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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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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.
Updates from Kathleen
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- Luís Edson Fonseca 🇧🇷 · $200
“Wishing you the best. From Vitória da Conquista with love. - Vitória da Conquista”
- Jéssica Simone Barros 🇧🇷 · $100
- Anjana S. Gowda 🇮🇳 · $100
“Wish I could do more. I'm in Agra, thinking of you.”
- Gabriela Yolanda Herrera 🇲🇽 · $100
- Liza N. Agustin 🇵🇭 · $100
“Blessings. Only $100 but hope it helps. - Caloocan”
- Nkechi Favour Oladipo 🇳🇬 · $100
- Madeline Young 🇺🇸 · $100
“God bless. My colleague told me about this one. - Oakland”
- Oshan Gayan Kumarasinghe 🇱🇰 · $75
- Hatem Saeed Rashid 🇸🇦 · $75
“Wish I could do more. From Dammam with love.”
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $53
- Ximena G. Guzmán 🇺🇸 · $50
- Stephanie Kendrick 🇺🇸 · $50
“Be well. Been where you're, it gets better. - Montgomery”
- Keerthana B. Prabhu 🇮🇳 · $50
- Liton Dipu Pramanik 🇮🇳 · $50
- Bisma Iqra Pasha 🇵🇰 · $50
- Esteban L. Ramírez 🇪🇸 · $42.50
- Manikandan J. Krishnamurthy 🇮🇳 · $42.50
- Andriy Danylo Kuzmenko 🇺🇦 · $41.50
“Every little bit - Odesa”
- Jack Castillo 🇺🇸 · $30
- Ji-hye Min-seo Heo 🇺🇸 · $30
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Keep going, Kathleen. Hope the shop reopens soon. My husband and I read this together. Love from Mendoza.
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.
Hang in there. It takes guts to ask. Well done. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too.
sending love, Kathleen. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Take care.
Thinking of you. Hope you get there. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. All the best
Hope you make a strong comeback. Thinking of Dublin