Financial-aid recipient: For 18 years, Carol Kelly was the Hair and Makeup Coordinator for Phamaly, the acclaimed Denver theatre company that creates performance opportunities for actors with disabilities. Most recently, she worked on Cabaret at the Denver Center’s Space Theatre.
Her medical story: Carol has been put on a two-week medical leave by her doctor for two injured hips, and her current employer does not have offer short-term disability.
How we will help: Carol has no savings and needs help getting through this immediate rough patch. The Denver Actors Fund is replacing her lost pay for these two weeks, which comes to $1,000, so she can focus on getting healthy again. The ordeal has also left her feeling lonely and anxious, so two DAF volunteers will be coming to her home this week to provide companionship. Including targeted donations from the public, the DAF has now made $1,499 available to Carol.
How you can help us help Carol more: Financially speaking, Carol is living day-to-day. If you would like to direct a specific, additional donation to give her some breathing room moving forward, simply mail checks made out to The Denver Actors Fund (with Carol Kelly’s name in the topic field) to P.O. Box 11182, Denver, CO, 80212. Or use this donation link. If you use the online option, be sure to designate that your donation is targeted for Carol Kelly. Otherwise, your donation will be applied to the replenishment of the Denver Actors Fund’s general fund.
A message from Carol Kelly: “It means so much to me to know that during this really scary, lonely time, my beloved community is there. I am overwhelmed by all the generosity, I look forward to paying it forward when I am back on my feet!”
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The Denver Actors Fund is a modest source of immediate, situational relief when members of the local theater community find themselves in medical need. To date, the Fund has allocated more than $129,000 to artists facing medical need. In addition to financial relief, a team of more than 60 Denver Actors Fund volunteers offers good neighborly assistance including meal prep and delivery, child care, transportation, errands, construction, pet-sitting and more. For more information, visit our web site at DenverActorsFund.Org.
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Denver, CO 80212
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COMING DECEMBER 19: THE NIGHTLY MET CHRISTMAS SPECIAL
The Nightly Met is a student-run show produced by Metropolitan State University in Denver. It is part of Met TV – the award-winning student-run TV station. The Nightly Met Christmas Special will be a special event hosted by The Nightly Met‘s Avery Anderson and Henry Award-winning actor Annie Dwyer, featuring Ryan Chrys and Rough Cuts. 6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 19, at the D.L. Parsons Theatre in Northglenn. Tickets $8-$10. All proceeds benefit the Denver Actors Fund. Reserve your tickets here
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