CHAD
Every day in Nebraska: at least one person dies from a traumatic brain injury (TBI), three people are hospitalized and over 24 people a day visit the emergency department because of TBI. Jason Hansen survived a devastating brain injury in 1996. Through many years of perseverance, hard work, and hope he states that life is “better than before the accident”. This year, together with his wife, Lori, they have been named the 2023 Co-Chairs for CHAD Central and West Nebraska.
Former police officer Jason Hansen’s car flipped and rolled on December 8, 1996, and he was ejected out of the glass roof. Although he was able to get immediate assistance, he was hospitalized for two weeks recovering from physical wounds and a closed head injury. He had horrible hallucinations, crippling fear, and anxiety. He suffered from pain and his short-term memory was no longer dependable.
This made continuing with a law enforcement career impossible and he found himself divorced and in need of a new career path. He says it was a dark and angry place to be. However, over the next several years, he read books, remained open to possibilities, and slowly rebuilt his confidence. He married Lori and started a family and new life in North Platte, Nebraska where the two of them own a successful wealth management company, Midwest Family Financial. They ask if you know someone that has had a brain injury, have patience with them. They might be fighting a battle that you do not fully understand.
Jason and Lori Hansen will be sharing their story of hope and success during CHAD’s 2023 Central West campaign season. They will be available to speak at businesses throughout the region. To schedule a talk and campaign for your business contact Kari Stofer at [email protected].
CHAD promotes member agencies and encourages workplace campaigns where employees can choose the agency or agencies they value most to receive their donations.
CHAD is a fundraising federation of 24 premier Nebraska non-profit health agencies raising charitable contributions primarily through annual corporate employee giving campaigns. CHAD works to improve the lives of Nebraskans affected by a disability, chronic disease, and end-of-life care by uniting caring donors in the workplace with health issues and causes important to them and their families. In addition to funding for research, operations and client services, donations received by CHAD provide support services and public health education programs. CHAD just celebrated 50 years of connecting companies and causes to raise funds for Nebraska’s leading health agencies.
Member health agencies include: The ALS Association; Alzheimer’s Association Nebraska Chapter; American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Nebraska; American Lung Association in Nebraska; Arthritis Foundation Nebraska; Autism Action Partnership; Brain Injury Alliance of Nebraska; Crohn's & Colitis Foundation, Nebraska/Iowa Chapter; Cystic Fibrosis Foundation – Nebraska Chapter; Epilepsy Foundation Nebraska; Heart Heroes, Inc.; JDRF Nebraska–Iowa Chapter; Leukemia & Lymphoma Society – Nebraska Chapter; March of Dimes, Nebraska & Western Iowa Market; National MS Society, Mid-America Chapter; Nebraska AIDS Project; Nebraska Chapter of the National Hemophilia Foundation; Nebraska Community Blood Bank; Nebraska Health Care Foundation; Nebraska Hospice and Palliative Care Association; Nebraska Kidney Association; Susan G. Komen®; Team Jack Foundation and United Cerebral Palsy of Nebraska.
For more information about CHAD and the work of its member agencies, go to www.chadnebraska.org or email Kari Stofer at [email protected]