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FOCUSES ON GIVING BACK
Powers recognized that his son overcame his obstacles, not
only because of his intense determination, but also because
he had parents who could afford to give him what he needed
to achieve success.
“I was very lucky in my business career, and retired in
2012 — since then we have focused on giving back,” Powers
explained.
When the family used to come to Vero Beach on breaks,
Will would swim under local coach Scott Barlow. Barlow and
Powers became quick friends and worked to form the Treasure
Coast Swim Club under the instruction of Barlow and
co-coach Holly McClain.
Powers asked Barlow if there were children on the Treasure
Coast who would benefit from swimming but who could not
financially afford it, and the answer was a definitive yes. At
first, Powers gave scholarships to two or three children to
register them with USA Swimming as well as supply their
swim gear. Once he began contacting groups like Boys &
Girls Club and the Gifford Youth Achievement Center, he saw
a great, unfulfilled need and decided to form an agency that
could help in a more significant way.
Powers filed 501C3 paperwork as Float Hopes of Indian
River County Inc. and the project took off. His dream was to
take students in the young, formative years and give them
swimming skills to use throughout their lives. From just a
few students, he has gone on to fund children from the Boys
& Girls Club of Sebastian, Fellsmere and Vero Beach, as well >>
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Jeff Powers founded Float Hopes of Indian River County, a nonprofit that
takes students in the young, formative years and gives them swimming
skills to use throughout their lives.
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