‘Swim for Charlie’ helps NC youngsters be taught to swim. And how Columbus County grew to become a ‘pool desert.’

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How Swim for Charlie goals to even the swim security discipline 

More kids ages 1 to 4 die from drowning than from another explanation for loss of life. And drowning is the second main explanation for unintentional damage loss of life for teenagers ages 5 via 14. Swim for Charlie is a neighborhood nonprofit group serving to second graders to discover ways to swim. We’re joined by the group’s president, who provides water security ideas for swimmers. This interview initially aired June 11, 2024.

Dr. Jonathan Klein, President and Board Chair of Swim for Charlie

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Ruth Pointer displays on her legendary profession with The Pointer Sisters

Ruth Pointer is the eldest sister within the Pointer household and the one surviving member of the legendary Pointer sisters. She talks to Leoneda Inge about her lengthy profession and what it has been prefer to carry out with out her sisters (and together with her daughter and granddaughter by her aspect). This interview initially aired July 11, 2024.

Ruth Pointer, founding member of the Pointer Sisters

Tracy Watts

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The Assembly

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With no public swimming swimming pools inside a one-hour drive, Columbus County has turn into a pool desert.

Columbus County, NC doesn’t have a single public pool, and, says Border Belt Independent reporter Ben Rappaport, the closest one is at the very least an hour away. He talks to co-host Leoneda Inge a few story he reported in partnership with The Assembly known as “The Abandoned Pools of Columbus County.” It’s a narrative of economics and rural decay, and a narrative of racism. This interview initially aired September 3, 2024.

Ben Rappaport, reporter on the Border Belt Independent