Your Donation Can Make a Difference in a Child's Life

Baby Otter Scholarship and Education Fund

Our Mission

Baby Otter Scholarship and Education Fund is a non-profit 501(C) (3). Baby Otter is a “Do Good Do Well” service oriented business focused on saving lives through both swimming lessons and education. Our Special Needs, Underprivileged community, and Foster Care Children remain the cornerstone of our organization.

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Thought for life:

One hundred years from now it will not matter what my bank account was, the sort of house I lived in, or the kind of car I drove, but the world might be different because I was important in the life of a child.”

Please help us help others. Your donation could save a life.

Scholarships

At the Baby Otter Scholarship and Education Fund, we believe and have proven time and time again that as soon as a child learns to crawl, they need to learn to swim.

We have established two scholarship programs to make this belief a reality. Click the button below to apply now.

In Memory of Marlene Bloom

Founder of Baby Otter Swim School | A Champion for Water Safety

For 50 years, Marlene Bloom dedicated her life to helping protect children around water. As the founder of Baby Otter Swim School and creator of the Turn, Kick, Reach® helped thousands of children learn life-saving water safety skills.

Marlene’s legacy lives on through every child given the opportunity to become safer and more confident in the water.

A Legacy That Lives On Through Giving

The Baby Otter Scholarship and Education Fund continues the mission Marlene cared so deeply about by helping provide life-saving swim instruction to children and families who may otherwise be unable to afford it.

A donation made in Marlene’s memory helps carry her work forward — protecting children, supporting families, and giving more children access to essential water safety education.

Our success with children on the spectrum

Regardless of your child’s exceptionality, we at Baby Otter are able to teach them how to swim.

#Splash for the #Spectrum Event on WFTV Channel 9 Orlando

April is Autism Awareness Month, and Baby Otter Swim School partners with WestGate Resorts on a special week-long event to raise awareness and support children with special needs. Drowning is the #1 cause of death for children ages 1 to 4 in Florida. Children with #autism are 160 times more likely to experience nonfatal and fatal #drowning. During the week, Baby Otter taught these children how to save themselves if they fell into the water.