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Operations continue tomorrow

WMSAR volunteers have completed their third days searching in Fiddown for a missing person. Also present over the weekend were our colleagues from Carrick River Rescue and Kilkenny Civil Defense, as well as numerous local men and women who assisted. Thank you to An Garda Síochána and Irish Coast Guard. Operations continue tomorrow.

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Hikecycle 2016

HikeCycle 2016 July the 23rd – In Aid of Waterford Marine Search And Rescue and Carrick On Suir River Rescue. Check out the links below for more information. Looking for the next challenge this summer..? Want something to aim for..? This July 23rd Kilmacow – Slievenamon -Kilmacow total distance of 70km cycle with a hike up Slievenamon thrown in the middle of it for good measure… Feeling up to it…? Limited spaces available… Log on to hikecycle@gmail.com to register. https://www.facebook.com/HikeCycle2016/?fref=photo

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We Need You!!

**Please Share** We Need You!! Would you like to join up with our members and some of the ladies of Shaws Waterford for the Womens VHI Mini Marathon on June 6th or even with local man Paddy Grace and his running group for the Waterford Viking Marathon on June 26th? If you are interested in joining up by running in either of these events and raising some much needed funds towards our dream of Waterfords first search and rescue base then please get in contact with us here on our facebook page or at waterfordmarinesearchandrescue@yahoo.ie where we will more than happily arrange a personalised running pack for you.

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Where there is help, there is Hope

**Please Share to spread the message “Where there is help, there is Hope!!” ** Volunteer crews are gearing up for this weekends Suicide Prevention Patrol. Our crews will be out until the early hours of Sunday morning patrolling the quays of the River Suir. Stay Safe if you are out and about 🙂 Remember, If you, or someone you know is going through a tough time, there is help – just take a look at the following numbers Samaritans: 116 123 Console: 1800 247 247 Aware: 1890 303 302 Pieta House: 01 601 0000 Teen-Line Ireland: 1800 833 634 (for ages 13 to 19) Childline: 1800 66 66 66 (for under 18s) #wherethereishelpthereishope

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Darkness Into Light 2016

Darkness Into Light 2016 Speculator picture from Noel Browne once again of Waterford Marine Search and Rescue Boats and the HOPE Sign on the River Suir. Volunteers from Waterford Marine Search and Rescue, Waterford City Civil Defence, Irish Naval Service Waterford Branch, Order of Malta Ireland – Waterford Unit, Tramore Coast Guard, BonmahonCoastGuard, Dunmore East Coast Guard Units were on the Darkness into Light route providing safety cover and marshaling the 5K walk / run. Great multi agency effort. Crews From Waterford Marine Search and Rescue and Waterford City River Rescue were on the water providing safety cover. Roll on next year smile emoticon

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***Where there is help, there is Hope!!” ***

Volunteer crews are gearing up for a second time this weekend after helping to marshal this mornings Darkness into Light in aid of Pieta House. Our crews will be out until the early hours of Sunday morning for our weekly Suicide Prevention Patrol. Stay Safe if you are out and about . Remember, If you, or someone you know is going through a tough time, there is help – just take a look at the following numbers Samaritans: 116 123 Console: 1800 247 247 Aware: 1890 303 302 Pieta House: 01 601 0000 Teen-Line Ireland: 1800 833 634 (for ages 13 to 19) Childline: 1800 66 66 66 (for under 18s) ‪#‎wherethereishelpthereishope‬

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PIETA HOUSE SOUTH EAST will be based in Waterford City

PIETA HOUSE SOUTH EAST will be based in Waterford City Pieta House South East will be located at Waterside in Waterford City in the coming Months. The journey that started over 3 Years ago by members of the public and business people in the South East is nearing completion. A team of professionals took on the task of finding a location for Pieat House South East and they have worked very very hard over the past 15 months to find a suitable location. Massive work has been done byBookaroom Waterford, Purcell Properties, Sunlife FinancialWaterford,James Renolds Architectural & Planning Consultants, Frank Grogan Quantity Surveyor and Pieta House, Preventing Suicide and Self Harm in securing the premises. Since the start of Darkness into Light in Dungarvan in 2013 and Waterford City in 2014 the wheels have been in motion to bring PIETA HOUSE SOUTH EAST to Waterford City for people in need of Crisis intervention in relation to suicide and self-harm taking in Waterford, Ireland KILKENNYVisit Wexford Clonmel Carlow, Ireland Newross just to name a few. We can not forget the hard work that the committees from Darkness into Light do and a massive THANK YOU to you all ….. And the Biggest THANK YOU is to the Local people all over Ireland for donation to Pieta House no matter how big or how small. Waterford Marine Search and Rescue is delighted to be part of this success Waterford, Ireland smile emoticon Joan Freeman: Founder and former CEO Pieta House Our flagship fundraiser, the phenomenon that is Darkness Into Light, an event that is almost entirely organised by our amazing volunteers continues to go from strength to strength on May 7th it will celebrate its eighth birthday. It’s no coincidence that this unique event takes place just as we’re coming into summer and our spirits are being lifted. Well over a quarter of a million have woken in the small hours of the morning and taken part in Darkness Into Light to date, and this year it will touch the lives of thousands upon thousands in 100 plus venues across Ireland and internationally. One of our goals is to have a centre within 100km of every person in Ireland and we’re well on our way to achieving this. To help bring us closer to this important goal we have identified three areas most in need of our service -namely, the north west, the south east and the midlands Pieta House is coming to the South East.

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Pieta House is coming to Waterford City and WMSAR is delighted to be involved

Darkness Into Light, proudly supported by Electric Ireland, is the absolute highlight of the Pieta House calendar! Starting at 4.15am, and crossing the line just as dawn is breaking, the phenomenon that is Darkness Into Light, our annual 5km walk/run, will celebrate its seventh year on Saturday, May 9th 2015, with 80 venues across Ireland and beyond lined up. With several hundred people joining us for our first event in Dublin’s Phoenix Park seven years ago, to thousands upon thousands of people across nearly 40 locations in May of last year, Darkness Into Light has grown beyond all expectations. Darkness Into Light Waterford City 2015 There will be 2 registrations days on the 25th and 26th of April, between 11 and 4 each day at the RSC on the Cork Road.?Everybody can collect there T- shirts on these days as well, all you need is your on line registration detail. Looking forward to seeing everybody. Remember – It’s 4.15am in the early hours of SATURDAY morning, 9th May! Registration is open now – at early bird rates! Hit the following link to sign up http://dil.pieta.ie/?/venue-v?/darkness-into-light-waterford In 2009, the Phoenix Park saw the first of the yellow t-shirt clad people assembling at an unthinkable?hour. There were about 400 people that fateful morning, all huddled together in the blackness and the cold, standing behind the starting line.?Who would have guessed that seven years on, the little event we call Darkness Into Light would be the symbol of hope, the celebration of life that it is today? With close to 80,000 participants last year, how could it get any bigger? But it has, and now Darkness Into Light is celebrated in 80 venues in Ireland and much further afield. In addition, we are thrilled to once again have our sponsor Electric Ireland, the leading energy supplier in the country on board to ensure 2015 is the best year yet for Darkness Into Light. Think about the thousands upon thousands of remarkable people who attended last year. Think about how delicious it will be to collapse back into your warm bed later on that morning, knowing that you?ve done your good deed for the day, and your exercise for the week! But ultimately, think about how Darkness Into Light is the flagship fundraising and awareness event for Pieta House, and without your support, we could not have helped so many people in distress over the last nine years.