A Day at the Beach for Kids with Special Needs, 2017
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OFFICE OF MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS, Tel: 305.673.7575 MEDIA ALERT
Tonya Daniels, E-mail: tonyadaniels@miamibeachfl.gov
Melissa Berthier, E-mail: melissaberthier@miamibeachfl.gov
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 5, 2017
A Day at the Beach for Kids with Special Needs
-- Miami Beach Fire & Ocean Rescue Hosts Children & Families --
WHO/WHAT: For over 30 years, hundreds of children who rely on ventilation
assistance to support their breathing — including tracheostomy
ventilators, C-PAPs, BiPAPs, or oxygen — are offered a day on the
South Beach sand and surf as part of Nicklaus Children's Hospital's
week-long Ventilated Assisted Children's Center Camp.
Following this Miami Beach springtime tradition, dozens of children with
ventilation needs will enjoy a beach day on Tuesday, April 11 from 9:30
a.m. until 1 p.m. Miami Beach Fire and Ocean Rescue personnel will set
up a wheelchair path over the sand and take the children into the water
using floating wheelchairs.
WHEN: Tuesday, April 11 at 9:30 a.m.
WHERE: 1 Street and the Beach
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