Councilman Reggie Gaffney, Jr. is also taking lessons for the first time after reaching out to Joyce earlier this year. “I never want to be at the mercy of someone else. I want to put myself in the position where I can save someone else,” Gaffney said.
With drowning rates historically higher among Black children than any other race, Joyce also made sure this year, students saw more representation in the pool.
“Now you have a Joyce Delifus on the scene. I’m telling everybody. In the store, down the street can your child swim? Can your baby swim? As a result, word of mouth gets around,” Joyce said.Frazier and most of his school — 53 children and some of their parents — are getting in the water this summer. By the end of his first lesson, Frazier eventually made it to the deep end of the pool with help from a paddleboard and his swim instructor.
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