The mothers of some students at a Winnipeg elementary school are doing what they can to help the family of an eight-year-old boy who broke his femur in a schoolyard accident.

Gertrude Hambira says her family has had to face a growing number of medical bills since her son, George, was injured outside Beaumont School on Oct. 18.

"I ran away and then I slipped and fall," George told CBC News late Monday.

The boy is wearing a cast on his right leg, from his waist to his ankle, as a result of the incident.

As well, he has to use a wheelchair to move around. The wheelchair costs the Hambira family $60 a month, and a specially designed bed costs $200 a month.

The family's health insurance does not cover all of those expenses, so a group of mothers — whose children also attend Beaumont School — is hosting a "bud and spud" fundraiser on Saturday evening at a Charleswood bar.

"I'd love to help her out as much as I can," said Candace Kreutzer, one of the organizers.

"It's just been heartwarming how many have wanted to donate, and how many want to come and support them."

Mother claims he was kicked

Members of the Hambira family were reunited in Winnipeg in November 2011, after they left their home country of Zimbabwe, where Gertrude Hambira said she was facing political persecution.

Hambira said she learned after George's accident that her son's injury might have been made worse.

"One or two kids started punching and kicking … or whatever you may call it, saying that he was faking the injury," she said.

An official with the Pembina Trails School Division told CBC News that the principal at Beaumont School investigated Hambira's allegations and found that while a couple of children touched George, their actions were not considered to be vindictive.

As a result, no disciplinary action will be taken, according to the division.

As for the fundraiser, Hambira said she can't thank the community enough.

"I really appreciate [it] and the family is very, very grateful, even [when] we look back to the time we got here," she said.