KelsKids “Saving & Changing Lives, One

SPLASH at a Time”

Kellie Maier,

Founder and Program

Manager

Swim Lessons, Surf camps,

Aquatic Safety, & Special

Events for All Special Needs

2011 statistics

found Drowning to

be Leading Cause

of Death in People

with Autism

Because, Sometimes,

Autism Doesn’t Speak

Children with autism are

typically drawn to water

Without Caution or

Understanding of Danger

In 2011, statistics

also showed - 1 in

91 are being

diagnosed with

Autism Spectrum

Disorder

To Get an Idea, It doesn’t

take long to fill up a bucket

when you pick up

1 in every 91

With a Large Percentage

of People with Autism

being non verbal,

without even the ability

or understanding to cry

for Help, many have

Drowned.

WHY THEY DIE?..Water

is soft & exerts equal,

unchanging pressure

evenly across the body,

thereby preventing the

trigger of painful touch

issues often found with

tactile and sensory

dysfunction.

Every Contribution Gets

KelsKids one Step Closer to

the Goal of, “Saving &

Changing Lives, One SPLASH

at a Time”

LET’S GET THEM ALL IN

THE WATER !

Peer Tutoring

STEPHEN – 21

YEAR OLD

ASSISTANT

SWIM

INSTRUCTOR,

HE WAS BORN

WITH DOWNS

SYNDROME

This is From Stephen

I am 21 years old. I was born with Down Syndrome but I can still swim. I help some kids learn how to swim. I

have this opportunity because KelsKids believes that people like me can learn at every level. I have watched a lot of kids learn to like water like I do. They

don't want to listen or put their face in the water at first. After a while they

learn. It is important to be safe near water.

Love, Stephen Todd

Stephen Shares his passion

for the water & knowledge

of swimming with friend

Mika

Stephen’s Celebratory

Sprinkler Dance

Pool Parties for All Shapes, Sizes

and Abilities!

Birthday Parties Everyone Can

Participate In

KelsKids Instructors Make

Patience Look Easy

“Needless to say, the logistics are challenging, but Kellie made it seem

effortless, and more importantly FUN! The benefits gained from enrolling my daughter included: physical exercise,

sensory integration, bringing forth language, socialization, and most

importantly, the ability to learn to be SAFE in the water.”

KelsKids

Helps

Add A

Little

More

Quality to

Whatever

Quantity

of Life

They Get

BROTHERS

Every Child in this Pool has

some type of diagnosed

disability, KelsKids helps to

equalize them all

All of the children in this

video clip have Autism and

All of them SWIM without

assistance

With Cerebral Palsy starting lessons

in a large local hotels hot tub is just

right for relaxing muscles

KelsKids SAY, “I WILL TRY !”

KelsKids Try, and TRY

and TRY

ZAN’s LEARNING CEREBRAL

PALSY JUST MEANS,….

SOMETIMES, I HAVE TO WORK

A LITTLE BIT HARDER

& THEIR HARD WORK PAYS

OFF

KelsKids MAKE OVERCOME

CHALLENGES LOOK EASY

Over 60 special needs

children came out for a

Father’s Day gift not soon

forgotten-

PADDLEBOARD PARTY

PRICELESS

“The director of this organization has tremendous devotion to see that our children with special needs progress with success at their individual pace.

With her leadership and foresight, she brought together committed as well as compassionate assistants. The children

and instructors were in the ocean, playing in the sand, making a craft

relevant to the day's events, or taking swimming lessons at an indoor pool.”

KelsKids Makes It Difficult

to pick out who has a

disability

NOT EVEN DEGENERATIVE

MUSCULAR DISORDERS CAN

DISCOURAGE KELSKIDS

As his daddy watched from

the beach, he got to say

with pride,

“THAT’S MY BOY !”

No words Needed to Know

this Kid is Proud of his

accomplishment !

(He’s 7yr old, non verbal with

Autism

Reluctant and Nervous 20

year old boy with Downs

Syndrome

With Patience and

Encouragement, STANDS UP

to the Challenge

All things are possible !

Fun for the whole Family

This child with cerebral

palsy may not be able to run

and jump but he can move

independently on the board

Adopted from a

Russian

Orphanage, has

Downs

Syndrome, uses

sign language to

communicate,

Now she

SWIMS, laughs

and plays in

pool like any

other kid

NON VERBAL PEER PRESSURE

“JUMP !”

Every

$210.00

raised

sponsors a

child at the

typical

number of

lessons for

success