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Loss of business

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Hello, My name is Iris R Mejia owner of Beauty Bar Orlando. On Monday, June 13th there was an incident at a neighboring restaurant where an employee was harassed and called racial slurs. The perpetrator owns a salon in the area with a similar business name. Ever since Monday, I have received threatening phone calls, death threats and threats to burn down my business, all over mistaken identity. My stylists and I have lost business due to the threats and fear of coming to work. The threats seemed empty, until today. When I arrived at my salon, it was completely vandalized. Someone painted racial slurs all over the outside of the building. Unfortunately, we have had to cancel appointments today to cover the graffiti. I am reaching out to my community for help in this matter (yes, the police and media have been contacted, however, there isn't much they can do). Any donation is greatly appreciated, please share this to get the word out to help recoup the loss we have experienced. I have five stylists and two estheticians, including myself. Our estheticians moved into their studio only two weeks ago. They have all been getting fake appointments all week for people to not show up or leave bigoted messages. At the behest of our guests and the restaurant this incident occurred, we are setting up this fundraiser. Thank you.


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Iris Mejia
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Orlando, FL

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