A helping hand for Stichting Uden Hartveilig

Many AED networks in the Netherlands are ‘supported’ by volunteers. This is also the case in the (merged) municipality of Maashorst in North Brabant. The Uden Hartveilig Foundation* is committed to the optimal distribution of well-functioning AEDs and to training as many people as possible to be able to perform CPR. Great work!

One of those volunteers is François Watervoort: “From the foundation, we want to ensure that an operational AED is available everywhere in the municipality within the critical limit of 6 minutes. Maintenance plays a crucial role in this. All AEDs, both indoors and outdoors, must be checked regularly. This is a significant challenge, as we have very few volunteers.

When our regular supplier of AEDs recently passed away, we were forced to look for a new party. But who? I knew one of our volunteers worked at AED-Partner, so I gave him a call. Coincidentally, he was looking for a fire instructor to give a BHV (Business Emergency Response) lesson. I'm happy to help, so it was as good as done.

After the lesson, I happened to run into two employees from AED-Partner. That had to be the case: when they heard my story, they immediately offered to help the foundation. Great! AED-Partner checked the AEDs completely free of charge and replaced parts free of charge where necessary. A gesture that was very positively received by the foundation. We have found our AED-Partner. We look forward to a long collaboration!”

In connection with the merger of (former) municipalities Uden and Landerd into the municipality of Maashorst, the foundation will soon have a new name: Stichting Maashorst Hartveilig.

François Watervoort
Chairman
Uden Heart Safe Foundation