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Help Liliana restart a sewing studio in Bakersfield after a storm that collapsed the roof
Liliana lost a cutting table and overlocker to a storm that collapsed the roof and needs $3,150 to reopen a sewing studio and support the family.
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For fifteen years I have run a sewing studio in Bakersfield. In September, a storm that collapsed the roof took a cutting table and overlocker. 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 12 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 $3,150 goes:
• Working capital for the first month: $670
• Initial stock: fabric: $340
• Replacing a cutting table and overlocker: $2,140
If you're reading this, thank you.
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Keep going, Liliana. Your post was clear and honest. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Greetings from Saint Petersburg.
you're not alone, Liliana. Looking forward to the next update.
Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Greetings from Hồ Chí Minh City