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<div>My name is Cristina, and I am a resident of South Minneapolis. I have created this campaign to support a team of four construction workers, some of whom are family, who have been unable to work for nearly a month due to recent ICE activity in our community. To protect their safety, their names and identities are being kept anonymous. This sudden loss of income has made it extremely difficult for them to meet their basic needs.
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<div>The funds raised will be distributed evenly among the four workers to help cover rent, food, and other essential expenses for them and their small families as they navigate this uncertain and stressful time. Any support—whether through donating or sharing this campaign, would make a meaningful difference and help provide much, needed stability.
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<div>Thank you for standing in solidarity!
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<div>Mi nombre es Cristina y soy residente del sur de Minneapolis. He creado esta campaña para apoyar a un grupo de cuatro trabajadores de la construcción, algunos de ellos familiares, que no han podido trabajar durante casi un mes debido a la reciente actividad de ICE en nuestra comunidad. Para proteger su seguridad, sus nombres e identidades se mantienen en anonimato. Esta pérdida repentina de ingresos ha hecho que sea extremadamente difícil para ellos satisfacer sus necesidades básicas.
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<div>Los fondos recaudados se distribuirán de manera equitativa entre los cuatro trabajadores para ayudar a cubrir la renta, la comida y otros gastos esenciales para ellos y sus pequeñas familias mientras enfrentan este tiempo incierto y estresante. Cualquier apoyo , ya sea donando o compartiendo esta campaña, marcaría una diferencia significativa y ayudaría a brindar una estabilidad muy necesaria.
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<div>Gracias por su solidaridad!
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Support for workers. Stability for families.

<div>I’m Alzahraa, born in Yemen and raised in America. My heart aches for the children in Yemen who face hunger, war, and loss every single day.
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<div><strong>Please donate, share, and stand with the children of Yemen — together, we can bring light to their darkest days</strong>
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Feed Hope: Help Children in Yemen Survive

<div>Hey guys, it's Shonda. I was so hesitant to make this because no one wants to have to ask for help. My health has taken a pretty serious turn. My liver levels are at their maximum levels and I am still waiting on good ol American insurance to approve my medicine! Without insurance it is 15k/ month and I need 2-3 months worth plus the additional scanning and tests in between.  All of these bills on top of little Sawyer having a bladder stone return, it is emptying my savings pretty quickly.  

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<div>I am being sent for an in depth cirrhosis scan on October 14 to see how much of my liver is damaged, that will be sent to insurance for another review to see if they will approve my medicine.

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<div>Throughout all of this I am deeply afraid I will end up in the hospital with no one (safe &amp; reliable) to take care of Sawyer, if you know any animal caretakers/ sitters who could treat Sawyer like a spoiled baby please let me know, I need to know he will be ok regardless of my outcome.

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<div>From Christine on 4/29/25 - Today has been the worst day of our lives.

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<div>I think that’s true not just for me, but for our whole family — and for everyone who loves Sophie.

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<div>She had her bone marrow biopsy today. The procedure itself went well, and thankfully she doesn’t seem to be in pain from it — but one of the biopsy sites hasn’t stopped oozing and just isn’t clotting like it should. Her levels have dropped to an uncomfortable place, and she’s now receiving platelet and red blood cell transfusions, along with other medications to help support her clotting.

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<div>We are officially transitioning care from the hospitalist team to the oncology team.

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<div><strong>Sophie has been diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML).</strong>

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<div>Our sweet, brave, beautiful girl…

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<div>We are still waiting on more details, including subtype, but they are moving quickly because <strong>this is something that cannot wait.</strong> Tomorrow, she will be placed under anesthesia again to have a central line inserted so that chemotherapy can begin as soon as possible.

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<div>To make things even harder, because Sophie is now immunocompromised, her daddy (Robert) is not able to be here at the hospital with us right now due to his shingles diagnosis. Please keep him in your prayers for healing and strength — it’s so painful for him not to be at her side.

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<div>Please continue to lift up Sophie and our family in prayer — we need it now more than ever. We know this will be a long road, but we are walking it with all the love and courage we can find.

