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Help Leah restart a tailoring shop in Los Angeles after a break-in

Leah has run a tailoring shop for fifteen years; a break-in destroyed the equipment, and $3,550 will put it back on its feet.

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Leah Wilson
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Los Angeles
For fifteen years I have run a tailoring shop in Los Angeles. In January, a break-in took three industrial sewing machines. I have no insurance, and the bank won't lend to me. Before that, my customers came every Thursday, and I employed 2 people from the neighborhood. I have been out of business for 8 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. Once I'm back on my feet I plan to hire back the people I had to let go. Where the $3,550 goes: โ€ข Replacing three industrial sewing machines: $2,200 โ€ข Initial stock: fabric and thread: $560 โ€ข Shop repairs and licensing: $270 โ€ข Working capital for the first month: $520 Thanks for reading all this.

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    โ€œThought of Leah all day after reading this. - Nairobiโ€

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  • This could happen to any of us. Wish I lived closer to Los Angeles so I could bring a meal. Blessings.

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