<div>My name is Tracy and I am starting this fundraiser with Kennedy O’Connell’s permission because our community has always been one that comes together when someone needs support.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>The O’Connell family is a loving family of seven who are an important part of the Bruderheim community. Karl and Kennedy, along with their five children, have built their life here surrounded by friends, neighbours, and people who care deeply about them.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>On Thursday evening, Karl was involved in a serious accident at home. Bruderheim fire department was first to respond and due to the severity of his injuries, Karl was transported by STARS Air Ambulance to the University of Alberta Hospital, where he is currently receiving specialized treatment in the burn unit.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>His recovery will be a long road. Some areas are expected to heal over the coming weeks, while other injuries, particularly to his legs, will require further extensive treatment, including skin grafting surgery. Karl is expected to remain in hospital for an extended period while his medical team continues to determine the best path forward. Updates will be provided as the medical team provide them.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>Karl is a hardworking husband and father in his 30s who works as a heavy duty equipment operator and has always worked hard to provide for his family. While Karl has health benefits and disability supports are being arranged, those processes take time, and the family is facing many unexpected expenses while Karl focuses on healing.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>Kennedy is spending her days by Karl’s side while also caring for their five children and managing everything that comes with keeping a household going during this difficult time.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>This fundraiser is being created to help ease the financial burden and allow the O’Connell family to focus on what matters most: Karl’s recovery and bringing their family back together at home.
</div>
<div>Funds raised will help with:
</div>
<div>• Household expenses while Karl is unable to work
</div>
<div>• Travel, fuel, and hospital parking costs
</div>
<div>• Meals and coffee during long hospital days
</div>
<div>• Bringing Karl’s mother from Nova Scotia to Alberta so she can be with Karl and the family
</div>
<div>• School supplies and family expenses
</div>
<div>• Assistance with their pets and household needs
</div>
<div>• Other unexpected costs that come with a long recovery
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>The response from the Bruderheim community has already shown how much the O’Connell family means to those around them. Family members have organized meals, and they delivered a large grocery order to alleviate the stress of feeding the family.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>Now we are asking the wider community to join together and help carry the O’Connell family through the months ahead.
</div>
<div>Karl is fighting hard, surrounded by an incredible medical team, a devoted wife, loving children, and a community that believes in him. Every donation, message, prayer, and act of kindness helps remind this family that they are not walking this road alone.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>Thank you for supporting Karl, Kennedy, and their children as Karl continues his journey of healing and recovery.
</div>

Dawn Hunter

Anonymous

Andre Traboulsee

James Savard

Wanda Hajnal

Lesma Young

Debbie Potvin

Gavin Payne

Brenda Seaboyer

Nadine Skitsko

Ron McCarthy

Garnett Frey

Mary Oconnell

Jeff Mackinnon

Dan O’Connell

Faron Milliken

John Jacobs

Robyn V Anderson

Marilyn Arnoldin

Lorraine Christensen

Supporting the O’Connell Family Through Karl’s Recovery

Support urgent earthquake relief and past recovery in Venezuela.

Apoya la ayuda urgente tras el terremoto y los esfuerzos de recuperación en Venezuela.

platform

Platform is iOS

Android

Adyen Google Pay Development Audience

$opt_dummy_attribute

English only

Deprecate Stripe Legacy

dyn_template_ids

Adyen V6 Bene Transfer & MyMoney Campaign Organizers - test01

Bene transfer V6 and AdyenV6MyMoney Campaign Organizers - production

OneTrust next-app audience

fundCountryCode

NextDoor Share Option Users

Fundraisers with Reactions feature capability

fundCurrencyCode

US + Non-charity COs Only

locale

fund country is US and user language is English

personId

comms-internal-person-ids

Enhanced Story Experience Users

Suggested Goal Experience Users

user language is English and fund country: US, AU, DK, FI, IE, NO, SE, CA, GB; 

Poster share - new funds eligible (newest 9/18)

