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Fundraiser for her dog blows away Ailsa as Wellingtonians give $1400

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A LADY’S BEST FRIEND: Ailsa Lipscombe with her assistance dog at the City Market. IMAGE: Shirleen Oh

MORE than $1400 of generosity has eased some of the pain that Ailsa Lipscombe lives with every day.

The money was raised for assistance dog Connie, who Ailsa (right) needs because she is legally blind, as well as dealing with chronic pain.

“I had no idea what to expect, I was aiming for $500 as it’s a nice round number,” Ailsa says.

“We received over $1400, I was blown away. It totally surpassed my expectations.”

Ailsa set up an awareness stand inside the foyer of New World Wellington City and at City Market, Saturday and Sunday respectively.

‘Please Ask To PET ME’ was the message on Connie’s harness, as she lay on a rug beside her owner.

“She was in her harness so she knew she was working. We allowed people to pat the dogs this week, which we don’t normally allow under normal circumstances,” Ailsa says.

The cost of getting the Labrador retriever is $20,000, a goal Ailsa is still working towards.

“I’m currently on $8000, I have another $12,000 to fundraise,” she says.

Ailsa, Connie and others around the country fundraised during Assistance Dogs International Week.

She is studying for a Master’s in Music degree at Victoria University, so Ailsa had to do her fundraising over the weekend.

It was also a good opportunity to raise the profile of Assistance Dogs New Zealand (ADNZ) as a charity.

PLEASE ASK TO PAT ME: Connie was well-behaved during the fundraisers. IMAGE: Ailsa Lipscombe

PLEASE ASK TO PAT ME: Connie was well-behaved during the fundraisers. IMAGE: Ailsa Lipscombe

“It’s important to do more variety of campaigns to reach a more widespread appeal.”

Since the fundraisers, Ailsa has been back at university and is brainstorming future fundraiser ideas.

Ailsa’s Complex Regional Pain Syndrome is an incurable nerve condition that leaves her in excruciating pain her ankle from a fall she had when she was 13.

ADNZ released this week that the fundraiser week raised $26,000 nationwide.

Anyone who wants to donate to Ailsa’s cause can do so at www.givealittle.co.nz/cause/ailsalipscombe


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