We’re keeping our fundaraiser simple this year, given the general state of things. Many of us already helped Darren raise funds for Trevor Project & other orgs with DEC•AID, and much of the theatre community is struggling due to the pandemic. So this year we’re raising money for BCEFA’s COVID-19 Emergency Assistance Fund, through which The Actors Fund supports the folks who work in theater & the performing arts. We’ve set the goal at $3434 in honor of Darren’s 34th, but really any amount we can raise helps! If you’re able to donate, please do. You can also help out by sharing and asking friends to contribute.
On Monday April 5th, my grandmother was a victim of a carjacking in her own driveway. One of the individuals (there were 4) was brandishing a spiked lawn decoration as a weapon. She begged them to return her purse which had all of her credit cards, license, phone, and other belongings but they refused. They drove off and then totaled her vehicle. Her insurance will cover the payments on her old car, but won’t help pay for for a new one. And so I’ve started a GoFundMe to help get her a new car paid in full so she has one less thing to worry about. Please. She feels scared in her own home and at 74 years old by herself, that’s something she should never have to experience. She’s always given back to her community and taken care of her family. She’s like a mother to me and I want to give back to her. If you can help, please consider donating however much you can, even if it’s only a dollar. Every little bit helps. If you can’t donate, that’s ok as I know times are hard. But please help me to help her. Share this around as much as you can. I’ll never be able to repay her for all she’s done for me but if I can at least do this, that’ll put her mind to ease in a small way.
Proceeds will go primarily to the Bay Area Anti-Repression Committee Bail Fund ( https://rally.org/ARCbailfund ), and to funding materials and workshops for local street medics.
So this is my current situation. I go in for surgery tomorrow morning (5 May 2022) for the orthopedic specialists to try to add pins, screws, plates, silverware, glassware, maybe a kitchen sink, etc. to try to keep my ankle rather ankle-shaped.
I registered for the surgery online. You have to make some sort of payment prior to treatment if it’s been scheduled like this, and this is what popped up:
Not that this is just the cost of the surgery.
It does not include the ten hours in the ER, will not include any medications, or follow up appointments, or therapies, or mobility aids, or anything else of that nature. I’m also expecting to be out of work for at least 6 more weeks… after missing this whole week.
I set up a gofundme to get some help. More of the “how it happened” is available through the link. The goal for the crowdfunding is only enough to cover the surgery and (approximately) the time off work.
I would really appreciate any help y’all can give - even if it’s only spreading the word around.
1115/8000 so far!!
Thank you, everybody, for your support!
You’re all amazing, and I deeply appreciate each and every one of you who has donated and spread the word. It would be wonderful if we can keep telling people and donating, to try to hit that goal!
Featuring lettering by a luxe contraband, this 12-page calendar celebrates the beauty of water as seen from the California coast. Each month includes a postcard and a quote by an inspiring woman.
