Innovative local company teams up with Mayo Women's Football League
THE Mayo Women's League has announced a new sponsorship partnership for its senior women's league and divisional cups.
Eco-Powered Cabinets have come on board to sponsor the women's league, Rumley Cup, Mary Walsh Cup and the Division 2 Cup, which is new this year as the league expands.
CEO Darren Forde joined the league committee this week to unveil the sponsorship deal by one of Mayo's most innovative companies.
Eco-Powered Cabinets' life-saving devices are manufactured locally in Castlebar but they are packing a global punch. From the heights of Croagh Patrick to down under in Australia, Darren Forde's engineering and first responder experience from which the company has grown are having a real impact.
The award-winning site-specific cabinets allow for 24-7 access in remote areas to defibrillators, emergency medication such as in the event of a heart attack, life jackets and hypo thermia kits at waterways, with future plans for epipen availability also.
In teaming up with the women's league, Darren encouraged all clubs in Mayo to check today and take immediate action if needed to ensure they have a working defib on site at their club grounds in the event of an emergency.
Women's league chairperson Michael Collins said Eco Powered Cabinets is highly innovative, forward thinking, and not afraid to 'think outside the box'. He said: “This ties in perfectly with us in the Mayo Women's League where we never look to stand still but are always looking at different approaches to add to our umbrella of products that we provide.”
An example of that this year has been the addition of the women's masters league, which has been a resounding success.
He also noted how clubs, many of them rural, don't just cater for underage and adults football, with many older people taking part in various activities such as walking football or pole walking programmes on the astroturf, and lots of clubs boasting excellent walkways that are widely used by local communities, where access to an emergency response device could very well be a life saver.