SOUTH AMBOY – Swim Instructors join (LtoR) Martin Gurczeski, Council President Mickey Gross, President of the WMES – YMCA Rose Cushing, Mayor Fred Henry, 3rd Ward Council Member Zusette Dato, Board of Education VP Anthony Conrad, and Board of Ed President Patrick Walsh *Photos Submitted

Press Release 5/3/22

SOUTH AMBOY – After an interruption due to the Pandemic the City of South Amboy in collaboration with the Board of Education and the South Amboy YMCA has resumed its very popular water safety program for second grade students in the district.  There was a great deal of excitement as the children were greeted by officials from the City, Board of Education, and the YMCA.

SOUTH AMBOY – Mayor Fred Henry and Board of Education Vice President Anthony Conrad greet the arriving pupils.

Conceived in 2019 by Council President Mickey Gross, this program offers free swim lessons to all second grade pupils in the district.  “We are a waterfront community”, said Gross, “and we have an obligation teach our children how to be safe in and around bodies of water”.  

According to acting School Superintendent Dr. Martin Gurczeski, this year the program will serve over eighty students all of whom are very excited to visit the YMCA and learn the basics of water safety and swimming.

The YMCA of Metuchen, Woodbridge, Edison, and South Amboy operates the City Community Center at 200 John T. O’Leary Boulevard and has been a mainstay in the City’s recreational programs for many years.

“The opportunity to enhance the safety of our children and provide them with the ability to swim is one we are proud to endorse,” said Mayor Fred Henry.  “And to see all of these smiling faces today is just icing on the cake.”