70-year-old grandmother comes out of retirement to help amid national lifeguard shortage
Borlandoe told NBC News she was motivated to pursue the job to give kids in Philadelphia a safe place to spend their summer.
"They have no place to go," Borlandoe said, referencing gun violence happening in cities nationwide."The pools are closed all around."Borlandoe shared that one shooting happened outside her home and three young boys died.Borlandoe failed to qualify for lifeguarding on her first attempt. Determined to make a difference, she kept taking the test until she passed.Borlandoe added that she wanted"just to do something, no matter how small, to help out.
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