Hundreds of children and teenagers from 1 to 17 years old swam for free on July 11 at 47 pools in Los Angeles County thanks to 36 7-Eleven franchisees donating $25,000 in support of L.A. City Parks Aquatics Program.

(photo courtesy of 7-Eleven)

Representatives from the franchises presented a check to the Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks at Griffith Park Pool on July 10, the day before the “Free Swim Day”.

The franchisees each donated a grant to their community swim team as part of 7-Eleven’s Project A-Game program. The program’s mission is to help kids develop their full potential by promoting academics and athletics, and the values and the life skills they teach, as a path to success.