THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2016
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Communities come together for Brenna
RECORD PHOTO BY LINDSEY ENNS Candace Schellenberg shares a moment with her daughter Brenna during a garage sale and family fun day fundraiser for the Selkirk family last Saturday. Two-year-old Brenna was diagnosed with brain cancer in July so local businesses and community members have teamed up to help organize various fundraisers to help the family. For a story and more photos, see page 2. news > sports > opinion > community > people > entertainment > events > classifi eds > careers > everything you need to know #BrennaStrong Brenna is the precious 2 year old daughter of Candace & Jason Schellenberg. Brenna has been diagnosed with brain cancer and the community is uniting to support the family. “HOG & GROG” FUNDRAISER Selkirk Golf & Country Club Saturday, Oct 1st cooperators.ca/krut-agencies 4:00 – 6:30pm 7:00 – 9:30pm $20 Tickets (Support Tickets Available) 326A Main St., Selkirk • 204-482-8558 Kendall 482-4637 or Karen 485-7973 Silent Auction prize donations are greatly Home Life Investments Group Business Farm Travel appreciated please drop off at Selkirk Cooperators. 2 The Selkirk Record Thursday, September 29, 2016 Helping hands Garage sale, family fun day fundraiser helps raise nearly $16K for Selkirk family By Lindsey Enns show their support, grab some lunch While resting in her mother’s arms and look through garage sale items. with a knitted pink toque covering Among them was four-year-old Lily her head, it wasn’t diffi cult to see that Porhownik of East Selkirk who said even two-year-old Brenna Schellen- she hopes her friend Brenna gets bet- berg was a little overwhelmed at the ter soon. amount of people who showed up to Porhownik’s grandmother Melanie support her and her family last Satur- Shumilak said they know the Schel- day. lenberg family well and wanted to When news spread that Brenna had come out and show their support last been diagnosed with a rare form of Saturday. brain cancer in late July, a group of “We came to support Brenna,” Shu- dedicated friends of the Selkirk fam- milak said, adding the young girl’s ily wanted to do something to help. diagnosis really hit home for her and Dozens of volunteers, local busi- her family. “Both my daughters have RECORD PHOTOS BY LINDSEY ENNS nesses and organizations banded to- two year olds ... so we all know Brenna ABOVE: Candace Schellenberg shares a moment with her daughter gether to collect donations and put and it just makes us sick in our stom- Brenna who is currently battling brain cancer under a “Go Team on a garage sale and outdoor family ach. fun day at Selkirk Memorial Hall last “It’s just very sad.” Brenna” banner during a garage sale and family fun day fundraiser for Saturday. The event helped raise just Looking around inside Memorial the Selkirk family at Selkirk Memorial Hall last Saturday. The fundraiser under $16,000 for the local family. Hall last Saturday, Shumilak said the helped raise nearly $16,000 for the local family. BELOW: Four-year-old “It started out as a small yard sale amount of support the family has re- Lily Porhownik and two-year-old Everly Porhownik play with the toys and then it just built from there,” one ceived is “just amazing.” they found at the garage sale for Brenna Schellenberg last Saturday in of the organizers Jackie Palmer said. “I can’t believe the quality of items Selkirk. “It’s been amazing.” that are here not just the quantity.” Doctors diagnosed Brenna with Me- Thousands of donations including dulloblastoma, a rare and aggressive anything from clothing, furniture, form of brain tumour found in young books, electronics and toys were be- children, on July 28. ing collected at True North Motors for The cancer has since spread to parts the last several weeks. It took a semi of Brenna’s spine and she is currently truck to bring all the donations to Me- receiving chemotherapy treatments at morial Hall for the event. the Children’s Hospital in Winnipeg. Candace said she wanted to thank Jason and Candace Schellenberg say everyone who showed up and helped the support they have been receiving make the event such a success. from family, friends and the commu- “I can’t believe how the communi- nity has been “incredible.” ty has come together to support our “It’s more than we ever could have family in our time of need,” she said. imagined,” Candace said while hold- “Thank you for all the love and sup- ing Brenna during last Saturday’s port we have received and the contin- event. ued support. Community and area members “We can’t thank people enough.” came out in droves last Saturday to Candace said Brenna is doing “amaz- “This is just a little break in between the Selkirk Golf and Country Club. ing” and is reacting to treatment bet- to get some rest,” Candace said with As of Monday afternoon some tickets (ARTLEY :ELCER ter than they expected. a smile. were still available. For more informa- 30 Years $$ "3C Last week the family was able to Kendall Krut and her mother Karen, tion contact Kendall at 204-482-4637 Experience $%.452)34 spend some time at home together who are also friends of the family, are or Karen at 204-485-7973. COMMITTED TO DENTURE EXCELLENCE before Brenna starts her next round also putting on a hog and grog kid- &2%% #/.35,4!4)/. of chemotherapy. friendly social on Saturday, Oct. 1 at Continued on page 10 $ENTAL &INANCING