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Support Sophie in Her Fight Against AML

<div>This past week the Darwich family lost their husband and father,Abe. His death came unexpectedly and shockingly. We are devastated by his sudden passing, as are many throughout the Spring Lake Park and Keller Williams Realty community.
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<div>Many people have asked what they can do to help his wife Maha and daughters Lana, Maya and Sila during this time, and we are inspired by the outpouring of love and support. This fundraiser was created because people have expressed their desire to help them at this time. All donations are appreciated, and would help them with future expenses and other bills that will need to be paid in the coming months.
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For the family of Abe   (Ibrahim Darwache)

<div>This past December, Abby went in for a routine pap for the first time in a few years. At first her results came back as abnormal but nothing to worry about.
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<div>In March, she had her first colposcopy, to take 3 biopsies. The results came back with severe dysplasia as well as Adenocarcinoma. This led to a larger, surgical biopsy in April. Abby was officially diagnosed with Cervical Cancer (stage 1A). We have been so grateful it was caught early on.  At this moment it has not spread further and there’s no lymph node involvement. 
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<div>Having the hysterectomy is going to bring many challenges.  While we are SO thankful Abby has access to excellent doctors in NY, it’s also scary as she lives half way across the country from our family, in an apartment on the 5th floor, without an elevator. The recovery for her surgery will keep her out of work for up to 6 weeks as her job is physical. All funds raised by the GoFundMe will be used towards the thousands of dollars in medical bills already acquired, the bills that will continue to come, and living expenses while she is unable to work. 
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Help Abby Kick Cancer Out!

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<div>This mom and daughter duo, Lynda and Hillary, have had a magnetic bond since the beginning. Soul mates, best friends, and overall the most idyllic mother-daughter dynamic. After Lynda brought Hillary into the world, they found their way to California. As life has a tendency, Lynda was pulled back to the East Coast and returned to New York City to care for Lynda's mother and aging relatives. Hillary stayed behind in California to care for their West Coast relatives. To no surprise, the long-distance relationship did not affect these two. If anything, it grew more intense than ever before! Travel became a regular and frequent part of their lives. 
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<div>As 2020 came and took the world to its knees, Lynda was living at ground-zero of the Coronavirus outbreak. As we all remember,  the travel restrictions kept so many families apart, including Lynda and Hillary. Then in October of 2020, Lynda started to suffer from some inexplicable symptoms such as severe body aches, drastic weight loss, restlessness, and overall feeling awful with no real indication as to why. All of her family equated these feelings to being cooped up in her Manhattan apartment during the extended pandemic. After a while of her expressing these severe symptoms to Hillary, the worry and concern began to take hold. Hillary was finally able to send a ticket for Mama to come out to California so she could care for her in person. 
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<div>Upon her arrival to Orange County, Lynda was extremely fragile and gravely ill. Weighing only 77 lbs. To her family on the West Coast, this was quite a shocking sight to see her in such a state. However, to imagine sending her back to New York was not an option. She needed medical attention immediately. Lynda was so weak she could barely hold her cell phone or walk without becoming winded. 
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<div>Hillary carried Lynda into the emergency room on Halloween night. Then, in the early morning of November 1, 2020, with Hillary by her side, Lynda was diagnosed with terminal Leukemia - Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML). The floor dropped from under this little family, and the world as they once knew it was completely flipped upside down as the word terminal illness echoed from each doctor, nurse, and specialist they encountered. 
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<div>With no time to let those words sink in, Lynda and Hillary immediately began desperate lifesaving cancer treatments. The next day Lynda began intense chemotherapy, and nurses had to shave off the long, gorgeous hair that she treasured. Next, the onslaught of social workers, hospital coordinators and insurance brokers had to come in and begin to guide them through the process of transitioning their whole lives to battle this horrific disease. Unfortunately, COVID had made all of these first moments much more complex and caused longer wait times due to many restrictions. Hillary sat on the phone for hours, trying to sort out switching insurances over the phone from one coast to another. This was the first sign of the many hurdles in their way as this battle had just begun. 
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<div>Lynda was in the ICU for those first weeks fighting for her life with minimal access to family visits and advocacy. However, the safest place that Lynda could be became increasingly more dangerous for her as the Coronavirus raged on. During the height of the pandemic, the hospital sent the entirety of Lynda’s cancer ward patients home to protect them from contracting COVID. This led Hillary to face some of her most intense fears. With no prior knowledge or training, Hillary had to learn from home how to administer IV medications, IV chemo, and daily belly injections to help Mama. 
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<div>So here we are! On August 27, 2022, Mama will courageously undergo her much-awaited bone marrow transplant to cure her terminal leukemia. Those close to Lynda know that her family is her world. All who have witnessed Lynda’s journey have seen her come into her strongest form. As she began this diagnosis as a seriously sick little lady - she has overcome all odds and has strengthened herself to a strong (still tiny, but mighty!) 73-year-old warrior ready for transplant. She is overcoming many complexities daily as the tests continue and the transplant date grows closer. Over the past two years, Lynda has suffered multiple infiltrated veins, blood clots, and two heart attacks. Moments of weakness, despair and glimpses of losing the desire to fight, Lynda has been constantly reminded by Hillary and all of the loved ones of her courage. Yet, she is ready now more than ever to get this procedure and spend many more happy years of life with those she holds closest. 
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<div>The role of a caregiver has been Hillary’s most tremendous honor and labor of love. All the while, Hillary is also the owner of a small tattoo studio, a single mama to three amazing kids, and she is a grandma to one crazy grandson. These many vital titles come with a high cost of time and an ongoing list of financial struggles. A transplant of this magnitude can be financially devastating to a two-income household. We can only imagine what it will have the capacity to do to a single mom and small business owner’s finances. The preparation for Lynda and the necessary accommodations needed in the household for aftercare is intensive, costly, time-consuming, but extremely necessary and urgent. The recovery will demand essential 24/7 caregiving and specific requirements for Lynda’s healing time, which includes creating a highly sterilized and hypoallergenic home for a safe environment with her new immune system.
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<div>Lynda and Hillary, thank you so much for all the love, support, prayers, kindness and positivity you have given them throughout this battle. Please consider donating today and sharing this with others to get the help this family desperately needs. All of the love Lynda and Hillary have received has made such a difference and honestly reminds them that no one fights alone. Let’s help these beautiful women get through this with as little stress and as much love as possible. 
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Lynda's Bone Marrow Transplant Journey

