Community rallies together to support local business

Community rallies together to support local business

5:30 CONTINUESNOW."WHEN BUSINESS AT ALONG STANDING DRYCLEANERS IN BURLEYSTARTED TO DECLINEAND THE OWNERSEVERELY INJUREDHIMSELF THECOMMUNITYSTEPPED IN TO HELP.IDAHO NEWS 6STEPHANIE GARIBAYSHOWS US HOW ONESMALL BUSINESSOWNER MADE ADIFFERENCE.KEVIN BUTCHER THEOWNER OFDARRELL'S DRYCLEANERS HAD NOTTAKEN A DAY OFF INOVER 10 YEARS, BUTWHEN HE MISSEDTHE TOP STEP OFTHE LADDER WHENCLIMBING DOWNFROM THE ROOF,THINGS CHANGED."WHEN HE CAMEDOWN HE MISSEDTHE STEP AND HEMISSED THE BACK OFTHE PICK UP ANDTHEN FROM THEBACK OF THE PICK UPI GUESS HE HIT THE(VERBATIM) OF THEPICK UP AND THEN HELANDED ON THEGROUND."KEVIN HAD TO SPENDA COUPLE DAYS INTHE HOSPITAL HISFAMILY WAS NOTABLE TO VISIT HIMDUE TO COVID-19RESTRICTIONS"OH IT'S AWFUL.

ICAN'T IMAGINE IMEAN HE'S MY DADSO IT'S NOT THATBAD, BUT I CAN'TIMAGINE THE PEOPLETHAT HAVE SOMEONEIN THERE RIGHT NOWTHAT'S GOING TOPASS AWAY ORSOMEBODY IN THERELIKE THEIR KID, IMEAN."WHEN THE OWNEROF NOSTALGIACOFFEE HEARDABOUT KEVIN BEINGINJURED AND THEBUSINESS ALSOHURTING BECAUSEOF COVID-19 SHEDECIDED TO SET UP ASILENT AUCTION TOSUPPORT THEBUSINESS"SO DARRYL'SDAUGHTER ISMARRIED TO MYUNCLE AND SO I SAWHER POST FOR THEGO FUND MEACCOUNT AND BEINGA SMALL BUSINESSHE IS LITERALLY HALFA BLOCK FROM MYBUSINESS AND IKNEW THAT A LOT OFSMALL BUSINESSESARE STRUGGLING,BUT SMALLBUSINESSESUSUALLY TEND TOBAND TOGETHER.

SOI JUST STARTEDCONTACTING SMALLBUSINESSES IN THEAREA AND SAYINGONE OF OUR OWNNEEDS HELP."ARIEL STARTED TOSPREAD THE WORDABOUT THE SILENTAUCTIONTHROUGHOUT THECOMMUNITY AND SHEHAS BEEN ABLE TORAISE $5,000 IN BIDS.THIS IS NOT THEFIRST TIME SHE HASSET UP A SILENTAUCTION TO HELPOUT A LOCALBUSINESS AND HASFUTURE PLANS TOSET UP SILENTAUCTIONS TOCONTINUE TOSUPPORT THECOMMUNITY"PEOPLE STARTEDPOURING IN WAYMORE THAN WHAT IEXPECTED.

IT WASREALLYHEARTWARMING ANDAMAZING AND IT'SBEEN A REALLYAWESOMEEXPERIENCE TO SEEWHAT EVERYBODYWILL DO IN HARDTIMES."IN THE MAGIC VALLEYIM STEPHANIEGARIBAY IDAHONEWS