Asset Servicing Times (AST) has donated a life-saving defibrillator to Kent-based Beckenham Town Junior Football Club from proceeds made at its first Industry Excellence Awards, held last November.
The proceeds for the defibrillator came from the money raised at the Industry Excellence Awards’ silent auction.
Mental health charity Mind benefitted from 85 per cent of the funds raised, while the remaining 15 per cent was used to benefit local children's charities and football clubs, including Beckenham Town Juniors.
An automated external defibrillator is a portable life saving device that can give a casualty’s heart an electric shock when it has stopped beating normally in a sudden cardiac arrest.
By using a defibrillator before an ambulance arrives, the chances of someone’s survival significantly increases.
Justin Lawson, managing director of Black Knight Media and publisher of AST, says: "Supporting and encouraging children to participate in sport is something I have personally always been very keen on. Having volunteered and coached teams for over 12 years, I see the benefit it brings to so many lives. I asked the club what I could do to help with the funds raised and they decided that a defibrillator was needed.”
Clyde Pullen, head coach at Beckenham Town Junior Football Club, adds:"We would like to thank Justin and his business for their generosity and support. The junior football club is a big part of the community and it needs the support of local businesses like Black Knight Media to survive. This is an amazing gift which could mean the difference between life and death if it ever has to be used.”
The team at AST would once again like to thank all those in attendance at the awards night, and particularly those who took part in the silent auction which helped raise money for such worthwhile causes.
Highlights from the evening can be seen here.
