Hi, my name is Stephanie Colavito, and this is one of the hardest things I've ever had to write. 
 
I'm the owner of a brand-new cottage food business, and for the first time in a long time, I felt like life was finally moving in the right direction. 
 
My little business has been showing incredible promise, earning over $200 in our first 10 days inside The Meat Shop on 38th. It may not sound like much to some, but to me, it was proof that all the hard work, late nights, and prayers were beginning to pay off. 
 
Then everything seemed to fall apart at once. 

For nearly three weeks, I was extremely ill with what I believe may have been Cyclosporiasis—or possibly the worst food poisoning I've ever heard about or experienced in my 31 years. Whatever it was, it had me trapped in bed exhausted and dehydrated. It kept me from working and making the income I depend on while bills continued to pile up. 
 
As I was trying to recover, another unexpected nightmare occurred. 
 
While eating a package of fruit snacks purchased from a large retail chain, I bit down on a sharp piece of metal that appeared to have been inside the fruit snack. The impact broke one of my teeth.. a very round large hole punched into the bottom of an upper molar. 
 
At first, I thought I could manage the pain while waiting a dentists appointment, but it quickly became unbearable. The pain became so severe that I ended up in screaming agony hiding in the bathroom. My sweet fiancé rushed me over to the emergency room, and now I'm facing emergency medical bills along with the cost of the dental treatment I'll need to save or replace my tooth. 
 
I'm currently trying to work through the insurance process with the retailer and manufacturer, so I can't publicly identify the store or make accusations about how the metal ended up in the package while the investigation is ongoing. 
 
Unfortunately, communication has been slow, and the bills can't wait. 
 
I've even reached out to personal injury and product liability attorneys to understand my options, but that creates yet another expense at a time when I'm already overwhelmed. 
 
Like so many families, we were already living paycheck to paycheck before all of this happened. Three weeks without being able to work, followed by an emergency room visit and upcoming dental treatment, has pushed us into a financial situation I never imagined I'd be in. 
 
I'm asking for help covering: 

• Emergency medical expenses 

• Household bills that have fallen behind while I was unable to work 

• Basic living expenses as I continue to recover and keep my small business alive. 
 
Every donation, no matter the size, will make a real difference. If you're not able to donate, I totally get it. I've been there, where sharing a story with others would mean the world to someone asking for help. 
 
A prayer when your putting them out during your day could change the world 
 
Thank you for taking the time to read my story, for believing in my small business, and for helping me through one of the most difficult seasons of my life. I truly believe brighter days are ahead, and I can't wait to get back to doing what I love—creating homemade treats for my community. 
 
With so much love and gratitude, 

-Stephanie Colavito 

Colavito Creations 

[email redacted] 
 
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/share/1CGJ21VBbt/" target="_blank" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.facebook.com/share/1CGJ21VBbt/</a>

Debi Colavito

Jack Touseull

Anonymous

Lana Auten

Help Stephanie Recover and Save Her Small Business

platform

Platform is iOS

Android

Adyen Google Pay Development Audience

$opt_dummy_attribute

English only

Deprecate Stripe Legacy

dyn_template_ids

Adyen V6 Bene Transfer & MyMoney Campaign Organizers - test01

Bene transfer V6 and AdyenV6MyMoney Campaign Organizers - production

OneTrust next-app audience

fundCountryCode

NextDoor Share Option Users

Fundraisers with Reactions feature capability

fundCurrencyCode

US + Non-charity COs Only

locale

fund country is US and user language is English

personId

comms-internal-person-ids

Enhanced Story Experience Users

Suggested Goal Experience Users

user language is English and fund country: US, AU, DK, FI, IE, NO, SE, CA, GB; 

Poster share - new funds eligible (newest 9/18)

Streaming widgets beta user

paymentProcessor

3DS payment method

user language is English and fundCountry: US, AU, DK, FI, IE, NO, SE, CA, GB; 

