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Help keep Canine Kindergarten open

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I’m desperate, in the epicenter of Covid, trying not to get sick so I can continue to care for dogs. I have been on top of every small business relief application and yesterday, my heart broke again as my large bank and the sba have denied my efforts for relief. 

I have been staying afloat for 4 payrolls by depleting my retirement and emergency savings funds and I’m close to having nothing left. Any personal money I have goes into keeping Canine Kindergarten afloat.  I have 15 staff members, some I have let go, some I have cut hours in half and some I am holding onto to take care of our rescue dogs that live in the facility.  Our revenue is now about 1/10 of what it was and now that Chase and the SBA have completely fumbled my chances of relief, I am desperate.  I have thought about giving up so many times but I would like to be able to fight and find the strength to go on.  

I have cut my biweekly payroll from $25k to $9k and working on a much smaller budget.  My landlord has been gracious even though this is hard on him too but i will have to pay back my accumulated rent and utilities with no plan on how to do that.  I will no longer be able to afford my 2 girls schools and am concerned I will lose my house thru this process.    

I desperately need this money to pay for payroll.  If I cannot continue we will have to stop taking rescue dogs and place the last dozen dogs into temporary homes.  The ones that havebehavioral issues will be homeless.  

I have been in business for 15 years, serving this community, giving back by providing thru Pet therapy service dogs and for the last decade thru saving dogs from high kill shelters and placing them into loving homes. 

I am hoping with several small donations $1, $5, $10 I can significantly decrease my payroll burden and stay afloat until things return hopefully back to normal.
my cell phone is 1-914-469-6605 any help or suggestions would be welcomed and appreciated.
thank you from myself, my family, my staff and our dogs.

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    Lisa Smith
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    Verplanck, NY

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