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Help Nathan restart a laundry service in Grenoble after floodwater

Nathan has run a laundry service for six years; floodwater destroyed the equipment, and $950 will put it back on its feet.

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Nathan Patrick David
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Grenoble
For six years I have run a laundry service in Grenoble. In March, floodwater 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 Monday, and I employed 2 people from the neighborhood. I have been out of business for 7 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 $950 goes: • Working capital for the first month: $240 • Initial stock: detergent and packaging: $500 • Shop repairs and licensing: $210 I'll keep this page updated with receipts as things happen. - Nathan
#small-business#livelihood#restart

Updates from Nathan

  1. Quick update: $617 raised so far (65%). I met with the supplier and confirmed the amounts. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  2. We're at 49% thanks to 15 of you. the first invoice got paid this week. More news soon.

  3. Wanted to say thank you properly. 20% funded and the plan for working capital for the first month is now scheduled.

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  • Adrian P. Rose 🇬🇧 · $5
  • Courtney F. Nichols 🇺🇸 · $200
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  • Evelyn Steele 🇺🇸 · $7.50
  • Savannah Holmes 🇬🇧 · $5
  • Ephrem Mekonnen Lemma 🇪🇹 · $5

    “Rooting for you. Thought of Nathan all day after reading this. - Adama”

  • Pilar B. Franco 🇺🇸 · $75
  • Mahesh Mahesh Subedi 🇳🇵 · $30

    “You got this. Hope the May deadline works out. - Bhaktapur”

  • Chloe T. Dixon 🇺🇸 · $25
  • Swetha Srinivasan 🇮🇳 · $10
  • Gerald Stokes 🇺🇸 · $25
  • Anonymous 🇵🇰 · $37
  • Alexei Danylo Morozov 🇺🇦 · $100

    “Thinking of you. Hope the May deadline works out. - Odesa”

  • Russell Prescott 🇺🇸 · $10

    “Wishing you the best. Hope the May deadline works out. - Riverside”

  • Ecrin Zeynep Karakaya 🇹🇷 · $50
  • Muthoni Wangari Kipchoge 🇺🇬 · $15
  • Fatema Tahmina Jahan 🇧🇩 · $100
  • Sébastien Morel 🇫🇷 · $10
  • Hina Javeria Jilani 🇵🇰 · $56.50

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  • Zahra Anisa Hutapea

    Looking forward to the next update. Greetings from Fort Worth

    • Sofía J. Maldonado

      Stay strong, Nathan. Shared this with my family. All the best.

      • Danuta Natalia Zalewski

        Praying for you, Nathan. Small businesses are the heart of Grenoble. Hope you're open again soon.

        • Rahul G. Patel

          Thinking of you, Nathan. Hope you make a strong comeback. Greetings from Kyiv.

          • Rukhsar Saima Warraich

            Sending good thoughts, Nathan. Your post was clear and honest. God bless.

            • Michel Fleury

              thinking of you. Hope you make a strong comeback. Wish I lived closer to Kilkenny so I could bring a meal

              • Yasir Idris Gaber

                Your post was clear and honest. I hope May is when things finally get easier. Blessings

                • Peter Karanja Lyimo

                  Small businesses are the heart of Grenoble. Hope you're open again soon. Thinking of Grenoble.

                  • Fitzroy E. Gayle

                    hope it all works out, Nathan. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day.

                    • Murugan F. Prabhu

                      Hang in there, Nathan. Your post was clear and honest. Greetings from Kozhikode.

                      • Cora D. Jenkins

                        Take care, Nathan. Hope you get there. Greetings from Warangal.

                        • Kévin Henry

                          Praying for you, Nathan. Hope you make a strong comeback

                          • Jie Cai

                            hang in there, Nathan. Shared this with my family. Greetings from Duluth.

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