Hi,
My name is Tom and I'm a long-time lurker, and in desperate need of help for my family.
Me, my wife Rhea, and our pup Benny, live in Woodstock, NY. Rhea ran our small gift shop (Woodstock Reveries) near the village green for 4 years with steadily increasing sales, until a new landlord refused to renew our lease (he was converting to an AirBnB). We found a house to rent nearby, but have had no storefront since December of 2017. We've tried to survive on part-time work and online sales, but now our finances are extremely tight. We have finally gotten approval to convert our front porch into a small shop, but we desperately need help to get through the next few weeks.
Our current landlord wants a substantial deposit on the storefront and the rest of our deposit on the house in order to renew our lease, and we need some seed money to buy new inventory and supplies.
We need the deposit of $4,100 as soon as possible; at least $2000 must be paid by the 1st of October.
If you’d like to shop, our store site is here.
Our GoFundMe is here.
We are working to open the porch by the 15th of September, but we need new items from our artists to replace inventory we sold over the summer but couldn't replace.
We sell handmade and cruelty-free jewelry and designer bags and totes, as well as beautiful crystals. A portion of our sales goes to animal rescues and sanctuaries every month — this month we are helping Heartwood Haven Vegan Animal Sanctuary!
Any additional donations or purchases will be a huge help to us! We have regular customers who miss visiting our physical store, especially in autumn with the changing leaves, and for holiday shopping.
All money from donations or sales will go directly to our deposit (so we can stay in our home/store) and to making the store the best it can be. It would mean so much to us to have a little control over our lives again!
Thank you in advance for anything you can do. It will change our lives for the better!
Thank you from Rhea, Tom, and Benny
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