Community
The Invercargill Bowling Club is the latest Southern organisation to benefit from a life-saving donation from PowerNet and St John.
An automated defibrillator (AED) donated to the club this week, is the first of three AEDs
proposed for donation to Southern communities during this year.
The donation is part of PowerNet and St John’s sponsorship to improve public safety and
education in the south.
The sponsorship includes the donation of three AED devices annually to the network
communities, which PowerNet manages.
Invercargill Bowling Club Vice President, Paul Connell said the club was delighted to receive the donation.
“Our club is very safety focused and is immensely pleased to receive the generous donation
of an AED from PowerNet. It is great to have the AED on site and know it could potentially
save a life in the future. The AED will be installed in the club’s locker room area readily
accessible to all players and visitors,” Mr Connell said.
When available within minutes of a cardiac arrest occurring, an AED can vastly improve a
person’s chance of survival.
PowerNet Chief Financial Officer, Greg Buzzard, said the AED donation was another way
the company could support the Southern community to stay safe and healthy. Along with
the AED donation, ‘How to use an AED’ training for up to 10 members would also be
provided by the PowerNet funded programme.”
“Our partnership with St John is about using our joint resources to promote safety in our
communities, mostly through education. It’s great that PowerNet is able to back this up with the donation of life-saving equipment such as AEDs,” he said.