2020 Rogers Scholar Mason Preston to Launch Sea Tow Foundation Life Jacket Loaner Station at Yatesville Lake
Louisa, KY – 2020 Rogers Scholar Mason Preston – through a partnership with boating safety nonprofit, the Sea Tow Foundation – has announced the opening of a new Life Jacket Loaner Station, which will be available to Yatesville Lake boaters in September 2021.
The station – which will be located at the Yatesville Lake Marina – will hold life jackets that local boaters may borrow and use, free of charge. Available in sizes ranging from infant to Adult XL, these life jackets help to ensure each of a boat’s passengers have access to necessary safety equipment.
“I’m excited to partner with the Sea Tow Foundation to make this Life Jacket Loaner Station available to boaters in our area,” said Mason, Lawrence County High School Junior. “This will help ensure boaters of all ages have enough proper-fitting life jackets, which will go a long way toward keeping people safe while they’re out enjoying Yatesville Lake.”
Since 2008, the Sea Tow Foundation has distributed nearly 50,000 life jackets to local businesses and organizations across the country. These stations are placed in locations where boaters will have easy access to the life jackets, such as boat ramps, marinas and parks. Boaters may borrow the life jackets at no cost and are asked to return them when they are finished so that they are available for others to use.“
The opening of this new Life Jacket Loaner Station in Lawrence County is a major achievement, and we are proud to partner with Rogers Scholar Mason Preston to ensure the public’s access to these
life jackets,” said Gail R. Kulp, the Sea Town Foundation’s executive director. “With
such a strong boating culture, we know that these life jackets will save lives this boating season and for years to come.”
For additional information on the Sea Tow Foundation and to locate a Life Jacket Loaner Station near you, visit www.boatingsafety.com.
There is already a life jacket loaner station there that was setup by the Corps of Engineers.
What about the other boat launches/ramps? They need this service as well.