People & Lifestyle
#RayOfHope: Celebrities, social media users, others fight to save the life of popular artist Ray Styles
In less than 24hrs since the news of popular artist Ray Style’s health condition broke, Ghanaians the world over have been raising awareness and donating to help save his life.
For the over three hundred thousand followers, there’s a lot to look forward to on the Instagram page of penciled celebrities. The good, the bad, and the ugly in society, worldwide. The offer on the table is of tantalizingly eye-pleasing genius craft from the hands of an artistic creator, his work is the kind that churns our eye-popping reactions from the designs and paintings.
Society is once again awakened by a snapshot of life be it social issues, relationships, marriage or our favorite celebrities are seen through the lens of this loved pencil artist. His work is shared, often with viral intensity.
For Ray Styles, the talent behind the popular ‘penciled celebrities’ works, time is running out. The works that get the social media paparazzi drooling might soon be in short supply as the talented artist is now in a desperate state, with his health failing him by the day.
Emmanuel Apraku, as the artist is known in real life is said to have been diagnosed with a liver disease.An artwork in circulation on social media captures the ‘penciledcelebrities’ star in a frail state. His condition appears to be deteriorating hence the need for an urgent surgery.
Just received a very sad news about one of the best creatives in our space. We need everyone to help a brother through his liver surgery. Please support us give our brother hope and his life back
(attachments are a picture of him and his art). Please help 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾 pic.twitter.com/mFzrmW9g56— Chief (@tailorMARIQUE) August 19, 2020
With several celebrities adding their voice to the campaign, initiatives like #5gh4Ray among others has helped in the fight to secure funds for Ray’s surgery.
SAVING RAY AT RAY STYLES STUDIOS https://t.co/fuZPPa3yC8
— Antoine Mensah (@antoine_mensah) August 19, 2020
£40,000.00 comes to GhC300,000.00 with a GhC7.5 exchange rate.
If 300 people send GhC1000.00 we will achieve the target.
If 600 people send GhC500.00, 👍🏾
If 1,500 people send GhC200.00, 👍🏾
Do your best! Even if it’s just retweeting
Every minute matters! 💐💐💐 pic.twitter.com/GtRKgo3e1s— CitizenCaleb (@CalebKudah) August 19, 2020
Put Ray Styles in your plans today. We want to see more #PenciledCelebrities so let’s keep him alive. Donate via the GoFundMe page or the Mobile Money number. And please share this post now. pic.twitter.com/YoF9QmNxkT
— Lexis Bill (@lexisbill) August 20, 2020
One of the best we have in the country. Ghana 🇬🇭 help save RAY a.k.a penciledCelebrities.
— G i o v a n i (@GiovaniCaleb) August 19, 2020
Ray of “penciled celebrities” fame is dire need of helphttps://t.co/yO6BhDFdHi
— Ameyaw Debrah (@ameyaw112) August 19, 2020
The general public is been encouraged to make donations through the mediums below.
Contacts for donations
Bank
Account Name: EMMANUEL APRAKU
Account Number: 2030446110918
FIDELITY BANK, KANESHIE BRANCH
Mobile Money
Momo Number: 0244706308
Account Name: Joana Otchere-Derah
Momo Number: 0249495920
Account Name: Emmanuel Apraku
Gofundme
