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Little Boy Raised $55000 For His Best Friend�s Surgery
Meet 7-year-olds Quinn Callander and Brayden Grozdanich from Canada. These two have been
best friends ever since kindergarten. Brayden has cerebral palsy which has affected his
right arm and leg. He is going through painful physiotherapy to walk, but a surgery available
in New Jersey could help Brayden walk without braces, his father Travis Grozdanich told
CBC News.
When Quinn heard that Brayden needed an expensive surgery he decided to raise money for his
friend by building a lemonade stand. �When I got home, I wanted to tell my mommy and
daddy that I wanted to do a lemonade stand to help raise money to help him,� Quinn
told CBC News. Word spread and the community came out in full force to support the boys
and their lemonade stand.
Despite the overwhelming support, Quinn�s mom, Heather Roney, knew Brayden would need
more than a lemonade stand to help raise money needed for his surgery. The amazing response
to the campaign could be attributed to Quinn�s heartbreakingly sweet plea to help his best
buddy. �They are such great friends,� said Quinn�s mom. �When Quinn comes in
the room, Brayden squeals.�
Quinn's note on the fundraising site. �Hi my name is Quinn, and this is my buddy Brayden.We
are both 7 years old. We go to the same school and we are in Beaver Scouts together. Brayden
has Cerebral Palsy, this makes it challenging for him to walk well because his muscles are
very tight. Sometimes he can�t keep up with the rest of the other Beavers and he falls
down a lot. Brayden get�s daily physio therapy to keep him walking. Sometimes it really hurts
him. When I was at his physio, I tried to keep Brayden calm when he was in pain. My
Mom told me Brayden is going to have a special surgery to help release the muscle tightness
and spastic action. The surgery is not done here in Canada, only in the USA. Brayden and
his Mom will be travelling there in August for the operation. Since the surgery is not
done in Canada, Braydens Mom and Dad have to pay for it. The surgery will cost $20,000.
Please help me raise money to help my friend Brayden, he is a really good guy.