Charke Swim Rebuilding Fund
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In 2022 I started Charke Swim because we are desperately short on swimming lessons in Nanaimo BC. I slowly grew from a one-man opperation to a full time with 7 staff members at the 3255 Stephenson Point Pool. We have served over a thousand families in the Nanaimo area.
On Sept 20th the roof was set on fire by a roofing crew, shutting down the pool down for 6 months to a year. Efforts to relocate were expensive and mostly failed. We ended up with only a single evening at Beban Park Pool and only for a limited time.
I am seeking funds to help repay some of the roughly 20 000$ debt I have accumulated because of the fire.
I don't like asking for help. I have returned to my old job. I'm selling my posessions and I've moved into my own basement so I can rent out main rooms to secure more funds. I'm looking at litigation but that's months or years until a result. I'm trying to hold out until the pool is repaired and repair everyone who lost classes as soon as possible.
This is the news article about the fire. Most of the building was for childcare with the fire only shutting down the pool.
Sincerely,
Mark Charke
www.Charkeswim.com
Organizer
Mark Charke
Organizer
Nanaimo, BC