Thank you everyone- swimmers, volunteers, and donors- for participating in the 18th Annual Maryland Swim for Life held July 11, 2009. We had a record number of participants (swimmers and volunteers) and records funds raised! However, swimmers had to face tougher water conditions compared to past events. But, the homemade salads, Red Hot & Blue chicken, and enthusiastic volunteers definitely helped motivate swimmers to get back to shore!

Please check back at the DCAC's Swim for Life website ( http://www.swimdcac.org/Swim4Life.html ) for *final* results, total funds raised (still being tallied), link to event photos (we tried to capture every swimmer coming to shore), and an event "highlights" document. The date for Swim for Life 2010 will also be announced soon.

Thank you everyone for participating. Swim for Life is definitely a "team" effort!

See Map of 2009 Swim Route Here!

Proceeds from this event are donated to these local charitable organizations:

• Heart to Hand, Inc. 
• Pediatric AIDS/HIV Care, Inc. (www.pediatricaidshivcare.org)
• Quality of Life Retreats  (www.qualityofliferetreatshiv.org)
• Chester Valley Ministers Association 
• Chester River Association  (www.chesterriverassociation.org)