SLO LIFE Jun/Jul 2017
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ENDLESS SUMMER<br />
PHOTOGRAPHY BY VANESSA PLAKIAS<br />
Sixteen years ago, PHILLIP TORIELLO welcomed 28 students into the very first session<br />
of the Avila Beach <strong>Jun</strong>ior Lifeguard Program. Today, as the organization’s co-founder and<br />
lead instructor, the group has expanded to 200 participants—“kiddos,” as he calls them.<br />
And, this summer, like every summer, he can be found on the beach teaching and coaching,<br />
sharing the lessons that were largely missing from his own childhood. Here is his story…<br />
JUN/JUL <strong>2017</strong> | <strong>SLO</strong> <strong>LIFE</strong> MAGAZINE | 37
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