On Saturday, June 21, 2025, the Alpha Omicron Sigma Dallas, Texas alumnae chapter made a splash at our Swim 1922 x Juneteenth Celebration and brought the community together for a powerful day of learning, laughter, and liberation! 🎉🌊

With 38 adults and 18 youth in attendance, guests gained life-saving knowledge through:

✅ Basic swim instruction

✅ CPR technique demos - Provided by Dr. Mikos Smith

✅ Drowning prevention tips provided by Children’s Health during our Know Before You Go session

The exciting giveaways made waves too!

🎁 10 swim lesson vouchers (adult & child)

🎁 11 life jackets

🎁 Tons of swim accessories to help families stay safe and confident in the water

🎁And tested knowledge with fun & educational Juneteenth trivia

Special thanks to our all are participating vendors, City of Desoto Parks & Recreation, Dr. Mikos Smith and David Aguilar of Children’s Health Know Before You Go & Our amazing volunteers and partners for making this event a success—and to our Alpha Omicron Sigma Chapter of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. for always showing up and showing out in the name of service and sisterhood. 💦💛

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Campaign Swim 1922 is one of Sigma Gamma Rho, Inc. five essential programs. The Swim 1922 campaign aims to address the disparities in water safety for African-American youths and adults. Learn more about how how we serve our community here.