2019 Year In Review & What's Next?
On behalf of SPLASHForward, thank you for supporting our advocacy.
We wish you and your family a Happy New Year!

Looking back on 2019, here are a few SPLASHForward achievements and key project moments to share.

2019 Successes

  • Raised $54K in seed funds. We are one-tenth of the way to our seed funding goal of $500K to enable us to hire professionals that will get us to the start line.

  • Hired nationally recognized aquatics consultant, Isaac Sports Group, in January. Developed a deep regional aquatics analysis including outreach to stakeholders, definition of preferred 'right sized for Bellevue' design aquatic elements, event model, operational analysis and economic impact.

  • Built strong positive momentum within Bellevue City Council and the Bellevue School District for a PUBLIC regional aquatics center IN Bellevue meeting the community's and school districts programming needs. Go Big or Go Home & Get Er Done

  • City of Bellevue engaged Bellevue College in Spring of 2019 with Board of Trustees support to explore Bellevue College as a possible site partner. SplashForward provided college benefits analysis.

  • Serving as a Key Stakeholder to City of Bellevue’s 2019-20 Aquatics Center Feasibility Update to support, enhance and compliment the study.

  • Delivered a Best In Class Aquatics Facilities Addendum profiling 8 national aquatics facilities and best in class criteria for Bellevue/Redmond/Kirkland’s Regional Aquatics Report facilitated by King County.

  • King County Parks Levy passed in Aug 2019 including a $44M Aquatics Capital Grants Program to fund PUBLIC aquatics facilities. Up to $5M per grant.

  • Bellevue School District Board approved taking their bond proposal to public vote on Feb 11, 2020. The BSD Growth and Planning Committee's bond proposal recommends existing Capital / Tech Levy (2018 - 2022) as the source for possible investment in a community aquatics facility with the City of Bellevue and SPLASHForward.

  • Built initial Board with strong professionals to create the infrastructure and policies to prepare ourselves as a trusted non profit and private funding partner.

  • Gained the endorsement of key stakeholders such as Boys and Girls Clubs of Bellevue, Special Olympics of Washington, Pacific Northwest Swimming (USA Swimming local sports governing body) and Pacific Northwest Association of Masters Swimming.
What's Next in 2020?
  • City of Bellevue’s Aquatics Center Feasibility Update to finalize by Spring 2020.

  • SPLASHForward released an RFP to hire a Fundraising Consultant and commence a Fundraising Feasibility Study in early 2020.

  • SPLASHForward to share 'complete story' with local potential partners and identify our project champions.

  • SPLASHForward continues to raise seed funding to hit our $500K goal and build on the great momentum.

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Best In Class Profile: Elkhart Aquatic Center
Exceeding expectations in the first 3.5 months! 3,300 memberships and expect to hit 5-yr goal in 2-yrs. Facility meeting the needs of the community and stimulating the local economy with room to grow. Elkhart is one of our Best In Class facilities that we know very intimately. Their project manager is an advisor to our efforts & we share the same aquatics consultant.

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