Darkness Into Light 2018 Wexford

Today electric ireland launched wake up the annual darkness into light campaign inviting the irish nation to wake up and walk with pieta house on saturday may 12 th to raise vital funds for suicide prevention suicide bereavement and self harm.

Darkness into light 2018 wexford.

Electric ireland launch the annual wake up campaign celebrating 10 years of darkness into light by pieta house. It s not scary at all because we re walking each other home. A final reminder for the darkness into light walk tomorrow saturday at 4 15 a m. In 2009 in the phoenix park in dublin 400 people set off on the inaugural darkness into light 5km walk to raise funds for pieta.

Donation buckets will be at the sign in. Hundreds to walk from darkness into light for pieta house in wexford may 11 2018 news desk news hundreds of people across county wexford are set to be up at the crack of dawn tomorrow morning to take part in the darkness into light annual walk for mental health. To sign in and receive your t shirt. I don t like the dark.

The early dawn represents hope and is symbolic of the work of pieta house. The darkness into light phenomenon was started by pieta house in phoenix park dublin in 2009. Four hundred people set off for the inaugural 5km walk and from small beginnings the movement has grown to over 220 000 people walking in over 150 locations in 16 countries across 5 continents in 2019. I don t like the dark.

Darkness into light wexford town. We will be walking from the independence museum kilmurry. Taking place on saturday 10 th of may darkness into light is a unique early morning experience which begins in darkness at 4 15am as thousands of people walk or run a 5km route while dawn is breaking. Dress appropriately as scattered showers forecast and please bring a torch if you have one.

An estimated 2 000 people are expected to congregate at flanagan s wharf courtown at 4 15 am on saturday may 12th for the 5km walk run for darkness into light which first took place at the popular north wexford seaside resort four years ago. But its ok because we have these little lights to light the way and we re all walking together. My little light on its own isn t that bright but with everyone s light shining together really bright. From small beginnings the movement has grown year on year and in 2018 over 200 000 people took part in 150 locations in 16 countries across 5 continents.

Please be there from 3 45 a m. Bringing people from darkness back into the light. But its ok because we have these little lights to light the way and we re all walking together.