Mike In The Morning ☀️

Samantha Meyrick (Director of IPSS Search & Rescue) and Keith Muller (IPSS Search & Rescue Volunteer) join Mike Charles to give an update on the planned fundraising drive to secure a much-needed Search & Rescue police dog for Umhlali SAPS. After 10 years of service at the side for SAPS Warrant Officer Clinton Odayar, it has come time for legendary police dog K9 Dante’s well-deserved retirement… K9 Dante has served the North Coast of KZN with distinction, bringing family members home safely, as well as bringing closure to many families who have lost loved ones in incidents ranging from drownings to natural disasters. As this K9 hero steps back, he leaves behind a void at Umhlali SAPS, and without a specially trained working dog such as Dante, the police service’s search & rescue abilities on the KZN North Coast will be severely hampered. Luckily, a new replacement has been identified from a private K9 training facility in Pietermaritzburg, and it is hoped that K9 Zeus - Dante’s planned replacement - will be joining W/O Clinton Odayar before month's end. At 2 years old, K9 is fully trained to perform the same function as K9 Dante. He will join a SAPS K9 Search & Rescue training program in February and will be an active SAPS K9 Search & Rescue member within 2 months. However, the cost of securing a trained K9 like Zeus has been set at R60 000 (an already reduced rate). As a private NPO operating in the rescue space, IPSS Search & Rescue (SAR) is hoping to galvanise community support through a crowdfunding “telethon” drive on Ballito’s Radio Life & Style on Wednesday the 24th of January 2023… This is a call to our community to assist us in raising the funds to secure K9 Zeus, who will be donated to Umhali SAPS K9 Search & Rescue through IPSS SAR NPO. Any Additional funds raised during the telethon drive will be used by IPSS SAR NPO to conduct essential training to IPSS SAR volunteers as well as upskilling SAPS Search & Rescue and Durban Metro Search & Rescue members. Stay tuned to Radio Life & Style on Wednesday for details on how to donate LIVE to the telethon (and challenge other individuals and businesses), or contribute towards the cause using the banking details below: IPSS MEDICAL SAR NPC
 STANDARD BANK 051001 
A/C: 032380798
 REF: NAME
 EMAIL: admin@ipss.co.za