick them up at the beach rather than meet them in the parking lot.

TIMES 9:00am-4:00pm * Parents may drop their child off as early as 8:30am and pick-up no later than 4:30pm * A late fee will be charged if your child is picked up at/after 4:31pm

LOCATION Please meet at the concession building located near the beach at the Main Parking Lot on Otis Street. You will see a check-in table set up near several blue tents

CONTACT INFO Call Aaron Roth at (510)731-7879 to speak to an instructor or if you need to reach your child

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS  We maintain a 1:10 staff-to-JG ratio  Our instructors are trained in First Aid and CPR  Authorized parents/guardians on the program waiver must sign-in and sign-out your child EACH DAY unless their waiver indicates they are allowed to leave on their own

WE WILL IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY PARENTS/GUARDIANS IF ANY OF THE FOLLOWING OCCUR:  Your child gets sick or is seriously injured  Your child seriously violates camp rules  There is a major emergency UNIFORM POLICY  All Junior Lifeguards must wear the required uniform for camaraderie and safety. The required uniform this summer will be navy trunks and the Junior Lifeguard shirt while on land and navy trunks and the Junior Lifeguard rashguard while in the water. The shirt and rashguard will be provided on the first day of the program. These uniforms will allow the instructors to safely monitor the children and distinguish them from non-Junior Lifeguard participants. Junior Lifeguards should arrive every day with their trunks, rashguard and shirt.

 Junior Lifeguard sweatshirts, hats and trunks are available in limited quantities for purchase. Contact Aaron Roth at [email protected] for purchase information

RULES AND EXPECTATIONS  We don’t fight; we use conflict resolution  We follow instructions  We don’t tease, bully, our use bad words  We don’t steal; we respect each other’s things  We are respectful with our words  We protect our skin by putting on sunscreen!  We stay with the group & always take a buddy

WHAT TO PACK (please label everything!)

 Hearty lunch with snacks and plenty of water  Towel(s)  Shoes  Program uniform: trunks and shirt; the hat is optional  Sunscreen (this will be provided each session)

WHAT NOT TO PACK (The program staff is not responsible for lost or stolen items)  Expensive electronics  Personal sports equipment  Toys  Money  Weapons

OTHER FUN STUFF!  Follow us on our social media sites: Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram  Check out our website to learn more about our program and look at the curriculum for each session: www.eblifeguard.org/juniorlifeguards