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Help Douglas restart a laundry service in San Diego after the demolition of the market

A laundry service in San Diego needs help replacing two washing machines and a dryer after the demolition of the market.

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Douglas C. Jackson
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San Diego
For six years I have run a laundry service in San Diego. In September, the demolition of the market took two washing machines and a dryer. I have no insurance, and the bank won't lend to me. Before that, my customers came every Saturday, and I employed 1 people from the neighborhood. I have been out of business for 10 weeks. This business pays my children's school fees and rent. I have already started working from home in small ways, but I can't meet orders without proper equipment. Every contribution brings me closer to reopening, and I promise to post photos as I buy each item. I'll buy equipment from local suppliers and post photos and receipts as I go. Where the $4,250 goes: • Replacing two washing machines and a dryer: $2,900 • Initial stock: detergent and packaging: $370 • Shop repairs and licensing: $520 • Working capital for the first month: $460 Even a small gift gets used right away and I'll thank you myself.

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  • Anonymous 🇳🇿 · $250

    “I'm in Wellington, thinking of you. - Wellington”

  • Samuel K. Warren 🇺🇸 · $250
  • Ji-min Hye-won Kang 🇰🇷 · $250

    “All the best. Hope the December deadline works out. - Seoul”

  • Fatuma Irene Njoroge 🇰🇪 · $100
  • Ximena K. Ochoa 🇺🇸 · $100

    “Only $100 but hope it helps. - Jacksonville”

  • Abosede Hauwa Falana 🇳🇬 · $100
  • Huy Lâm Vuong 🇻🇳 · $77

    “Keep your head up. Hope the December deadline works out. - Hồ Chí Minh City”

  • Rashid Qasim Naqvi 🇵🇰 · $75

    “Praying for you. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Multan”

  • Athumani Brian Bakari 🇹🇿 · $75
  • Paula F. Romero 🇲🇽 · $60
  • Luca Navarro 🇺🇸 · $56
  • Anonymous 🇧🇩 · $50
  • Kehinde Bola Balogun 🇳🇬 · $50

    “Only $50 but hope it helps. - Kano”

  • Liliana B. Mendoza 🇦🇺 · $50
  • Benjamin R. Martinez 🇺🇸 · $50
  • Shuai Jie Yao 🇺🇸 · $50
  • Emeka Tayo Oyelaran 🇳🇬 · $25

    “Praying for you. Hope the December deadline works out. - Ikeja”

  • Erik Wouter Van den Heuvel 🇳🇱 · $25

    “Rooting for you. Thought of Douglas all day after reading this. - Amsterdam”

  • Vaishali Gaikwad 🇮🇳 · $25
  • Gita Yuni Prasetyo 🇮🇩 · $25

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  • Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Douglas!

    • Sure. The biggest one is replacing two washing machines and a dryer, $2,900. The rest is in the list at the bottom of the post and I'll upload receipts as I pay each one. Let me know if you want more detail.

  • Wishing you peace, Douglas. Hope the shop reopens soon. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. All the best.

    • Keep going, Douglas. Hope the shop reopens soon.

      • Harper AlvarezPhoto verified

        Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Love from Boulogne-Billancourt.

        • I'd happily buy from you once you're back up. Love from Butwal.

          • So sorry you're going through this, Douglas. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too.

            • Best of luck, Douglas. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Put this on a community board in Dar es Salaam this morning.

              • Praying for you. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. It's not much but it's yours. Love from Alcalá de Henares!

                • Best of luck, Douglas. This could happen to any of us. We're a small family in Port Harcourt but we're thinking of you. Blessings

                  • Thinking of you and your family. Hope the shop reopens soon. Thinking of San Diego.

                    • hope this works out for you. Greetings from Udaipur.

                      • Take care. Hope the shop reopens soon. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Love from Istanbul

                        • stay strong. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Don't give up. Thinking of San Diego.

                          • Hope this works out for you. My husband and I read this together. Love from Messina.

                            • Thanks for sharing this, Douglas. Shared it with a few friends. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry.

                              • Hang in there, Douglas. Hope the shop reopens soon. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Love from Cali.

                                • thanks for sharing this. Shared this with my family. I have a 10 year old who wants to send good wishes too. God bless.

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