GoFundMe Employees

ipAddress

Mark Rieth IP Address

Version 9.2.0 and above

Fund is in English speaking country

desktop

Android v12.11.0 and above

Platform is Android

paymentMethodType

checkoutType

Payment method type group to be vaulted on success

admin pr kit prod

EUR Donation Upsell

Share Text generation Skip Fundraiser

(prod) new funds eligible for amp12 (UGC gallery)

fintrac_cad_idv_form_v2 audience

paymentProcessorAccountId

fallback mode accounts

proCampaignId

p2p legacy startfundraising page

be_supporter_comments_enabled_supported_funds

AMP24 New Funds Only PROD (DO NOT MODIFY)

countryCode

charityId

UKCharities

Federated Search Internal Testing

route.pathname community

US Donation Upsell audience 

Auto Thanks Feature Audience

Supporter Comments Eligible Funds

International Only

fundId

braze fundraiser group 

Payment Identity Transfers ATO Risk Check (Targeted) - Production

Fundraiser Saved Payment Method Rate Limit Bypass (Production)

leaderboard-partner-id-audience-givepanel

Version 9.2.1 and above

AUD Donation Upsell audience

fundraiserCountryCode is US/EN

Active Fundraiser - Smart Default Cadence

DAF Internal

Vault on success card payment method

Platform is iOS v11.0.0 and above

Desktop users

Person ids

United States (US) users

allow yuno fundraisers for test

Mexico country code

Posters INTL

NPO Profile Opted-In

iOS at or above 12.4.0

non-US recurring donors

Canada Campaign Owner Group

Fundraiser Without Meta Link

Scheduler payment tester gorup

charityCommunityId

Charities allow to be claimed unclaimed (PRD)

Canada (CA) users

currencyCode

UC Tipping v20250115 International

pymk_production_xplr_fe_team

Android at or above 12.2.0

Profile photo entry point audience

smart goals (fundraiser/manage) on test01

Activity Tracking v1 Beta Testing

writePath

Stream Notification

start gfm intl allowed locales

Platform is iOS v11.2.0 and above

prod_ach_audience

AI Chatbot Audience

amp13 only new funds (prod) (anyword auto)

UC Flow Enabled (Prod)

Payment Identity Beneficiary Verification - Production

shared notification bell audience

Custom users

ach frontend audience

Android v11.0.0 and above

Users Receiving Payments Paused Notifications

smart goals test01

Manage Coach - US English Organizers Only + new funds only

Team EGG - IP Address list

Fundraiser Without Instagram Deep Link

Native 11.4.0 and above

UC Tipping v20250107

Users Receiving Braze KYC Validation Failed

Native 11.3.0 and above

Influencer - Prod

US fundraisers and US users

userEmail

template_id

userId

fundUrl

isCharityCo

email

appVersion

shouldBucketIntoExperiment

partnerId

donationCadence

isActiveFundraiser

isPartner

isMobile

npoProfileOptIn

fundIsLinkedWithMeta

hasSessionDonation

isCampaignOwner

fundHasInstagramDeepLink

Native 11.4.0 and higher

New funds eligible - Video Sharing (PROD)

GB Donation Upsell audience 

Auto Thanks V3 Rollout Audience

Thank you V3 testing whitelist

isRecurringFriendly

Is Recurring Friendly

Excluded funds - Video Sharing

Logged In Users

CH Donation Upsell audience

Android v10.6.0 and above

userCurrencyCode

Localized Currency

v11.5.0 and above

testAudience

pathname

Survicate

appVersion is at or above 12.8.0

Non-charity fund

isChallengeFundraiser

challenge-fundraisers

Payment Identity Launch Verification - Production

New funds eligible - Posters v2

CAD Donation Upsell Audience

Braze Email Tester

NPO Profile Opted-Out

iOS App Version

hasKnownDonors

PYMK has donors

iOS v12.3.0 and above

Just $600$ to go! Make an impact.

Help Stephanie Recover and Save Her Small Business

Just $600 to go!
Make an impact.