A custom car rally to support the recovery of motorcycle enthusiast Paul Kerr has left him and his family overwhelmed and grateful.
Rally organizer Scott Robertson decided to fundraise for Kerr after injuries suffered while pinned under a motorcycle in the Kootenays this summer.
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“The first thing I did was reach out to the family…to let them know that there’s a lot of people in Vancouver that want to help out,” he says.
Kerr was reported missing on June 14. After two days being unable to move, he was found less than seven hours from death after a group of mountain bikers found him under his motorcycle in a bush en route to Gray Creek.
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“It couldn’t be a worse thing happening to a good guy,” says Robertson, who worked with Kerr at a custom car shop in Vancouver.
Kerr had his leg amputated and suffered a head injury that left him without memory of the incident.
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But his sister Nuala says he’s motivated and focused on his recovery.
“He has accepted what has happened and is focused on moving forward…we couldn’t be more proud of how he’s approached it,” she says.
In addition to organizing today’s rally, Robertson collected donations to offset transportation, medical and home renovation costs related to Kerr’s recovery and rehabilitation.
Kerr’s family is still collecting donations on their GoFundMe page.
The support of Robertson and others in Vancouver has not gone unnoticed by Kerr and his family in Kimberly.
“I can’t say enough about how grateful we are for all the support we’ve had from all over the place,” said Nuala.
“He’s had such an outpouring of kindness and prayers that he’s just overwhelmed. But he thinks it’s amazing.”
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