According to a media release, Manitoba Ag Days has invested in the replacement of the AEDs (automated external defibrillators) at the Keystone Centre.
The Keystone Centre is equipped with five of the easy-to-use, life-saving devices located throughout the building. Funding for the AEDs was provided through the Manitoba Ag Days Gives Back Program and has covered the cost of replacing all five AEDs throughout the Keystone Centre.
“The Keystone Centre is extremely grateful to Manitoba Ag Days for their generous sponsorship of these life-saving devices. Manitoba Ag Days is one of many world-class events that brings thousands of people with diverse circumstances to the Keystone Centre, and our ability to maintain up-to-date first aid equipment is as vital to our ability to host these events as any other aspect of what we do to ensure our guests have the best possible experience when they visit the Keystone Centre,” stated Connie Lawrence, assistant general manager at the Keystone Centre. “AEDs are an absolute necessity, for staff, participants and spectators alike.”
“The Keystone Centre truly is the premiere facility to host an agricultural event and we are so lucky to have this facility in Western Manitoba. It was an easy decision for us to partner with the Keystone Centre on these upgrades.” said Kristen Phillips, general manager of Manitoba Ag Days. “The AEDs in the building were about to expire, and Manitoba Ag Days wanted to make sure that the complex was safe not only for our exhibitors, patrons, and guests, but for all users of this amazing complex.”
“The funds for this investment came from the Manitoba Ag Days Gives Back Program. This program is funded through admission ticket sales and our yearly 50/50 draw. Through the generous support of our industry for our show and our lottery we are able to reinvest in the communities where our patrons and exhibitors live,” says Hannah Minshull, chair of the Ag Days Gives Back Program. “Our theme for the 2023 show was farmer safety, health and wellness. Supporting the upgrades to the AEDs in the Keystone Centre was a natural fit for the proceeds of this years’ show.”
Manitoba Ag Days will run from January 16th – 18th, 2024 throughout the Keystone Centre complex in Brandon, Manitoba.
For more information go to: www.agdays.com
