(Newsradio 1020 KDKA) - Lieutenant Governor and former Braddock Mayor John Fetterman has always considered himself a man of the people and now he and Second Lady Gisele Fetterman are proving it.
The Fetterman’s do not live at the Lt. Governor’s residence at Ford Indiantown Gap. It has a 30 by 40 foot swimming pool that goes mainly unused so the couple is opening it up to the public.
Mrs. Fetterman is taking requests from nonprofits, summer camps and other organizations that typically wouldn’t have access to a swimming pool to be their guests.
“We want children who visit the pool to learn life-saving skills and have a great experience,” the Second Lady said. “We can have a direct role in changing those statistics. Swimming comes with a painful legacy of racial segregation. If my children can swim in that pool, so should every child in Pennsylvania.”
The groups can be from anywhere in the commonwealth but must provide their own transportation and lifeguards but there are some funds available to assist with lifeguard costs. The pool is ADA accessible.
Anyone interested in the pool can email Mrs. Fetterman at Gisele@forgoodpgh.org.
Fetterman tells KDKA Radio's Lynne Hays-Freeland his wife has already received over 20 requests and the first group will use it next week.
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