Since this time, the Shelter staff has elevated their first aid training, protocols, and equipment. However, we believe we can still do more. On my return home, I felt called to investigate the prospect of providing AEDs to Shelter. You can find AEDs in every airport, hockey arena, many schools, and malls around our countries. They are easy to use and are proven to save lives. It’s unlikely that one of these devices would have reversed the outcome for Fabrizio due to our remote location — the access to it and the time for support to arrive. However, it could have. The true hope is never to need the devices. The reality is that they are now affordable and available in multiple languages. Our aim is to raise the funds to allow Shelter to send out each build team with an AED to accompany their first aid kit. CDN $30,000 would allow Shelter to purchase 10 AEDs.”

— Simon Sedgwick, Shelter STM Leader 2026