<font color="#333333">Hi everyone … I’m trying to raise money to bury my mom Angie I’m extremely overwhelmed .. please help anything is appreciated … Thank you again </font>

To Help My mom burial services

<p>On Sunday June 27th, our lives changed forever. My kids lost their dad and I lost my best friend. We shared a beautiful life together and his unconditional love for us will live on forever. He was taken from us too soon.
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Gil Hernandez Memorial Fund

Over the last few years, Cat has been experiencing severe symptoms of breast implant illness that has made it increasingly more difficult to work and function day to day making it imperative that she have emergency explant surgery (this means a bilateral breast implant removal, en bloc capsulectomy, and a mastopexy); however, insurance does not cover the cost of this surgery in any increment. These symptoms include, but are not limited to, extreme pain and burning in thumb joints, lower back, upper back and neck, chronic fatigue and brain fog, localized pain and burning in her breasts, panic attacks, anxiety, and depression. It has also led to swelling and inflammation throughout other parts of her body which has led to difficulty walking and the use of crutches, as well as, a few emergency room visits. <br /><br /><br />The following is taken from Cat’s personal Facebook recounting her experience with the illness:<br /><br /><br />“The last 5+ years or so I’ve had chronic fatigue, chronic inflammation in my joints, extreme “brain fog”, recurring colds &amp; sinus infections, sharp pain and burning on the sides and tops of both breasts, numbness on the bottom half of both breasts, heart palpitations, hand and arm tingling and pain, chronic muscle pain in back &amp; neck, shortness of breath, depression, anxiety, panic attacks, dizziness, nausea, decline in vision, temperature intolerance, swollen lymph nodes with pain/burning, sleep disturbances, headaches, and slow healing. <br /><br /><br />This is the SHORT list. While I don’t have all of these symptoms every day, I do have most. It has gotten to the point where I can’t blame “genetics” or “my age” anymore. I decided to look up what the hell was going on. Through research I found Breast Implant Illness. I’ve been in an amazing support group on Facebook where information is shared from women all over the world that suffer with this illness.  In 2008 I got breast implants and have noticed the decline in my health ever since. I eat better now than I ever did before, and have never felt worse. My body hates me. My body wants the pain to go away. Some days I can’t get out of bed, other days I can't get into bed because it hurts to lay down. I’m so sick of being sick. These toxic bags are affecting my physical, mental and emotional health GREATLY. <br /><br /><br />After talking to a few friends who have struggled with BII, I am determined to get this surgery to be able to live a normal and pain free life.”<br /><br /><br />Any donations are greatly appreciated. If you can not donate at this time, please share. Thank you!

