Hundreds gathered to raise funds for Paisley Hansen of the Kinistino area. (Nigel Maxwell/paNOW Staff)

By Angie Rolheiser

Pulling for Paisley

Over $60,000 brought in at Paisley Hansen fundraiser

Oct 14, 2019 | 10:00 AM

A Kinistino area couple has secured the funds and then some more, that was needed for a wheelchair upgrade for their six year-old daughter.

A fundraising event brought in over $60,000 for Paisley Hansen who suffered brain damage from birth complications.

Paisley’s mother, Colleen said she and her husband Myles are still trying to wrap their heads around the kindness that their family, friends and neighbours showed them.

“Everybody just came together and you could just feel warmth and kindness generosity and compassion and all that was for Paisley and her needs,” Hansen said. “It was definitely very overwhelming but in a good way.”

The event started off with a sold-out in advance supper at the Weldon hall. A social and dance followed with over a hundred silent auction items available for bidding throughout the night.

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“We had to finally start telling people that we dont have room to fit anything else in the hall,” Hansen said. “There was people that I don’t even know that were wanting to send donations of items or money.”

She added that local businesses and families also stepped up and supported them in one way or another.

The cost of the wheelchair is around $10,000 and the remainder of the funds will go toward Paisley’s monthly treatments and medication.

“The wheelchair has been ordered so hopefully we will have it soon so that’s exciting and the rest of the money will be put into trust for her,” Hansen said. “We have some fairly significant monthly expensive too so we will draw it out as she goes for treatments.”

The funds have also opened other doors for the family, according to Hansen.

“More opportunity for more research on my part, I’ve always been following different treatments and methods but always feel like it’s not attainable for us to do that,” Hansen said.

She added that it would mean travelling out of the country for those types of treatments but with having some financial weight lifted, they could potentially explore those options.

“We aren’t in this alone and we have had so much support from so many people in our community and from afar,” Hansen said. “From the bottom of our hearts, we want to thank everyone that was part of it.”

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