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Help Sebastián restart a laundry service in Cali after floodwater
Sebastián has run a laundry service for fifteen years; floodwater destroyed the equipment, and $750 will put it back on its feet.
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For fifteen years I have run a laundry service in Cali. In August, 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 Saturday, and I employed 1 people from the neighborhood. I have been out of business for 4 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 $750 goes:
• Shop repairs and licensing: $60
• Working capital for the first month: $125
• Replacing two washing machines and a dryer: $565
Glad we found this place.
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Sending love, Sebastián. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Don't be hard on yourself for asking.
Thinking of you and your family, Sebastián. Small businesses are the heart of Cali. Hope you're open again soon. I hope November is when things finally get easier!