Emergency Explant Surgery for Cat

<strong>As of 8/24/20 at 3:00pm, there have been over 13,417 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Metro Detroit alone and 1503 deaths, accounting for over a quarter of <a href="https://www.michigan.gov/coronavirus" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Michigan’s</a>  COVID-19 deaths.</strong><br /><br />Detroit hospitals are RUNNING OUT OF SUPPLIES for their frontline healthcare workers -- Doctors, Nurses &amp; healthcare staff who are treating COVID-19 patients. With more than 1,000 new coronavirus cases reported every day in metro Detroit, hospitals are already rationing personal protective gear like masks, gloves, and gowns.<br /><br />Lack of personal protection equipment for health-care workers puts nurses, doctors and their families at risk of becoming infected and threatens to overwhelm the healthcare system even more. Projected models suggest that the number of cases may not peak for several weeks. <strong>We must act now.</strong><br /><br /><br /><strong><a href="http://www.artistsallies.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Artists &amp; Allies</a></strong>  is a group of artists, designers, and makers who’ve banded together to procure and create facemasks, face shields, and other personal protective equipment items for front-line workers. Some of us are based in Detroit, some are at the University of Michigan, and others are situated in Hong Kong and China.<br /><br />We spoke with medical professionals and hospital administrators to identify that their greatest needs are N95/KN95 masks, surgical masks, gloves, and gowns. We are working with friends and hospital workers to start this fundraising campaign to secure medical masks, and other Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), to the healthcare workers who need it most. <br /><br />Due to strong personal &amp; professional relationships, we are able to secure a large supply of medical &amp; surgical masks from certified equipment manufacturers to be shipped to Detroit.<br /><br />100% of donations will go directly into the acquisition and delivery of face shield armatures, N95 and KN95 masks, and other Personal Protective Equipment for frontline caregivers in Detroit’s busiest Emergency Rooms and Intensive Care Units. The more money we raise the more PPE we will buy. No money raised will be used for anything other than the purchase and shipping of PPE.<br /><br /><br /><strong>OUR GOAL AND STRATEGIES</strong><br /><br />We are working to provide personal protective equipment through partnerships with trusted materials suppliers, rapid design and testing, 3D printing, and sewing. Our  international partners have sourced KN95 masks costing $800 USD, including shipping, for 480 KN95 masks and are now sourcing N95 masks @ about $3 each, plus shipping.<br /><br />Your support and funds will be used to purchase these masks and donate them to Detroit-based hospitals, starting with <a href="https://healthcare.ascension.org/Locations/Michigan/MIDET/Detroit-Ascension-St-John-Hospital" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Ascension</a>  St. John Hospital, <a href="http://www.sgintmed.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">DMC</a>  Sinai-Grace Hospital, and <a href="https://www.beaumont.org/health-wellness/coronavirus" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Beaumont Hospital</a> , Detroit. The Beaumont Hospitals in Michigan are currently treating 1070+ COVID-19 patients (April 8th 2020). We will send future shipments to other Detroit-based hospitals, focusing first on those in SE Detroit who are seeing the most cases and have the greatest need.<br /><br />On April 2nd 2020, our first sample of 3D printed face shield armature shipped to Hong Kong and was quality tested by a Hong Kong member of our team. The face shield was created based on <a href="https://3dverkstan.se/protective-visor/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">a Swedish design</a>  that is now being used <a href="https://www.dwell.com/article/3d-printed-face-shields-coronavirus-covid-19-personal-protection-equipment-1e3aadc7" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">all over the world</a> , but our version is different as it is printed in a much higher quality filament. This is much stronger and less brittle. It will last longer, coping with multiple disinfecting cycles, so the transparent plastic shield attached to it can be thrown away when it is scratched from use and a new piece fitted. This design allows us to quickly assemble the plastic face cover using easily available hole punches. We anticipate being able to place orders for many thousands of those armatures in the next few days @ $1.40/armature.<br /><br /><br />If we surpass this GoFundMe goal, we will keep acquiring additional PPE for frontline healthcare workers until every last penny is spent.<br /><br /><br /><strong>OUR COMMITMENT</strong><br /><br />We will be posting stories &amp; photos of our donations, hand-offs, and the doctors you are helping on our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/artists.a.allies/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Facebook</a>  and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/artistsandallies/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Instagram</a> .<br /><br /><img src="https://d2g8igdw686xgo.cloudfront.net/47261144_1586442393380877_r.jpeg" alt="47261144_1586442393380877_r.jpeg" width="100%" media_type="3" /><br /><br /><strong>STORIES FROM THE FIELD</strong><br /><br />“I’m breaking. It’s truly frightening. I’m working with  some of the bravest co-workers. There’s nothing to describe what’s happening. Resources are slim. They’re giving us an N95 mask and a paper bag for the entire year. Do you think that sounds safe? There are no masks. There are no gowns. We’re running out of gloves. We cannot stay safe and care for people. We are making life and death decisions for people."<br /><strong>— Emergency Room Nurse, Ascension Providence Hospital</strong><br /><br /> <br />“We are going to see a big tsumani …The growth rate is 100%. We are doubling every day… Detroit has a very high-risk population. On top of all these high-risk factors, we are socially and fiscally underserved. That’s why we are becoming the next epicenter with the trends that we’re seeing. The Detroit medical center is burning now.”