Streaming widgets beta user

paymentProcessor

3DS payment method

user language is English and fundCountry: US, AU, DK, FI, IE, NO, SE, CA, GB; 

currencyCode

Money Box Donation List Prompt Experiment Audience

GoFundMe Employees

ipAddress

Mark Rieth IP Address

Version 9.2.0 and above

Fund is in English speaking country

desktop

Android v12.11.0 and above

Platform is Android

paymentMethodType

checkoutType

Payment method type group to be vaulted on success

admin pr kit prod

EUR Donation Upsell

Share Text generation Skip Fundraiser

(prod) new funds eligible for amp12 (UGC gallery)

fintrac_cad_idv_form_v2 audience

paymentProcessorAccountId

fallback mode accounts

proCampaignId

p2p legacy startfundraising page

AMP24 New Funds Only PROD (DO NOT MODIFY)

Eligible for Profile Share Badge

countryCode

charityId

UKCharities

Federated Search Internal Testing

route.pathname community

US Donation Upsell audience 

Auto Thanks Feature Audience

International Only

fundId

braze fundraiser group 

Payment Identity Transfers ATO Risk Check (Targeted) - Production

Fundraiser Saved Payment Method Rate Limit Bypass (Production)

leaderboard-partner-id-audience-givepanel

Version 9.2.1 and above

AUD Donation Upsell audience

fundraiserCountryCode is US/EN

Active Fundraiser - Smart Default Cadence

DAF Internal

Vault on success card payment method

Platform is iOS v11.0.0 and above

Desktop users

Person ids

United States (US) users

allow yuno fundraisers for test

Mexico country code

Posters INTL

Support Comments Allowlist

NPO Profile Opted-In

iOS at or above 12.4.0

non-US recurring donors

Canada Campaign Owner Group

Fundraiser Without Meta Link

Scheduler payment tester gorup

charityCommunityId

Charities allow to be claimed unclaimed (PRD)

Canada (CA) users

UC Tipping v20250115 International

pymk_production_xplr_fe_team

Android at or above 12.2.0

Profile photo entry point audience

smart goals (fundraiser/manage) on test01

Activity Tracking v1 Beta Testing

start gfm intl allowed locales

Platform is iOS v11.2.0 and above

NPO upsell education category

unclaimed charities

prod_ach_audience

AI Chatbot Audience

amp13 only new funds (prod) (anyword auto)

UC Flow Enabled (Prod)

Payment Identity Beneficiary Verification - Production

shared notification bell audience

Custom users

ach frontend audience

Android v11.0.0 and above

Users Receiving Payments Paused Notifications

smart goals test01

Manage Coach - US English Organizers Only + new funds only

Team EGG - IP Address list

NPO recommendations prod

Fundraiser Without Instagram Deep Link

Native 11.4.0 and above

UC Tipping v20250107

checkout headers audience

ai_title_page

anyword

openai

control

manual_entry

userEmail

template_id

userId

fundUrl

isCharityCo

email

appVersion

shouldBucketIntoExperiment

isEligibleForProfileBadge

partnerId

donationCadence

isActiveFundraiser

isPartner

isMobile

npoProfileOptIn

fundIsLinkedWithMeta

hasSessionDonation

categoryGroup

isCampaignOwner

fundHasInstagramDeepLink

Native 11.3.0 and above

Native 11.4.0 and higher

New funds eligible - Video Sharing (PROD)

GB Donation Upsell audience 

Auto Thanks V3 Rollout Audience

Thank you V3 testing whitelist

isRecurringFriendly

Is Recurring Friendly

Excluded funds - Video Sharing

NPO upsell animals category

NPO upsell disaster relief category

Logged In Users

CH Donation Upsell audience

Android v10.6.0 and above

NPO upsell essential needs category

NPO upsell medical category

userCurrencyCode

Localized Currency

NPO upsell cancer category

v11.5.0 and above

testAudience

pathname

Survicate

appVersion is at or above 12.8.0

Non-charity fund

isChallengeFundraiser

challenge-fundraisers

Payment Identity Launch Verification - Production

New funds eligible - Posters v2

CAD Donation Upsell Audience

Braze Email Tester

NPO Profile Opted-Out

iOS App Version

hasKnownDonors

PYMK has donors

iOS v12.3.0 and above

Supporting the O’Connell Family Through Karl’s Recovery

Still $7,252 to go. Help us build momentum.