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Goode Strokes Swim Pool Location!!!

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to begin building a location. 

My swim experience began at the tender age of 6months when I was first introduced to the pool. I formally learned how to swim at the age of 7 and continued to swim for Rockdale County and my high school Cross Keys. At the local YMCA I became a certified swim instructor and began teaching swim lessons at 15. My journey didn’t end there as I was encouraged to begin training for the 2004 Olympics. Over the years my passion for aquatics and teaching has never left. In 2007 I realized many of my friends were having children who couldn’t find lessons to learn how to swim. I began providing swim lessons for my friends and family and in 2010 I turned my private passion into an LLC. Since 2012 I have continued to work with private residences along with friends and family providing quality swim lessons. It has never been about the money for me because I believe learning to swim is an important skill everyone should learn regardless of the affordability factor. My primary focus still is serving my community that does not have access to swim lessons in the area. I have been giving private lessons in Dekalb county since 2010. Clients were eager for lessons but, I did not have a primary location to house my lessons and could only service those with access to a pool. The lack of a primary pool location created a huge barrier of reaching the masses. Goode Strokes Swim School LLC was incorporated in 2012 in Decatur, GA. It began as a mobile swim lesson service to help family and friends learn to swim. Since then, the company has grown its clientele exponentially to where expansion is necessary. The demand has exceeded the capabilities to be efficient in delivery. Starting with 6 clients in 2012 by 2022 Goode Strokes Swim School LLC has worked with over 600 clients in 3 states which all have learned how to swim. The company is excited to begin the process of opening a location in Lithonia GA specifically, the Stonecrest area with target open date of June 2023. This fundraiser is to fund the initial startup cost of solidifying a location with the assistance of my swim consultant, Andy from swimconsultant.com. They assist in opening a swim school from start to finish including, but not limited to building and expansion, business reporting and plan development, developing operational processes and creating an HR system. 64% of African American children have little to no swimming ability, according to USA Swimming, compared to: 40% of white children. Goode Strokes Swim School LLC would be the first of its kind to open in Lithonia, GA to promote water safety skills, offer swim lessons, stroke technique as well as bridge the gap of swim school accessibility among black indigenous people of color. I am asking for any support in beginning this process and will ensure you are recognized at the opening!
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    Jessica Goode
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    Lithonia, GA

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