<br /><strong>— Dr. Teena Chopra, Detroit Medical Center</strong><br /><br /> <br />‘”My division does not have N95 masks,” said a Henry Ford Health System nurse who works in direct patient care, saying that her hospital is rationing supplies. She now wears a regular surgical mask to treat patients with COVID-19 symptoms. Gowns and N95 respirator masks are being reserved for the medical staff working at the coronavirus drive-up screening tents and at hospital entrances. "I need my job but I am risking my own health everyday now," she said. "Honest to goodness, it’s getting worse day by day. "Patients are coughing in our faces."’<br /><strong>—<a href="https://www.freep.com/story/news/health/2020/03/21/coronavirus-michigan-nurses-masks-ppe-hospitals-covid-19/2879233001/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Detroit FreePress</a></strong> <br /><br /><br />"There is limited excess capacity in the system for most emergency departments (EDs), and these shortages are going to lead to increasing challenges for our nation’s EDs in the coming months.”<br /><strong>– Dr. James Paxton, Detroit Receiving Hospital</strong><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>WHO WE ARE</strong><br /><br /><strong>Artists &amp; Allies</strong> is organized by <strong>Jane Prophet</strong>, a British artist and the Associate Dean for Research, Creative Work, and Strategic Initiatives at the Penny W. Stamps School of Art &amp; Design at the University of Michigan. Prophet relocated to Michigan in July 2018; from 2012-2016 Prophet was associate dean research in a design and media school at City University in Hong Kong. Having kept in touch with many of her Hong Kong friends and colleagues and hearing about their challenges during the COVID-19 outbreak, Prophet felt compelled to organize an international team focused on addressing this global crisis.<br /><br /> <br /><strong>Rebekah Modrak</strong> is an artist and professor at the University of Michigan. She is a social critic concerned with the way inequities play out and affect agency, education, and, in this case, healthcare. <br /><br /><strong>Steve Neavling</strong> is a Detroit-based investigative journalist for Metro Times. His work focuses on racial and economic disparities, environmental justice, and underserved communities.  <br /><br /><strong>Halima Cassells</strong> is a native Detroiter, community-engaged artist, and mom of three.  Her work explores value placement, village wisdom, and the necessary mechanics for operationalized community thriving.<br /><br /><strong>Ivan Zhao</strong>, Hong Kong new media artist and senior maker, inventor of the flexible 3D printer buildplate, Easy-Peelzy.<br /><br /><strong>Stephanie Brown</strong> is an interdisciplinary <a href="https://www.stephaniebphotos.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">artist</a>  based in Atlanta, GA. She creates photographic and interactive conceptual experiences. Broadly, her work is a historical yet critical investigation of identity construction and the occurrence of implicit and explicit bias in the world around us.<br /><br /> <br /><br /><strong>ADVISORS &amp; PARTNERS</strong><br /><br /><strong>Detroit Medical Center</strong>,  Detroit Receiving Hospital, Detroit, Michigan.<br /><br /><strong>Stephanie Dickey</strong> is a fiber-<a href="https://www.facebook.com/stefnty/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">artist</a>  at designer in Detroit, Michigan. Her shop is now making masks for frontline workers. She is also making masks to sell to fund the making of the ones she donates <br /><br /><strong>Sheila M. Palmer</strong> is a fiber <a href="http://quetarshetextiles.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">artist</a>  in Detroit, Michigan who is the owner of a small studio downtown.  <a href="http://www.quetarshetextiles.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Quetarshe Textiles Design Studio</a> who is making masks for frontline workers, associates, family and friends and creative entrepreneurs. She is listed on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sheila_m_palmer/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Instagram</a>  and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Quetarshe/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Facebook</a> . <br /><br /> <br /><strong>Aside from donations, how can we help?</strong><br /><br />If you are a <strong>ER and/or ICU frontline healthcare worker</strong>, or a hospital supply administrator you can <a href="http://gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">email us</a>  with a subject headline “Hospital Professional: PPE Requests” at [email redacted] <br /><br />If you want to volunteer to help us with Detroit distribution you can <a href="http://gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">email us</a>  with a subject headline “PPE Distribution Help”. <br /><br />If you have a <strong>direct relationship with PPE manufacturers</strong> that can provide equipment at market costs, or you can help with <strong>supply chain management</strong> between US and China, please <a href="http://gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">email us</a> with a subject headline “PPE Equipment Manufacturer”.<br /><br /> If you can help us to <strong>source <a href="https://3dverkstan.se/protective-visor/protective-visor-versions/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">plastic shield materials</a> </strong> to fit the US specified shield armatures that we are having manufactured please <a href="http://gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">email us</a>  with a subject headline “plastic shield materials.<br /><br />If you are a <strong>member of the press</strong>, or would like to connect us with a member of the press, <a href="http://gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">email us</a>  with the subject headline “Press Contact” at [email redacted] <br /><br /> <br /><br /><strong>Follow us: <br /></strong><br />Facebook: @artists.a.allies<br /><br />Instagram: @ArtistsAndAllies<br /><br />Hashtag: #ArtistsandAllies

