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The pool serves as a vital resource for physical fitness, mental well-being, athletic training, and community engagement. Closing this facility would significantly impact students, faculty, and local residents who rely on it for exercise, rehabilitation, and recreational activities.
Reasons to Keep the Pool Open:
1. Health & Wellness: The pool provides a low-impact exercise option that benefits individuals of all ages, including those recovering from injuries and those with physical disabilities.
2. Student & Faculty Use: Many students and faculty members use the pool for stress relief, fitness, and social interaction, contributing to a well-rounded campus experience.
3. Athletics & Club Sports: The pool is essential for swim teams, water polo, and other aquatic programs that bring recognition to the college and foster school spirit.
4. Community Engagement: Local schools, senior citizens, and swim programs depend on the pool for lessons,
Rob supported: Save NIU's Anderson Pool From Permanently Shutting Down!My student organization has rented out the pool a few times. Every time, people have said, “there’s a pool?” People don’t know we had a free pool, so people didn’t bring swimsuits, so they couldn’t join. The department set this pool up for failure, and had it not been for COVID, the swimming intramural group that began in fall 2019 would have flourished.
Meghan supported: Save NIU's Anderson Pool From Permanently Shutting Down!Anderson Pool has the ability to change NIU for the better. Not only can it provide multiple on campus jobs but also it can provide life skills to students and community members. NIU has the ability to make this pool something great with the right advertising. I worked here for 3 years as a lifeguard when I went to NIU and it was a great job. I even taught swim lessons here for a semester and saw the joy it brought a 31 year old international student finally being able to feel comfortable in water. Do not let Anderson Pool go down without a fight Huskies!
Joanna supported: Save NIU's Anderson Pool From Permanently Shutting Down!I remember swimming in this pool for a club event, I did not know that NIU had a pool. I love swimming recreationally and the fact that this is a resource this campus has is amazing and would greatly contribute to student life overall. Additionally, swimming is a great way to exercise for people in physical rehab, as well as an activity that's great for mental health.
Ellie supported: Save NIU's Anderson Pool From Permanently Shutting Down!I’ve been at NIU for 18 years, working in the Engineering building, and I’ve regularly used the Anderson pool throughout that time. When I was pregnant with my first son, I swam at Anderson twice a week until I was 36 weeks along, and it helped me feel great both physically and mentally.
Many of my colleagues also use the pool for lap swimming and aquatic exercises, which are particularly beneficial for joint health, especially our knees. As a FitWell member for over 10 years, my family and I have enjoyed Anderson pool every Thursday afternoon. After swimming, we would head to Gilbert or Neptune Hall for a buffet dinner—some of my sons’ fondest memories.
My doctor has advised that swimming is the best exercise for me. With the combination of medication and swimming, I’ve been able to keep my condition under control. I am deeply grateful that NIU provides such a great opportunity to maintain my health, which enables me to serve my students.
I swim whenever I’m on campus, and the pool has become more than just a place for exercise; it’s also where we build connections with one another.
Please consider keeping the pool open—it’s vital for so many of us.
Lichuan supported: Save NIU's Anderson Pool From Permanently Shutting Down!This pool is such a great opportunity for people to stay fit and even help with mental health, and to give students and the like an outlet where they can workout and just get out of the dorms and do something other than shop or wander around, don't let it close down.
Peter supported: Save NIU's Anderson Pool From Permanently Shutting Down!Our overweight society desperately needs facilities for movement and exercise. In an era when phys ed programs are being scaled back in schools and sedentary activities like screens are a primary entertainment activity, places like pools provide a way to get the body moving. Closing these facilities that have long been places where families can get together and have a day of fun while moving their bodies is backwards in a time where healthy habits are more important than ever.
Des Moines has been running Birdland for nearly 100 years and already has very high property taxes, so claiming to not have funds to continue operating a pool like this smacks of misplaced priorities.
Chris supported: Save Birdland Pool from ClosureSaving this community asset fits in with the existing plans to revitalize the Birdland area and to maintain this and surrounding neighborhoods as desirable places to live. The pool serves to fulfill a need and fits in to round out the available recreation in the area as it sits near the trail system, between Riverview, Birdland Park, and Union Park with the Rocket Slide and Hertage Carousel. These ammenities are a string of gems in Des Moines and a void in that string would be damaging to the appeal. Lastly, having a place for kids to learn how to swim and becoming comfertable and confident in the water is the best way to avoid water related accidents and injuries. Going to open water pools like Birdland is how I learned and I believe if everyone has the oppoutunity to do so it would save lives.
Bruce supported: Save Birdland Pool from ClosureGrew up swimming here! A lot memories so why deny others from creating memories!
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