giving back << alfie's adventures

images from alfie's adventures

about a month ago i received an email from ray. ray wrote me because a.) she's a fan of my work and b.) she wanted help with a fundraiser she'd been planning in honor of her fiancé, paul. on november 19th paul would have been 23 years old. sadly, he died in january following a battle with ewing's sarcoma (a rare, aggressive form of cancer).

paul was an english major and he loved art, adventures, and little sock monkey named alfie. with all of these things in mind, ray decided she would love to create an e-book full of alfie's adventures, with the basic idea that people donate to write a sentence about one of alfie's adventures. everyone who donates gets a copy of the ebook once it's completed. that's where i come in. with a team of several other artists, we'll be illustrating the ebook based on everyone's sentences and ultimately creating the story of alfie and his adventures.

the money donated will go to snowcap, a charity in portland, oregon that provides food, clothing, and advocacy services to local people and hasl, an independent abilities center in grants pass, oregon which once let paul borrow a wheelchair for several months, free of charge, without which he never would have been able to enjoy the freedom he did.

paul spent the last few weeks of his life on a road trip along the u.s. pacific coast with ray and their adventure sock money, alfie.

if you're interested in learning more, getting involved, spreading the word, or donating please go here. if you choose to donate it will be greatly appreciated. we can't wait to share alfie's adventures with you.

edit: the "please go here" link is now working : )