FOUNDATION FOR A SAFER FUTURE
THE JUSTIN Edinburgh 3 Foundation has donated three potentially life-saving defibrillators to clubs and organisations.
The foundation, which has already raised in the region of £250,000, was set up by wife Kerri, daughter Cydnie and son Charlie following the tragic passing of the former Leyton Orient manager in June last year after he suffered a cardiac arrest.
The JE3 Foundation aims to provide funding, education and training for people to learn CPR and how to use a defibrillator, but at the forefront is their campaign for the introduction of Justin’s Law, which will require gyms and places of exercise to have a defibrillator.
The Coronavirus has put some of their plans on hold but the charity has still been making sure Justin’s legacy continues.
This week, they delivered the first of three defibrillators to Billericay Town, the club where his much-missed father started his management journey.
“We want to be seen doing something, giving something back during a time like this,” Charlie told The NLP. “We felt we would strip it back and think of places that perhaps haven’t got the funds to have a defibrillator on site.
“We thought Billericay Town was a great place to give the first one. It can be used for the community, the football club, they’re putting in a new 3G pitch as well so the facility will be used even more.”
Another defibrillator has been donated to the Leyton Orient Supporters Club which sits within the newly-named Justin Edinburgh Stand at Brisbane Road and the third on Billericay High Street where Edinburgh owned a Toni & Guy hairdressing salon.
To donate, visit https:// www.justgiving.com/crowd funding/justinedinburgh3