Leo is Water Safety Ireland's Volunteer of the Year

Kilcullen resident Leo Mahon was recently given the award of Volunteer of the Year by Water Safety Ireland.

Leo is chairman of Water Safety Ireland — Kildare, and over the last four years has driven Water Safety Ireland's primary schools programme which has issued over 50,000 certificates over the last four years.

He also developed the first inland Water Safety Training venue at Blessington, Co Wicklow, which caters for over 50 trainees twice a week during the summer months. The facility also provides safety training to groups including rowing clubs and youth organisations.

In the past year Leo established an outreach programme with Scouting Ireland in Kildare, resulting in over 400 Beavers from 16 scout groups getting an introduction to water safety and basic safe training.

Leo is pictured above with Philip Keleghan, Water Safety Ireland-Kildare and WSI Council member; Minister for Rural & Community Development Michael Ring; and Martin O'Sullivan, Chairman Water Safety Ireland.

(Source: Water Safety Ireland.)

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