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Start-up fund for Kathleen: reopening a laundry service after a storm that collapsed the roof

A laundry service in Dublin needs help replacing two washing machines and a dryer after a storm that collapsed the roof.

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Kathleen B. Maher
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Dublin
For six years I have run a laundry service in Dublin. In August, a storm that collapsed the roof 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 Thursday, 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. Once I'm back on my feet I plan to hire back the people I had to let go. Where the $2,550 goes: • Replacing two washing machines and a dryer: $1,300 • Initial stock: detergent and packaging: $400 • Shop repairs and licensing: $570 • Working capital for the first month: $280 Every share and every dollar helps.
#small-business#livelihood#restart

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    “Wish I could do more - Marseille”

  • Megumi Hasegawa 🇯🇵 · $20

    “Best of luck. Thought of Kathleen all day after reading this.”

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    “Every little bit - Odesa”

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    “Blessings. Only $100 but hope it helps. - Caloocan”

  • Ji-hye Min-seo Heo 🇺🇸 · $30
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    “Thinking of you. Thought of Kathleen all day after reading this. - Savar”

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    “Happy to help. I'm in Coimbatore, thinking of you. - Coimbatore”

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    “My brother told me about this one. - Duluth”

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    “Wishing you the best. Only $20 but hope it helps. - Karachi”

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  • Kiara L. Dhawan

    Keep going, Kathleen. Hope the shop reopens soon. My husband and I read this together. Love from Mendoza.

    • Divya L. AcharyaID verified

      Good luck, Kathleen. Your post was clear and honest. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money.

      • Monika Monika Pawlak

        Hang in there. It takes guts to ask. Well done. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too.

        • Rodrigo A. Herrera

          sending love, Kathleen. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Take care.

          • Tyler C. Aguilar

            Thinking of you. Hope you get there. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. All the best

            • Harper Lane

              Hope you make a strong comeback. Thinking of Dublin

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