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Of Thanks As
an old “regular” of Mickey’s haven, I know this was given in the
Spirit with which Mickey ran Max’s, supporting the people who are
working hard at their art and who were sometimes not able to make ends
meet. Max’s Kansas City project is an important support system. I am
sure they will be able to save some very worthwhile and creative souls
in their endeavors, and make it possible for the rest of the world to
experience art that may not have been able to be produced otherwise. The
max’s kansas city project allowed me to pay my rent and have a place
to live when I was faced with being homeless. It is because of the
project’s caring spirit that artists have somewhere to turn in their
hours of desperation. Bless
you all. I
happily stand and sing praises to the work that the max’s kansas city
project is doing to help artists in need. Last fall I received a small
but meaningful grant that helped me meet my rent for the month. May this
important foundation continue to help artists in need now and in the
future. |
a
conceptual
performance artist….my
co-parent fell seriously ill and was unable to help with cost and
emotional support of raising our three daughters.
Simultaneously, several free lance jobs fell through and within two
months my house was in default and all my resources gone. In this
economy safety nets are a rarity. I
felt an alliance with Max’s history and saw the institution and had
always seen the artists and musicians that were part of that heritage as
family and ancestry. There are few places to receive emergency funds for
artists and even fewer for performance artists. The generous funds
received enabled me to keep my home and for that I am eternally
grateful. I
was a fortunate recipient of financial help from the max’s kansas city
project for bills from a hospitalization.
I am a dancer and lived in New York City for almost nine years.
Like many artists I struggle to make a living. When taken ill this past
May, I was financially burdened with hospital bills and had no income
for some time thereafter until recovery. I had read about the max’s
kansas city project in the New York times and applied for emergency
funds. After meeting with two representatives for an project, they
granted my financial assistance and I felt a great weight lifted off my
shoulders. I am incredibly grateful for their help. |