In the spring of 1996 the first mission activity of Kendrick Fincher Hydration for Life was to distribute 5,000 squeeze bottles with hydration reminders and a pamphlet with heat illness prevention guidelines. Since then, through the support of our donors, Kendrick Fincher Hydration for Life has used the message on a bottle and education sessions to reach over 300,000 youth in Northwest Arkansas and across the state with this life saving mission.

As we move into our 25th year we will continue our bottle and education programs and are excited to announce a cool immersion tub program to help schools that don’t have the budget for a cool immersion tub. Extensive medical research shows there is a 100 percent survival rate if a person with exertional heat stroke is immersed in cold water within 10 minutes. The body can be brought to a safe temperature in 15 minutes.

We look forward to what the next 25 years will hold and we need you to keep our mission strong and reach even more people. There are some exciting activities at Kendrick Fincher Hydration for Life and we hope you will join us! In honor of 25 years we are asking if you would donate $25 for 25 months. You can do that at kendrickfincher.org or do a one-time donation here.

Thank you so much for your commitment to our mission and for helping us continue to save lives! YOU are making our life saving mission possible!