Save the Manchester IOH Pool

Ok Facebook Friends, and especially Manchester Alumni: I am posting this cause I plan on acting on this and need your help.

The Town of Manchester now has proposed to close the I.O.H. Pool at the High School because it costs them $55,000/year to operate.Link to article- http://journalinquirer.com/articles/2013/03/11/towns/manchester/doc51360fbdb85ca607862470.txt

The current yearly budget is $169.4 million dollars-which is like saying your child cannot have an ice cream cone once a week because we are trying to cut back.

The IOH pool is primarily used for teaching special needs children and adults how to swim or interact with water. In high school I volunteered as an instructor to teach basic swimming skills to special needs individuals. I could see the joy first hand from the parents and children that this experience offered to them. For such a small price that joy seems invaluable to me.

Please sign this petition that I will present at the town hearing this Thursday, March 14, 2013.

Thank you.