Protect Detroit Healthcare Workers from COVID19

<p>Let me preface this by saying that in the back of my mind I knew that if I ever started a fundraiser for one business, it would be Caffetto, my favorite coffeeshop on Earth. Only I thought that should this ever actually happen, it would be due to a new Starbucks being installed into one of those nearby condo buildings, an accidentally expired lease, or something less dire than a virus.<br /><br />What a crazy uncertain time we're experiencing now. It seems we all have to say goodbye to our old way of living just out of nowhere. I find myself feeling especially strong feelings of love to all the people in my life that i wonder if i took for granted, and to the parts of my old way of living that meant a lot to me. One of those parts of my life I am referring to is the loveliest coffeeshop I've ever been to. I call it The Happiest Place on Earth™. I have spent a New Year's Eve sobbing to Brent at the counter right at midnight about how my life was going all wrong, as though he were some sort of bartender. Another time, I walked in Caffetto to see two of my very best friends giddy because they had JUST got engaged. I spent every other night here in college "studying" for classes with my best friend Maria, only to just end up talking the whole time while Kenny played Tom Waits in the background. Weddings have happened here. A cat (memorialized in a painting on the wall) "lived" here. If I need a hug, I know I can always count on seeing David with his Sharpies and coat of signatures.<br /><br />I know I am not the only one who considers Caffetto a Minneapolis landmark that would be a huge loss should it go under. I understand we are about to lose a lot of businesses, and I know that once society returns back to normal, we all want to have some semblance of the life we knew before. I wanted to make this fundraiser as a way for others like me who are really concerned about the future of this staple of Minneapolis. A place oozing with character and with characters. <br /><br />Brent, the owner, is my good friend and one of the nicest people I know.The kind of person who buys all his employees a whole pie just because he had stopped at the best pie shop on his way back from a road trip. He was hoping to be able to keep paying his employees to help them through this time. This fundraiser would go to help that as well ensure that the business can stay going. I am very grateful for your consideration to donate. Hope everyone is as well as possible!  &lt;3 <br /><br />At the request of the GoFundMe team, my name is Krista Vosper. I am a longtime frequenter of Caffetto, located nearby where I live in Minneapolis. The owner of Caffetto, Brent Schimnoski, is my sister's boyfriend, and a close personal friend of mine. I do not have any affiliation with Caffetto, other than being a regular customer there. All of the money raised will support the business from financial struggles due to the COVID-19 virus. I asked Brent where the money will go to, and he says to rent and utilities as needed. He is hoping to get some business loans as well, and if so, the remaining amount will be distributed amongst the employees. If he is unable to get loans, then the funds will have to go to covering the basics until he can open Caffetto again. 
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<p>I am extremely grateful for all of you who have shown support thus far, and to GoFundMe for providing a platform to raise that money. I set the goal at $11,111, but please keep donating, as there's no way of knowing how long this small business will be affected. I have also been informed that GoFundMe has partnered with Yelp, Intuit QuickBooks, GoDaddy, and Bill.com to donate grants to many small businesses affected by this virus. Hoping Caffetto gets a piece of this!<br /><br />#SmallBusinessRelief
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Support to Save Caffetto Coffee Shop from Closing

