Ashley Needs Hearing Supplies!

Hello wonderful peeps, my name is Keshy Jeong and I need your help!!

My friend and incoming CalArts Character Animation BFA1 classmate Ashley Nicole Boyd was recently diagnosed with hearing loss.

I met Ashley in the CalArts Online Animation Portfolio Development Workshop and she's one of the most hard-working artists I've ever met. She was always going far past the requirements of each assignment, impressing her classmates and instructor with her sheer determination to succeed. She worked so hard to be accepted into CalArts, and it would be a huge loss to our community if she were not able to attend due to health costs!!

Ashley says:

"My hearing loss is genetic, and I was diagnosed this summer after getting unrelated surgery.

The hearing supplies I'm trying to pay for are Widex Dream 440's, an M-Dex so I can use my phone, connect to computers & bluetooth devices, and a bluetooth microphone for professors to wear during class so I can hear them.

Without my hearing devices, I can't attend CalArts as I won't be able to hear professors or films, but I also won't be able to return to work since my hearing loss makes me miss 40%+ of human speech.

Total it'll be around $6000 for the hearing aids, bluetooth mic for teachers, and M-Dex to make it all work."

(EDIT 11/09/14: Ashley took out a loan from a family member to cover these supplies for school. This page now helps her to repay her loan, rather than acquire these supplies to begin with!)

The specific costs are:
Hearing Aids - Widex Dream 440 Fusion RIC: $5802.00
M Dex Bluetooth Remote: $473.00
Phonak RemoteMic: $186.99
Total: $6,461.99

Students from CalArts Character Animation's incoming BFA1 class have offered to help Ashley by donating original art, ranging from thank-you card doodles to full commissions, as reward levels. You may request a specific artist, but there's no guarantee that they will be able to fulfill your request. Thanks!

Our artists at calarts18 are:
Keshy Jeong (princekeshyart)
Jackie Files (theweepywillow)
Caitlin VanArsdale (cachava)
Charlotte Hong (charlottehbh)
Rhea Dadoo (ratites)
Eddie Wright (narciscyst)
Caroline Quach (carolinequach)
Tori Niu (toriknew)
Clara Horst (icosa)
Ena Kim (tangmelon)
Alexis Page (alexis-page)
Jackie Cole (jackiekong31)
Genevieve Barron (mintyfizz)
Yvonne Chien (optivity)
Liana Krakirian (lianasbananas)
Josue Geronimo (josuegeronimo)
Kelsey Estep (callmekae)
Noor Rasoul (burstinglight)
Rachel Kim (forgetfulthings)
Gabby Capili (memoircomics)
Sprout Lopez (sproutsketch)
Ben Mansfield (ben-h-mansfield)
Marky Szram (markyanna)
Lizzy Tartikoff (asmonsters)
Jebby Zhang (jebbyzhang)
Gaby Camarillo Gil (silvermender)
Wesley Fuh (fuhportfolio)
Hazien Lyles-Saunders (cat-monster)
Ashley Boyd (anbart)

Additional artists:
Bravo (im-bravo)
Alice Ruth Solarz Brereton (Pickled Alice Illustration)

Please be sure to include your email and/or mailing address if you wish to receive a reward!

Our goal is set to $7500.00 to account for the 5% GoFundMe fee and the 2.9% + $.30 per donation fee for WePay. Any excess funds not used for Ashley's hearing supplies or site fees will be used for tuition and the cost of stamps for mailing out art.

We hope to reach our goal by orientation for CalArts on September 2nd, 2014. (EDIT 11/09/14: This date has since passed, and now the payment deadlines are dictated by the family member from whom Ashley received her loan... does "as soon as possible" suffice?)

Thank you so much for visiting this page, we all appreciate your help!!