{"id":12394,"date":"2013-03-25T21:14:35","date_gmt":"2013-03-26T01:14:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.moviepropcollectors.com\/magazine\/?p=12394"},"modified":"2013-03-27T00:50:25","modified_gmt":"2013-03-27T04:50:25","slug":"karen-blacks-fans-friends-raise-over-23000-for-her-fight-against-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.moviepropcollectors.com\/magazine\/karen-blacks-fans-friends-raise-over-23000-for-her-fight-against-cancer\/","title":{"rendered":"Karen Black’s fans, friends raise over $23,000 for fight against Cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"KarenPicThumb\"<\/a>Award winning Actress, singer, songwriter, & screen writer, Karen Black<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, is on her way to beating cancer.<\/p>\n

Fans and friends from around the world have raised over $23,000 in an online fundraiser (well over their initial goal of $17,000, which due to high costs of medical bills was increased to $22,000) for Karen<\/em> to go to Europe and received treatment for her disease.<\/p>\n

Her husband,\u00a0 Stephen Eckelberry,<\/em> just posted a thank you on Facebook and the donation page to everyone who participated.<\/p>\n

People literally overnight reached the goal overnight going from $900 to over $23,000! Go get ’em Karen<\/em>!<\/p>\n

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From Stephen Eckelberry<\/em>:
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\n“Everybody thank you so much for the donations and kind thoughts. Karen and are touched beyond belief. It’s so great to know she can make this trip. <\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

I promise to keep everybody updated. Any additional money that is raised beyond our goal will go towards my going with her. THIS IS AMAZING THANK YOU SO MUCH<\/strong><\/em><\/span>
\n Love, <\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Stephen”<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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