By Dan Walsh
Members of Fethard RNLI travelled to Good Counsel College in New Ross where they were presented with a cheque for over €1,500 that the students raised through a sponsored 5K run on the New Ross Greenway last December.
Fethard RNLI’s water safety team visited the college to deliver a talk to the TY students. Over 80 students took part in the session learning how to stay safe around the water.
Safety messages included how to spot dangers, the importance of never going alone, practising how to ‘Float to Live’ and calling 999 or 112 for help.
Following the water safety talk, the students set off on their sponsored 5km run along the shore of the River Barrow in New Ross.
Rebecca Doyle, Fethard RNLI Water Safety Officer said; “We are very grateful to the Good Counsel College TY students for giving up their time to raise money for Fethard RNLI. Donations like this help to power our volunteer’s lifesaving work at sea.”
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