<p>Ok…so, when I was younger I had a brother, and he passed away as a result of drowning in our swimming pool. He was 6 years old and died because no one knew that he had fallen in.</p>
<p>So now, 8 years on, I had an idea that I would start a foundation or something of that sort that gets people these alarm systems for their pools.</p>
<p>Basically you turn it on when you are not using the pool and if something over 15 pounds falls in, an alarm goes off. </p>
<p>I do not know of anyone who has one in my area and the whole point would be to ensure that everyone has one so that something does not happen to them like it did to me.</p>
<p>I had this idea in memory of my brother, but I was also wondering 2 things:</p>
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<li>Is this a good idea and can it work?</li>
<li>Would this look favorable on an application? (Not why I am doing it, so do not think that!)</li>
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<p>Yes it is a good idea and can indeed work. How do I know this? Well because pool alarms exactly as you describe already exist, and you could probably google it within a few seconds. I’m sorry for your loss though, you seem like a caring person and I wish you luck</p>
<p>My bad I glossed over the word “foundation”. Well in that case I’d say that yeah it’s a good idea and could work, although anyone could do any type of foundation if they wanted to. The problem is actually implementing it and being successful. You’d need to be really committed and have a pretty airtight way to get people involved. It’s pretty hard to establish a foundation like that on an official level that could actually make a significant difference. But it’d look good on the app for sure. Again good luck!</p>
<p>EDIT: Could be better than just spending a couple hours a week randomly volunteering like everyone else. I’d pursue it, especially because of your story - it’d make a great essay. But if it doesn’t work out after a while, then maybe just focus on organizing your time into volunteering for something similar</p>
<p>I am sure the loss of your brother was a terrible event in the life of your family. My condolences. </p>
<p>I’m a little confused, however, about your vision of this “foundation or something of that sort.” Are you proposing to make pool alarms available to people who cannot afford them? Are there a lot of people who can afford houses with pools, but cannot afford pool alarms? Or do you propose to help raise awareness of pool safety and the existence of pool alarms? If you want to do that, you’d probably have more success by volunteering on behalf of an existing organization than by trying to “start a foundation” that you’d just be distracted from once you got to college.</p>