Please support Kevin - keep the music going and the line dancers dancing

Kia ora,

I am a researcher at the University of Otago (https://www.otago.ac.nz/anthropology/staff/otago636914.html). I have been studying medical crowdfunding. I have mostly been exploring this topic through interviews and case studies, but as I have an interest in creative writing and visual art, I also use this as a way to explore the topic.

I am writing to ask permission to use the main photo from this campaign, in a stained glass art project I am working on. If you gave permission, I would paint a black & white version of the photo onto a piece of glass the size of a smartphone. This would be displayed alongside aprox 12 other images on the same size piece of glass. Accompanying this would be some quotes from participants in my research, and a general explanation about the topic of medical crowdfunding.

The goal of the exhibit is to get people to think about empathy, care and charity… how they respond (or not) to people telling their stories and asking for help online.

At this stage I plan to show the artwork as part of a presentation at a conference in Seattle, and another in Wellington, in November. I may also show it at other academic conferences, and/or a small exhibition as part of Dunedin’s Fringe Festival in 2023. Images of the artwork I produce will potentially also be published as part of academic articles or essays.

If you do decide to give permission, you could chose either for the image to be presented anonymously, or to have the names of those in the photo included, in which case I will put it in the acknowledgements whenever I show the art piece.

As a thank you, I would send you a small gift voucher.

Thanks so much for your time and consideration. You can contact me via this email address: susan.wardell@otago.ac.nz

Wishing you well, noho ora mai

Susan

Hi, my name is Kylie and I am so sorry to hear about Kevins diagnosis.

I work for a charity called TimeOut. We connecting generous holiday homeowners all around the country who are willing to donate a stay to a person diagnosed with a terminal illness so that they can connect & make special memories with family & friends.

TimeOut stays are on hold in the North Island, but we are still able to facilitate them in the South Island. We are still taking applications for the North Island and have a waitlist in place so that we can start organising our stays again as soon as we are able.

If this family are interested in applying or just want to find out more, we would love so assist. They can apply online at www.timeoutnz.org or email info@timeoutnz.org with any questions.

Hey Maria. Thanks for setting this page up for Pandora And Kevin. Hey I’ve had to set up a new profile on fb - long story - can you please friend me again on Facebook? Xxx cheers hun