TWO MEN AND A TRUCK PARTNERS WITH THE MIKEY NETWORK TO SAVE LIVES  
THE MIKEY NETWORK
TWO MEN AND A TRUCK CUTLINE
June 9, 2008

Two Men and a Truck® Canada has partnered with The Mikey Network to place public-access defibrillators called MIKEYs in high-risk locations. The international moving company pledged to donate a percentage of each of its Canadian moves annually, and recently presented a cheque representing the past year to help in the Network’s goal of saving lives. The shock from a MIKEY can increase a sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) victim’s chance at living if it is used within the first critical moments following the incident, even before emergency personnel arrive. A trained “target responder” using a MIKEY can improve survival rates by up to 50 per cent.

Community service is at the heart of the corporate philosophy of Two Men and a Truck, which began in the early 1980s as a way for two brothers to make extra money while they were in high school. The company has been in business for 21 years and currently operates in the United States, Canada and Ireland, with 190 locations, 1,300 moving trucks, and a customer satisfaction rate of 94 per cent. Owned and operated by local families, the firm offers an array of moving services that includes packing, loading and unloading, and has earned a reputation for highly personalized service. The company can be hired to move one appliance or an entire office building.

Giving back to the greater community is also important to Heathwood Homes and The Heron Group - a leading residential developer in the GTA for nearly 30 years. Heathwood and Heron founded The Mikey Network in 2003 to honour a partner who died on a golf course after experiencing SCA. Each year in Ontario, more than 6,500 people experience SCA, which can strike without warning. Over 10 per cent of these cardiac arrests occur in public places. The use of a defibrillator is the only definitive treatment. The Mikey Network has raised over $1 million and has committed to placing MIKEYS across Ontario in such places as schools, gyms, community centres, pools, libraries, municipal offices and hockey arenas.

For more information on Two Men and a Truck, visit www.twomenandatruck.ca.

For additional information on The Mikey Network, visit www.mikeynetwork.com.