Covid-19 Relief for Quicksilver Photo Lab
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Covid-19 has been affecting us all in little and big ways & unfortunately it has finally hit us really hard at Quicksilver Photo Lab
Although, I was diligent in keeping our printers running & printing - Our 6+yr old minilab printer has gone down. In normal conditions, we might be hurting financially replacing it, but we would have been okay -- in our current situation it ended up becoming a critical hit during these last couple of months.
Just a repair on the machine is over $12,000 and a newer machine is less than $18,000 ... I am hoping to go ahead and replace the printer with a newer one that won't have the potential to turn around and break again.
We are looking into other financial options to help with the cost & we are keeping our fingers crossed, but our machine is down now and some Small Business Loans takes weeks to go through (We applied for one in late March & still have to hear about the status of the application) ...
Things were just starting to look up financially and then the print head in our Fuji DL600 Printer went down. Could not have been worse timing. We have loved helping our community by preserving their memories over the years - it is a personal passion for me & I wish we can keep doing it (but this is a critical hit.) We know times are tough and I hate asking for the help, but I just can't wait weeks upon weeks to wait for approval on a loan to replace our minilab printer. I need to give Fuji an answer soon plus we have lots of prints waiting in the wings.
Quicksilver has been and institution in Bellingham & we have helped thousands of families over the years and wish to keep doing so for years to come.
If you want to help I will be forever in your debt, every penny helps get us closer to having this crucial part of our business up and running & if by some chance I manage to get a grant or loan, we will invest the funds into other tired equipment to help keep Quicksilver Photo Lab printing for the community we love.
Although, I was diligent in keeping our printers running & printing - Our 6+yr old minilab printer has gone down. In normal conditions, we might be hurting financially replacing it, but we would have been okay -- in our current situation it ended up becoming a critical hit during these last couple of months.
Just a repair on the machine is over $12,000 and a newer machine is less than $18,000 ... I am hoping to go ahead and replace the printer with a newer one that won't have the potential to turn around and break again.
We are looking into other financial options to help with the cost & we are keeping our fingers crossed, but our machine is down now and some Small Business Loans takes weeks to go through (We applied for one in late March & still have to hear about the status of the application) ...
Things were just starting to look up financially and then the print head in our Fuji DL600 Printer went down. Could not have been worse timing. We have loved helping our community by preserving their memories over the years - it is a personal passion for me & I wish we can keep doing it (but this is a critical hit.) We know times are tough and I hate asking for the help, but I just can't wait weeks upon weeks to wait for approval on a loan to replace our minilab printer. I need to give Fuji an answer soon plus we have lots of prints waiting in the wings.
Quicksilver has been and institution in Bellingham & we have helped thousands of families over the years and wish to keep doing so for years to come.
If you want to help I will be forever in your debt, every penny helps get us closer to having this crucial part of our business up and running & if by some chance I manage to get a grant or loan, we will invest the funds into other tired equipment to help keep Quicksilver Photo Lab printing for the community we love.
Organizer
Cate Reed
Organizer
Bellingham, WA