Hope you are well. As you might expect, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) is well-equipped to deal with delivering world class treatment even during a pandemic. However, they are working to grow their #PPE stockpile to ensure that all patients and visitors have proper protection. It is projected to be a long-term need.
In April I pledged to use 100% of all art sale proceeds through the end of 2020 to purchase face masks for Children's Hospital of Philadelphia through the The LIV Foundation #COVID Response Fund. Since then several commission requests have come in and we have raised just over $2,000, delivered 137 homemade masks (donated by mask makers) and have another 100 masks in queue ready for delivery. Additionally, I just started a Birthday Fundraiser and another $225 in donations and counting! We are on pace to get well over 1,000 masks to CHOP and I have a personal goal of growing this to over 2,020 masks by the end of the year 2020.
We have a long list of friends and family that we care deeply for who undergo treatment at CHOP or work there. This is one of a handful of ways we feel we can help. If you are interested in helping you can do so in one of three ways:
Make a donation to my Facebook Birthday Fundraiser: Click Here
Contact me if you wish to donate homemade masks in-kind at tmichaelniemanart@gmail.com; or
If you are interested in purchasing a painting or commissioning a custom painting reach out to me at tmichaelniemanart@gmail.com as well.
Here are some of my more recent paintings. All of these and more are presently available for sale.
Thank you for taking the time. Have a great day & be well, Tom
Over 1,400 additional masks have been shipped to Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. That brings the totals for our drive to 1,949. We are shooting for 2,020+. Looks like we have a good shot at hitting and/or exceeding that goal. Thanks to all who have helped!
Also will add... have had several patrons who are mask makers barter. They made and donated masks and I gave them a painting of commensurate value (or they commissioned a painting).
We have a scheduled delivery of #PPE to @Children's Hospital of Philadelphia on Saturday, October 24th. We current have 300 masks and hope to grow that number. Additionally there will be monthly deliveries from here on. If you'd like to support this effort please reach out to me at tmichaelniemanart@gmail.com