Estevan held its first September event to help those with brain injuries with the Brain Boogie Walk at Woodlawn Regional Park.
The event on Saturday saw people come out to partake in some light exercise with a three-kilometer walk to raise money for the Saskatchewan Brain Injury Association.
Jennifer Kuchinka, who organized the event, says she saw a lot of community support on the day for a critical issue.
"I was grateful that this community was showing the communities generosity and so the best moment probably was a friend's. A gentleman who has a brain injury was injured twice and his name is Owen, and people with brain injuries, from what I've learned, are more vulnerable for other injuries."
"Myself having an injury, I'm more prone to having another injury, so I know specifically that my struggle is driving and it likely always will be and I am more vulnerable as a brain injury survivor. So this is also why I enjoy being chauffeured, but I just think it is such a critical national issue."
Kchinka says that the event had plenty of different people who were also supporting another cause that was there as well.
"I noticed that there were lots of children, so I can say this specific event and I noticed that most of the food was eaten and our executive director is terrific and her name is Glenda James. She is associated with Royal Purple and Royal Purple specifically provides funds for intimate victims of intimate partner violence."
"The Royal Purple Association is connected with the Saskatchewan Brain Injury Association because of the purple shirts. The statistic is one in eight people are victims of intimate partner violence. So Royal Purple specifically focuses on providing safety for women or men who are survivors of domestic abuse."
In total, Kuchinka puts the amount raised at $3400 with 36 people signing up for the walk, surpassing her original goal of $2000.
"It was a lot of work, I can say for myself to put together the raffle prizes and my aunt and cousin were very helpful with that. It was my first time putting together a raffle, so that was quite the adventure and I really liked it. Our executive director, Glenda James provided healthy choices (of food)."
Kuchinka says that she's looking forward to what will hopefully be a second Brain Boogie Walk next year.