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Posted: 5/12/06 at 12:23am
It's that time of year again.....Broadway Bares! Broadway Bares has become Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS' signature event held on Father's Day at Roseland Ballroom. Every year, dancers from the Broadway community come together for two performances in one night to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for this amazing organization. The event sells out every year, so the bulk of the money comes from tips during the rotation and by each dancer raising money in the Strip-A-Thon. I've set a goal of $1000 for the Strip-A-Thon, and I'm asking friends and family to help me reach that goal for Broadway Cares. For those of you who are not familiar....BCEFA money goes to people around the country living with HIV and AIDS. Their money also supports the Actors' Fund of America and the Phyllis Newman Women's Health Initiative that provides among other services, free mammograms for those in need.
A few years ago, I was a recipient of money from the Actor's Fund. I was uninsured, and I got a kidney stone while working in Wisconsin. My hospital bills totaled $30,000!!! I don't even make $30,000 in a year. With the help of my counselor at the Actors' Fund, they told me who to talk to at the hospital, and $25,000 of my bill was able to be written off. That still left me with $5,000 to pay....quite a lot for an unemployed actor. The put me in touch with various charities around New York who were able to write me checks to cover all but $1,200. As you can see, the Actors' Fund truly went to bat for me. The Actors' Fund and BCEFA is able to continue helping people in the same boat I was through events such as Broadway Bares.
Please consider donating a few dollars to support me in the Strip-A-Thon. It's kind of a tacky name, but think of it as the Jump Rope For Heart of adults. You can follow the link below to make a donation online.
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www.bcefa.org/events/StripAThon/stripathondescription.cfm?Program=STRIPATHON&StripID=9
DONATE
A few years ago, I was a recipient of money from the Actor's Fund. I was uninsured, and I got a kidney stone while working in Wisconsin. My hospital bills totaled $30,000!!! I don't even make $30,000 in a year. With the help of my counselor at the Actors' Fund, they told me who to talk to at the hospital, and $25,000 of my bill was able to be written off. That still left me with $5,000 to pay....quite a lot for an unemployed actor. The put me in touch with various charities around New York who were able to write me checks to cover all but $1,200. As you can see, the Actors' Fund truly went to bat for me. The Actors' Fund and BCEFA is able to continue helping people in the same boat I was through events such as Broadway Bares.
Please consider donating a few dollars to support me in the Strip-A-Thon. It's kind of a tacky name, but think of it as the Jump Rope For Heart of adults. You can follow the link below to make a donation online.
(copy and paste entire link in your web browser)
www.bcefa.org/events/StripAThon/stripathondescription.cfm?Program=STRIPATHON&StripID=9
DONATE
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