Photo: The County of Renfrew received a $3,600 donation towards the purchase of a defibrillator which will travel to various agricultural events courtesy of M & R Feeds and Dupont Pioneer. On hand for the presentation are, in the front from left, County of Renfrew Warden Jennifer Murphy and Health Committee Chair Janice Visneskie Moore. In the back, from left, county paramedic Mathieu Grenier, Brett Coughlin and Liam Clifford, both from M&R Feeds, Lance Gibson from Dupont/Pioneer, Rob Blackwell, Public Access Defibrillator Co-ordinator County of Renfrew, Brian Leahey, Deputy-Chief of Logistics County of Renfrew and Michael Nolan, Chief of the Paramedic Service County of Renfrew. Photo submitted
PEMBROKE – A local company is providing a defibrillator that will travel to agricultural events throughout Renfrew County.
M & R Feeds Micksburg-Pembroke-Shawville and DuPont Pioneer donated $3,600 to the County of Renfrew Public Access Defibrillator program as part of its Community Investment Corporate Giving Grant program.
The grant will be specifically used to purchase one defibrillator that will be placed at agricultural special events, as well as provide free CPR and defibrillator training to members hosting these events.
“Having access to the right equipment and appropriate training could mean life or death in the case of an emergency,” said Lance Gibson, DuPont Pioneer account manager. “We are pleased to support the County of Renfrew Public Access Defibrillator program by helping to ensure the right equipment and training is available to the public.”
Robert Blackwell, county co-ordinator for the defibrillator program said, “The goal is to supply special agricultural events with a defibrillator to increase safety and save lives. The donation from DuPont Pioneer will allow us to focus on the agricultural community, which is substantial in our area.”
Pioneer makes contributions to community-based organizations on behalf of the business and employees. Consideration for outreach grants are given to communities where Pioneer representatives, employees and customers live and work and that support quality-of-life initiatives to create an improved, sustainable lifestyle for people worldwide.
M&R Feeds is the local representative for Pioneer and supplies a broad range of products and services from their locations in Micksburg, Pembroke and Shawville.
DuPont Pioneer is the world’s leading developer and supplier of advanced plant genetics, providing high-quality seeds to farmers in more than 90 countries. Pioneer provides agronomic support and services to help increase farmer productivity and profitability and strives to develop sustainable agricultural systems for people everywhere. Science with Service Delivering Success®.
DowDuPont Agriculture, a business division of DowDuPont (NYSE: DWDP), combines the strengths of DuPont Pioneer, DuPont Crop Protection and Dow AgroSciences. Together, the Agriculture division provides growers around the world with the most complete portfolio in the industry, developed through a robust research pipeline across germplasm, biotech traits and crop protection. DowDuPont Agriculture is committed to delivering innovation, helping growers increase productivity and ensuring food security for a growing global population. DowDuPont intends to separate the Agriculture division into an independent, publicly traded company. More information can be found at www.dow-dupont.com.
