Actors aid fund created | Arts & Culture

Theatre Memphis has set up a fund to aid and assist volunteers and staff of the Memphis theater community who are in medical or financial distress.  The account is called the Emergency Needs for the Theater Artists Community Fund.  A committee has been appointed by Theatre Memphis to monitor the process of who will receive the funds.  The fund will be open to the entire Memphis theater community as defined by the committee.  Each case will be reviewed with the priority going to medical needs and assistance.

This need came up when one of the community's actors, Jo Lynne Palmer, suffered a stroke and had no insurance. 

You can contribute donations to the current fund for Palmer at Theatre Memphis, 630 Perkins Ext., Memphis, TN, 38117, with a designation for the Palmer Account.  They will accept cash, checks or credit card donations.  To contribute, call 901-682-8601 or look for a link at www.theatrememphis.org to pay through Paypal.