This is Landen, he is the sweetest kindest 5 year old you will ever meet. His soul is soft and gentle and instantly brings a smile to everybody he meets. He is full of energy and life and enjoys soccer, playing with friends and family and playing hockey with his brother and sister. He was enjoying a day at the Mall of America with his mom and friend on Friday morning when a stranger maliciously grabbed him and threw him over the 3rd floor balcony for no apparent reason. The family doesn’t know him and are completely clueless as to why this monster would target their family with this heinous act of violence. <br /><br />My wife and His mother have been best friends since they were 3 years old. They have grown up together, started their families together and truly have a lifelong friendship for the ages. Their family is always so generous to others, they give without expecting anything in return and are the type of family you always hope to live next door. <br /><br />Landen has a very long road to recovery ahead of him. He suffered life threatening injuries, many people who fall from that distance aren’t as lucky to make it. He has many surgeries ahead in his life to try to get back to a normal life for a young, vibrant boy. We started this GoFundMe for their family to help cover the immense medical costs and rehabilitation costs for the long road ahead. Thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedules to hear about their story.<br /><br />A mailing address has been set up to send cards and well wishes to Landen:<br /><br />Prayers for Landen<br />PO Box 43516 <br />Brooklyn Park, MN 55443-4200<strong><br /><br />Only Landen's family will have access to these funds in relation to his healing process. To allow them the time and focus they need to care for Landen until they're ready to withdraw, the funds will be safe in GoFundMe's system.</strong>

Help For Landen - Mall Of America Attack Victim

Ava <strong>First Day Of School, September 2016</strong><br /><img class="not-resizable" src="https://d2g8igdw686xgo.cloudfront.net/19455124_1503640881.0286_funddescription.png" alt="" width="100%" /><br /><br />Ava and her sister Cat with Mrs. Claus <br /><img src="https://d2g8igdw686xgo.cloudfront.net/19455124_1496118444.907_funddescription.jpg" alt="19455124_1496118444.907_funddescription." /><br />Cat and Ava with Santa Claus<br /><br />The beginning of a <strong> l o n g</strong>  journey! <br /><img class="not-resizable" src="https://d2g8igdw686xgo.cloudfront.net/19455124_1503641023.9562_funddescription.png" alt="" width="100%" />The day she was put on the <strong>ECMO</strong> machine<br /><br />Thank you Laura Lee from:  <a href="http://www.kaaltv.com">www.kaaltv.com</a> for Ava's biggest birthday gift by coming to Ava's birthday to do her story!!!<br /><a href="http://www.kaaltv.com/news/rochester-mayo-clinic-ava-heart/4586344/?cat=10151" target="_blank"><a href="http://www.kaaltv.com/news/rochester-mayo-clinic-ava-heart/4586344/?cat=10151" target="_blank" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">http://www.kaaltv.com/news/rochester-mayo-clinic-ava-heart/4586344/?cat=10151</a></a> <br /><br />Hello  Friends... <br /><br />My name is Michelle and I would like for you to meet 3 1/2 year old  <strong>A v a</strong>  Lengsavath  who is desperately waiting for a  <strong>h e a r t</strong>  transplant at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. <br /><br />Two weeks leading up to her diagnosis, Ava started to have  <strong>d i f f i c u l t y</strong>  walking due to being very fatigue. During  this  time,  her  parents noticed  that  her  s t o m a c h   was more  swollen  than  usual  and  her mood  c h a n g e d.  Ava  went  from  being  a  social and happy little girl to detaching herself from family and friends. On December 23, 2016 she was admitted into the ER at the Children's Hospital  in St. Paul and was diagnosed with <strong>Restrictive Cardiomyopathy &amp; Diastolic Heart Failure.  </strong>The ventricles of her heart expanded and filled with blood  which  means  her  heart  can't  pump  blood properly. It  usually  leads  to  <strong>heart failure</strong>. Ava was then immediately transported to the <strong>Minneapolis Children's Hospital</strong>.  The  next  day,  doctors  did  a  biopsy  on  her  heart,  MRI's,  CT  Scans,  Echogram  and  blood  work.  Her  diagnosis  was   c o n f i r m e d - <strong>Restrictive Cardiomyopathy</strong>. She  was  discharged  from  the  hospital  a  few  d a y s  later.  While  home,  she  suffered  a   <strong>s t r o k e </strong> and  lost  the  use  of  her  left  arm  and  leg.  With  e x t e n s i v e  physical  therapy,  they  will  try  and <strong> r e s t o r e</strong>  movement, but the doctors think the transplant will help regain strength better.  <br /><br />After receiving treatment at the Minneapolis Children's Hospital, she was given a heart specialist and was referred to the <strong>Mayo Clinic</strong>. On May 10, 2017, her heart was filling up too much so the doctors put her on an <strong>ECMO</strong> machine. She will need to  s t a y  on it until she receives a new  <strong>h e a r t</strong>. <br /><br />At  the  time  of  Ava's  d i a g n o s i s ,  Cat  ( Ava's older sister )  had  been  saving  up  for a  Disney Cruise . Cat  gave  <strong>a l l</strong>   of  her  money  from   her  p i g g y  b a n k  to her mother (about $50) and said, “Here's the money I saved for Disney. You don't have to work. I just want Ava to be  s a f e  and <strong>well</strong>!” Cat has been staying at the hospital from Friday to Sunday. The day she has to go back home for school, she has a  <strong>VERY</strong>  hard time. Her father works while her mother  stays  with  Ava  full-time. An  aunt ,  who  is  also  <strong>battling</strong>  stage  4  l u n g  c a n c e r, stays with them and takes care of Cat while her parents take care of Ava. <br /><br />According to the doctors, the  <strong>a v e r a g e</strong>  expenses for the first year of treatment can be about $500,000 or more! When and  IF  she receives a new  h e a r t, she  will  need  to  take  medication  for  the  rest  of  her  life  to  maintain  a <strong> h e a l t h y</strong> heart. She will not be able to skip even  O N E  dosage! The new heart will last between 5-20 years depending on its strength. Meaning she will most likely receive a few <strong>more</strong> heart transplants! <br /><br />I have a son here who is a Stem Cell patient and is in the pediatric wing so I was able to  <strong>m e e t</strong>   Ava and her family. With us being here for about two years, I was able to connect with the family and show some understanding. I mentioned the  <strong>GoFundMe </strong> program and they had no idea there was a way to get some help. From one family to another, we would like to <strong>s h a r e</strong>   this and give others the opportunity to help them. Little Ava has a  <strong>V E R Y</strong>  long road ahead of her. Her journey has just begun! We are asking for your help to  <strong>a l l e v i a t e</strong>  any medical costs necessary to give this beautiful little girl a chance at a  <strong>n o r m a l</strong>  and healthy life! Thanks in advance  for being a part of this journey with us!<br /><br /><br /><strong>L o v e . . .  </strong><br /><br />Michelle Fisher

