On November 16th, the St. Joseph’s Church in Kindersley will be hosting the Braingo Tango fundraiser event, to help people and families impacted by brain injuries.

While Kindersley has run events similar to this in the past, this will be the first year that it will go by the name Braingo Tango. Funds raised at the dinner, dance and silent auction will go towards installing a wheelchair accessible playground at Westberry School.

Ryann Gustus, who is in charge of marketing for the event, helps to explain why events like this are important, and how they can help.

“Depending on the severity of the brain injury, it can cause a lot of hardship on the family and the society. There’s not a lot of programs in place that do help them the way they need the help. Brain injuries come from a lot of things, it doesn’t matter if it’s a sports event, or a bicycle tumble, or a car accident.”

Gustus also explains, people with brain injuries are sometimes forgotten about.

“There’s not a lot of assistance or support out there for them, and not a lot of acknowledgement because people with brain injuries aren’t often seen in public, simply because they can’t get out of their homes, so their out of sight, out of mind, not a lot of people think about it unless you have people like us that are actually promoting awareness of it.”

The event is being put together with help from the Kindersley branch of Saskatchewan Royal Purple. Royal Purple is an organization that provides support for community events wherever they need it.

Gustus also took the time to share why he got involved with Royal Purple, and offers his support for people with brain injuries.

“The last function, we purchased some tickets because it is of course a fundraiser and a charity, and I went and met with a lot of people that were there, and people that are affected by brain injuries, and it just kind of pulled on my heart strings, so I thought that this could be done better.”

In previous years, this event was known as Brain Love.