Repair of essential access lift

We need help...Our ten year old, much used access lift at half-Shire broke down recently, we called the vender and the estimate to replace the part is $3,526--including a 2k part plus labor. This is really beyond our ability to just do this alone, and so we are reaching out to our friends for assistance.

Half-Shire Historical Society in the hamlet of Richland is much more than a Historical Society, we are a community use building for funerals, weddings, showers, class reunions etc. This weekend alone we have two baby showers here.

More information about Half-Shire Historical Society can be found on our web site www.halfshire.org. Half-Shire's mission is to "Preserve, protect and promote the history, genealogy and cultural heritage of the the twelve towns of northern Oswego County along with the Lewis County Towns of Osceola and Montague and the Oneida County Towns of Camden and Florence."

We appreciate any help we can get for this crucial component to our building. Insurance deductable is close to what this cost is, and insurance skeptical of that as this is 10 years old.