Continuing the legacy created by his dad and uncle when they started their family first aid company, Survival on the Central Coast more than 35 years ago, Mike Tyrrell of North Avoca has taken his young family on the road to ensure all corners of Australia have access to life-saving first aid supplies.
Tyrrell is now CEO of the company, which has its headquarters and warehouse at Erina.
He and his family began their odyssey, the Great Aussie Give-Back, in January and are now travelling around the country to connect with community members and spread Survival’s important safety messages where they are needed most.
Established in response to personal tragedy, Survival is now a globally recognised brand intent on creating a safer world for all.
Tyrell said the Great Aussie Give-Back aims is to continue the principles of giving on which the brand has been built.
“Over the past three decades, Survival has given away more than 50,000 first aid kits and educated countless individuals from Mumbai to Mudgee in proper first aid practices,” he said.
“We also make regular donations of pre-loved kits and first aid supplies to charity organisations and orphanages in Australia and overseas, as well as to first-on-ground emergency responders in all types of disaster situations.
“This trip is about taking my family on the road to help ensure even the remotest parts of our country have access to potentially life-saving first aid resources and education around what to do in an emergency situation, which in many cases could mean the difference between life and death.”
Having pioneered a number of life-saving products, from the award-winning First Aid
Emergency Handbook to the Smart Bandage and Snake Bite Kit, Survival partners with prominent organisations and individuals including Guy Leech, Pat Callinan, Coyote Peterson and most recently Bondi Rescue’s Anthony ‘Harries’ Carroll, to help share its important safety messages.
Throughout 2023, Tyrell, his wife Bianca, and their three young children will be visiting every Australianstate and territory to: give away hundreds of First Aid Kits and Smart Snake Bite Bandages; educate the nation on lifesaving first aid practices, including how to effectively treat a snake bite; partner with likeminded organisations to reach every corner of the country; spread Survival’s safety message; and donate first aid supplies to remote, regional and rural communities.
You can follow the family’s journey on Instagram.
Source:
Media release, Feb 27
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