Replacement camera

Well, very recently my wife's video camera that was a little over 10 years old finally threw in the towel. Which is particularly bad news for me as I make documentaries and that was The Camera that I used to shoot all of my footage. Originally I was asking for enough money to purchase two identical video cameras so that I could start professionally shooting local events. It soon seemed as if maybe that was too big of a bite to take at this time. So, I am just asking for the price of one camera and will write a grant to get the other.
Here is a link to the Our Town website where you can see what I've done so far with the series of short documentaries that I'm currently working on about the people (and their activities) of Lawrence, Kansas.
So, the $1,780 will cover the price of the camera, the sales tax, and the small chunk I have to give gofundme.
Thanks for your time and please spread the word!