Penciled Celebrities artist exceeds $55k target for liver surgery

A Go Fund Me page which was set up to raise money for the ailing artist behind the popular Instagram page Penciled Celebrities has exceeded its $55,000 target.

The Fund was started less than 24 hours ago to raise money for Ray Styles' (known in his private life as Emmanuel Apraku) emergency liver surgery and has received contributions from 2,100 persons.

The hashtag #5Cedis4Ray is currently trending on social media with many netizens including celebrities soliciting 5 cedi donations through a mobile number.

The fund has raised over $60,000 as of 3 pm on Thursday, August 20, 2020.

A message on the GoFundMe page of ray reads: "This is an S.O.S. call for help from any quarter, in the form of a financial donation, no matter the amount, to restore the energy, strength, and stamina for an artist with a lot to offer the world. This is our humble plea to followers of penciled celebrities, fans of great art, as well as Ghanaians near and far: here is an artist calling out for us all to be citizens sensitive to his health predicament, not spectators. Time is running out on the next opportunity to see a great work of art from this young man we simply cannot turn our backs to, especially for those of us that know him. Our contributions can restore his glory days of health from its current state of an ailment that shows no mercy to the lungs and physical shape. The sooner he is attended to under a certificate of emergency, the better the rescue attempt would be".