Swim Strong Foundation Receives $10,000 in Grants from PepsiCo
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT:
Shawn Slevin
Executive Director
Swim Strong Foundation
shawn.slevin@SwimStrongFoundation.org
Swim Strong Foundation received a $5000 grant from PepsiCo, the second investment to support our youth volunteer mentoring program. Swim Strong will provide job readiness skills that transcend the pool and can be applied from the school room to the board room. These skills include resume writing, networking, the professional use of social media and interviewing skills. PepsiCo has made a substantial investment in the youth of New York. Through their leadership, PepsiCo continues to be valuable partner in helping keep people safe in and around the water, as well as providing mentoring programs that teach life and job readiness skills.
Swim Strong Foundation is a nonprofit organization that saves and changes lives through water safety and swimming education for all, including those who would not generally have access to the water due to cultural and economic barriers. Our programs are geared towards improving our participants’ health and safety, as well as providing skills for life that transcend the pool. We challenge participants to learn the life lessons of commitment, goal setting self-discipline, team work and resiliency through competitive swimming. Through Swim Strong’s mentoring program, our high school and college aged volunteers are being taught valuable life skills which they in turn can pass on to younger students. This fits seamlessly into one of PepsiCo Foundation’s “Performance with Purpose” themes.
When our participants join Swim Strong, they find more than just a swimming program; they find an extended family.
Visit our website for more information https://www.swimstrongfoundation.org/
About PepsiCo
PepsiCo, headquartered in Purchase, NY, a leading food and beverage company that manufactures and distributes its products in more than 200 countries. PepsiCo owns nine of the 40 largest packaged goods trademarks in the United States. The company owns several brands, and 22 of them, including Pepsi, Lays, and Gatorade, generate more than $1 billion each in revenues, employing around 274,000 people worldwide. Their Mission is to always strive to: Care for customers, consumers and the world we live in; Sell only products we can be proud of; Speak with truth and candor; Balance short term and long term; Win with diversity and inclusion; and Respect others and succeed together.
About the PepsiCo Foundation
The PepsiCo Foundation, launched a decade ago, values Performance with Purpose, PepsiCo’s vision to deliver top‐tier financial performance over the long‐term by integrating sustainability into their business strategy. Since then, PepsiCo has demonstrated what’s possible when a company does well by also doing good. They are creating a healthier relationship between people and food, while continuing to grow the business. With their focus on areas of Products, Planet and People, they are committed to positive change. Swim Strong Foundation is honored to be part of Spark the Future helping women and children to spark a brighter future for themselves and their families.
