Castleisland woman, Marisa Reidy is the PR and marketing officer at Recovery Haven Kerry – the Tralee based cancer support house.
Marisa is rallying female support from this and all parishes for next month’s big fundraising Dip in the Nip 2022.
Following on from the huge success of Dip in the Nip in 2021 the event will make a welcome return at dawn on September 3rd at a location which is being kept secret from all but the participants.
The event is being organised by John and Michaela Edwards of Wild Water Adventures and it’s set to be another great day and will once again raise substantial funds for cancer services in Kerry.
Lots of Female Swimmers
“As a local swimming business, we at Wild Water Adventures deal with a lot of female swimmers, and we wanted to give something back to the community.
“We have a unique skill set and we have used that to run several charity events over the years. We came up with the idea of running a Dip in the Nip last year and we asked Recovery Haven if they would like to be our chosen charity,” explained John Edwards.
Such was the success of the event, with 170 participants, that they are now hoping that it will be even bigger and better this year.
Dip in the Nip Kerry
“Following the success of last year’s event, we have asked Kerry Cancer Support Group to come on board as a beneficiary this year as well. We are hoping to build on that success and Dip in the Nip Kerry is now set to be an annual event.”
“The feedback we received from last year’s event was that women found it empowering and emotional, with ladies of all ages and walks of life taking part. We have an all-female support crew of guards, lifeguards, and marshals,” they assured.
A Closely Guarded Secret
The location for the Dip in the Nip is a closely guarded secret with participants only finding out a couple of days before the event but with plenty of wonderful locations close to Tralee on the list for this year’s event.
The Dip will happen at dawn on September 3rd and it is a lovely social event. It is fun, exciting, empowering, daunting, exhilarating, peaceful and mindful according to participants of previous events. Everyone is on their own journey and participating for their own reasons.
Women Urged to Sign Up
This year’s chosen charities are delighted to be part of this fun event and are urging women to sign up.
Breda Dyland from the Kerry Cancer Support Group said that they are very thankful to be chosen as a beneficiary for this year’s Dip.
“We are really looking forward to what will be a unique and personal event. I want to thank Michaela, John and their volunteers for their hard work in organising the event and I hope that the ladies of Kerry and beyond come along and join us on the third,” she said.
Recovery Haven too is delighted to once again be part of a hugely successful event.
Sense of Solidarity
“Having seen the success of last year’s event and the pure emotion and sense of solidarity experienced by all the women who took part, we are thrilled and honoured to once again be involved in such a wonderful event. We would encourage all women to give it a go, because it is something very special and something they will not regret.
As the phrase goes: ‘Feel the fear and do it anyway,” said Marisa Reidy.
Open to all Women of 18 Plus
Dip in the Nip is open to all women of 18 plus – including those who have experienced cancer themselves, those who are supporting a friend or family member on their cancer journey or those who want to remember and honour a loved one who they lost to the disease.
Registration, priced at €40 and booking fee is now open through Eventbrite and everyone who signs up will receive a custom swimming cap, a medal to mark their participation and will be automatically entered into a draw for some great prizes.
Pre Booking and Tea and Cakes
Pre-registration is vital, however, as entries cannot be processed on the morning of the event. Participants are also asked, if possible, to bring tea and cakes and make this a fun social event too.
Pre-registration can be done with a click on the link here:
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