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Host an ISLA Operation
Organizational and Personal Development Benefits Hosting an ISLA Operation may lead to substantial organizational and personal benefits for international hosts. ISLA hosts get to receive first-hand international standardized training for their operation site & staff and donated equipment to maintain operations for their staff. ISLA hosts have the flexibility to invite other regional lifeguard organizations, […]
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Volunteer Lifeguard Around The Globe
Hyperactive advancement of your professional career starts on the frontlines of drowning prevention. For many aspiring professional lifeguards, firefighters, medical students, and public health officials, becoming a volunteer lifeguard with ISLA provides an exceptional opportunity to advance your career. The International Surf Lifesaving Association (ISLA) offers a unique platform where you can develop essential skills […]
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ISLA Lifeguarding in South America
This past holiday season, four ISLA lifeguards from the United States met with several lifeguarding agencies in South America. Countries the ISLA team visited were Peru, Chile, Argentina, and Uruguay. The team met it’s goal of sharing the ISLA mission with our South American brothers and establishing a lifeguarding exchange for next years holiday season […]
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ISLA Lifeguard Gets Chosen for CSLSA New Zealand Exchange
ISLA lifeguard Taylor McGowan has been chosen to serve as a delegate for the California Surf Life Saving Association (CSLSA) in a lifeguard exchange program between California and Auckland, New Zealand. Along with another Californian lifeguard, he will be sent to New Zealand at the end of December, and will come back at the beginning of […]
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Checking In on Our Junior Guard Scholarship Winners
Summer is in full-swing! We decided to check in on both of our Junior Guard Scholarship winners and see how their summers were going! When we first introduced our winners last month, we found out the biggest challenge for Gabriela was in making the prestigious rank of Captain… We are so proud to announce that […]
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2012 – 2013 International Projects Announcement
A glimpse of ISLA Operations. Click the map to learn more.ISLA is proud to announce the official agenda of our international lifeguard projects for the coming year. We are going to be running 9 official ISLA projects, in 6 countries and in 3 continents. Nearly all of our projects still have volunteer openings. We welcome […]
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Meet the ISLA Scholarship Winners
Meet the ISLA 2012 Junior Guard Scholarship winners. With summer getting underway, ISLA is creating a four-part video series to feature the progress and growth these two outstanding individuals will make this summer. We wish them all the best and know they will be having a ton of fun as well!
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