Little Ava's Heart Transplant Fund

Our friends Jordan and Katelyn got married on 11/12/13 and as some of you may know, on December 16th, 2015, they had a beautiful baby daughter, Jett Young.  What you might not know is that Jett was born with aortic stenosis, a serious condition restricting blood flow from the heart.<br /> Since birth, this precious little girl has had to have 3 heart surgeries which haven't helped her condition. Doctors now believe she needs a heart transplant. Because of her size and condition, she is currently first on the list to receive a new heart. She was airlifted from Children's Hospital in the Twin Cities to Mayo Hospital in Rochester, MN on January 20th, 2016.<br /><br />Jordan and Katelyn have been really strong throughout this incomprehensible experience, but I know that Jordan was recently laid off. He has since found a new job but their health insurance was impacted and the past and future medical costs are well beyond what their new insurance policy will cover.<br /><br />Please keep Jett and her parents in your thoughts and prayers and if you have the ability, please help contribute (any amount you can) to her heart transplant. I know that they would really appreciate it.<br /><br /><br />Sincerely,<br /><br />Amanuel &amp; Kristen Medhanie

Jett Everly Young Memorial

Our sweet baby girl was very excited to meet us and decided she couldn't wait any longer. Willow Harper Noland born at 22 weeks and 5 days, weighing 1lb 5oz has a long journey at the Nicu at Children's Hospital. With her long journey we are aware of her large medical bills that will be coming our way. What we are asking for is just the beginning, but every cent we can get will help! All the money will be put towards her care and medical bills.  Thank you for your support . <br><br>

Willow Harper Noland 

The most lovable dog "Joe Joe" was hit by a car on Saturday Dec. 14th. He has a broken leg and chipped teeth and will need more expensive tests to determine the severity of his condition. Joe Joe is having a difficult time moving around and the vet said that his stomach has some fluids in it that could be a very serious problem.   He is so very important to Courtney and any help that can be given would be greatly appreciated.  Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

Joe Joe's Medical Fund