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AtChrisBrothers,we’reallheart!
DieppebasedChrisBrothers/BontéFoodsannouncewinnerofChrisCaresAEDGiveaway!
WearepleasedtoannounceÉcoleAbbey-LandrySchoolasthedeservingrecipient!
DuringHeartMonth,ChrisBrothersinitiatedasocialmediacampaigntogiveawayanAutomaticExternalDefibrillatortoadeservingorganization.AnAEDisadevicethatdeliversanelectricshockthroughthechesttotheheartofapersonsufferingfromacardiacarrest.Theshockcanpotentiallyallowanormalrhythmtoresumefollowingsuddencardiacarrest.
HowimportantareAEDs?JustaskChrisBothers/BontéFoodsemployeesBillWisemanandPaulSivret,they’lltellyou.BothmenexperiencedcardiacarrestinthepastfewyearsandtheirlivesweresavedbyanAEDdevice.BillwhileatahockeyrinkandPaulwhileatworkatBontéFoods.
Theseeventstouchedourhearts.WebelieveAEDsneedtobemoreplentifulandaccessible.Somuchso,wegaveawayanAEDdevicevaluedat$3500plusthenecessarytrainingonhowtousethedevice.
ThedeservingrecipientoftheAEDGiveawayisÉcoleAbbey-LandrySchool,locatedinMemramcookNewBrunswick.PrincipalPierreRoyandstudentswerehappytolearnthattheywillbegettingtheAEDdevice.“Unfortunately,inMarchof2005,atragedyhappenedattheschoolthatstillhauntsstaffmemberstoday.Ayounggrade7student,JanicLeBlanc,collapsedanddiedfromheartfailurewhileatschool.AstaffmembergaveCPRrelentlesslytotrytoreviveheruntilparamedicsarrivedandcontinuedinrotationwiththem.”PrincipalRoycontinues,“Itwasaverydifficultloss,asaresulttheAEDisbeingacceptedinJanic’smemory.”
ÉcoleAbbey-LandrySchoolisanintegralpartofthecommunityinMemramcook.“Weareveryproudtoopentheschooltoourcommunityduringeveningsandweekendsforallsortofactivitieslikesports,arts,culturalandcommunityevents.Sotheschoolisalwaysfilledwithpeople”saysPrincipalRoy.
ExecutiveVicePresidentofBontéFoodsBarbaraAnnO’Brienwasonhandfortheannouncement,“WeaskedemployeesBillWisemanandPaulSivret,bothcardiacarrestsurvivors,tomaketheselection.Wewerepleasedwiththeirchoice.Theywereanxioustomakethepresentation.”
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In2016,BillWisemansufferedaheartattackwhileplayinghockey.Hislifewassavedthankstoquick-thinkinghockeyfriendswhousedanAEDlocatedatthearena.ItwasBill’sexperiencethatinspiredBontéFoodstoinstallanAED.Just18monthslaterPaulSivretsufferedaheartattackwhileatworkanditwasthissamedevicehisco-workersusedtosavehislife.WeencourageallemployersandorganizationstohaveanAEDdeviceattheirfacilities.
AboutChrisBrothers
ChrisBrothersisownedbyDieppebasedBontéFoods.ChrisBrothersqualitydeliluncheonmeatsarefoundalloverGreaterMonctonandalloverAtlanticCanada.AllBontéFoodsmeatsareglutenfree.BontéFoodsisAtlanticCanada’slargestdelimeatproducer,andemploysover110individualsinitsDieppeFacility.Productsincluderoastchicken,roastturkey,pastrami,smokedmeat,roastbeef,pepperoni,salami,beefbrisketandmanymore.ChrisBrothershaveanall-naturalnopreservativelineofdelimeatscalledNature’sDeli.BontéFoodshasemergedastheregionspremierdelimeatprocessorandistherecipientofseveralrecentawardsincluding:
•NBExporteroftheYear(OpportunitiesNewBrunswick)•GMCCExcellenceinBusiness(GreaterMonctonChamberofCommerce)•GMCCPeople’sChoiceAward(GreaterMonctonChamberofCommerce)•ExpansionDieppeBusinessExcellenceAward.
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Formoreinformationpleasecontact:
BarbaraAnnO’Brien,EVPBontéFoods-506-867-0739PierreRoy,PrincipalÉcoleAbbey-LandrySchool-506758-4021GregConnell,NurtureAtlantic-506-382-3474