Neil Fagg, co-founder of EBL, explained: “Every year, EBL supports a charity and moving forward (after three years supporting Mental Health UK), we have chosen to support the British Heart Foundation.
“It’s a charity and purpose that is too close to the team and me personally, and sadly, the facts and statistics on the BHF website don’t lie. Heart and circulatory diseases cause around a quarter (26 per cent) of all deaths in the UK. I lost a key figure in my world this year because of a Coronary Artery Aneurysm. Out of a dark situation, light can be found and from one loss, another life can be saved through awareness and pushing others to get checked and tested.
“Over the last few months, I have spoken to people I admire and trust who encouraged me to focus on a charity that speaks to you emotionally and for that reason, we’re so, so proud to support BHF.
“We want to raise as much money as possible for the charity and help Team BHF raise awareness of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Why? Because every day, in the UK, 270 people are admitted to hospital after having a heart attack and there are more than 40,000 out of hospital cardiac arrests in the UK each year. Just think, how many of those heart attacks could take place on your event site or office environment?”
Fagg continued: “Every minute without CPR and defibrillation reduces the chance of someone surviving a heart attack by up to ten per cent. If we can educate our audience on the crucial work that BHF does, raise money to support its work, and give our audience an amazing opportunity to learn a life-saving skill than I could not be more proud, and I know my family will be too. Especially my Godfather who also trained others and served more than 25 years with St John Ambulance.”
Team BHF will deliver CPR and defibrillator training at EBL25, which takes place at Carden Park, Cheshire (November 10-12).
Tess Swainson, fundraising manager at BHF, said: “We’re delighted that EBL has chosen to support the British Heart Foundation and the vital work that me and the team carry out on a daily basis. There are more than 7.6 million people in the UK living with CVD and a range of heart conditions so the more people that Team BHF can educate on the amazing work that we do, the better.
“I am looking forward to attending EBL with my colleagues to deliver CPR and defibrillator training and talk to event professionals about common questions we get asked every day, such as what to do if you have to carry out CPR on a woman. We have worked with lots of organisations, delivering support and advice so we can’t wait to help spread the message even further.”
Fagg continued: “We want to support BHF, which is why we would like to raise as much money as possible and fund their amazing work by asking everyone to make any donation possible. For those attending EBL25, there will be a blind and live auction running on-site, but anyone can support our goal and target of raising £10,000 this year via our JustGiving page - www.justgiving.com/page/event-buyers-live-2025
Alternatively, if you wish to apply and attend the event in-person, simply apply via www.eventbuyerslive.com
