(MassMutual Foundation) through its association
with the United States Tennis Association's (USTA) Tennis + Education
Foundation . For more information on the USTA, log on to http://www.com.

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Through all organization-wide educational initiatives, MassMutual and the
MassMutual Foundation are providing nearly $900,000 in scholarship funding to
students in 2005.usta.

This category contains links to sites related to open water swimming , long distance swimming and marathon swimming.

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In 2005, the MassMutual Foundation began its support of the USTA's Tennis
+ Education Foundation to fund 35 college scholarships annually for the next
three years for a total annual contribution of $525,000.com. and Yonkers, N.

Including organizations, events, news and media, personal pages, and related pages associated with open water swimming.

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, Sixteen years after losing their
21-month old son to a drowning accident, Kim and Stew Leonard, Jr.

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The USTA Tennis + Education Foundation, established in 1994, promotes,
through tennis, educational excellence, good citizenship and self-improvement
for at-risk and other special needs youth. "In our new book, we address the most
important steps for beginning swimmers to learn , and how Stewie and his
friends overcome their fears in learning how to swim - such as putting their
head in the water.

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MassMutual Foundation Awards National College Scholarships to 35 High School Seniors Including Justin Shoolery Palo Alto High School

He has clearly demonstrated leadership and academic
abilities," said Delumen. For more
information on the firm, contact General Agent Robert Fakhimi , 925-979-2300 or
visit http://www. The Leonard's later learned that drowning is the leading cause
of death in children under five years old, and 80 percent of children under
four drown in residential swimming pools.
The Foundation provides swim scholarships and water safety equipment to
local YMCAs.

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These startling statistics
prompted Stew and Kim to create the Stew Leonard III Water Safety Foundation
in 1990.
Stewie the Duck is available for $9.com, Barnes + Noble, and Stew Leonard's grocery stores in Norwalk and
Danbury, Conn.

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"On behalf of MassMutual, I'm pleased to award this scholarship and help
support Justin's future .com." Swimming Lessons with Stewie the Duck (Kimberly Press,
$9.95 at http://www.Y.

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"All of the honorees are talented and deserving
students whose college education will now be more affordable .

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Awards Administered by USTA Tennis + Education Foundation

WALNUT CREEK, Calif.

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Written for children ages two through seven, the book addresses the skills
and fears children face when they first start taking swimming lessons. It
features illustrations by Vicky Lowe and includes a sing along CD, which
reinforces the lessons learned in the book with the song, "It's Fun at
Swimming School.
While on a family vacation in the Caribbean in 1989, Kim and Stew
Leonard's 21-month old son, Stew Leonard III, ventured into the pool unnoticed
and drowned.

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, Justin Shoolery, a senior at
Palo Alto High School, in Palo Alto, California has been selected as one of 35
winners nationwide of a $5,000 college scholarship by the MassMutual
Foundation for Hartford, Inc. Each year, at least
one scholarship will be awarded in each of the USTA's 17 sections throughout
the country. This program builds upon Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance
Company's (MassMutual) current association with the USTA as a Corporate
Champion sponsor of the US Open Tennis Championships.stewietheduck.

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The 35 honorees were selected from applicants throughout the country on
the basis of their commitment to academic success, their local community and
the game of tennis. We wish them
the best of luck.

Award Winning Authors Who Lost Child to Drowning Publish New Children's Book: Swimming Lessons With Stewie the Duck

"We created the Stewie the Duck character and books because we realized
there is very little information on water safety specifically written for
children ," says Stew Leonard, Jr."
The Leonard's first book, Stewie the Duck Learns to Swim, received a
National Water Safety Youth Education Award from the National Water Safety
Congress, and is used in water safety courses throughout the country,
including the Phoenix Children's Hospital Water Watchers program.stewietheduck.

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published their latest children's book on water safety: Swimming Lessons with
Stewie the Duck.com,
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Approximately 75% of drownings occur under a brief lapse of parental
supervision, usually less than five minutes.

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MassMutual is on the Internet at http://www.

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The announcement will be made by Tony Delumen, Financial Services
Professional, CLTC, of San Francisco Bay Area Agency LLC , a MassMutual General
Agency in Walnut Creek, California.
The San Francisco Bay Area Agency currently services 35,000 clients and is
based in Walnut Creek with offices in San Francisco and Roseville.newscom.

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NORWALK, Conn. The Leonard's have been recognized for their efforts with a USA
Swimming Safety Commendation from USA Swimming; a Regional Award from the
National Water Safety Congress; and the Heroes Award from the Fairfield County
Red Cross chapter.

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More than
30,000 copies of the book have been sold, with all proceeds from both books
going to water safety programs and providing swimming lesson scholarships.

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MassMutual Financial Group -- comprised of member companies with over $350
billion in assets under management as of is a global ,
growth-oriented, diversified financial services organization providing life
insurance, annuities , disability income insurance, long-term care insurance,
retirement planning products, money management and other financial products
and services.
The USTA is the national governing body for the sport of tennis in the
United States and is a not-for-profit organization with more than 665,000
members.com and in stores,
including Stew Leonard's.