Help Burglarized Business Rebuild

DC Scooter is a personalized electric scooter rental company embedded in the Washington DC community for almost 6 years. We offer high quality scooters and free training to locals, families, church groups, young professionals, visitors, and tourists of all ages from all over the world. It is a great customized way to scoot around and to view and our beloved nation’s Capitol. However, during the past 1.5 yrs, our shop has been robbed 16 times, half of which was at gun point by 8-10 Juveniles, ages ranging from 12-17, mostly wearing ski masks. During each of these thefts, they stole scooters, all charging equipment, tools, computers, POS systems, money, and anything they can carry. They also started a fire that forced us to close our popular shop for weeks during this past summer, our peak season, which cost us to lose thousands (approx $30k) of dollars of revenue. We have invested in all new security and hired protection. The incident that changed our lives forever, was when 8 of them broke into our home which was two floors above our business and took almost everything - shoes, clothes, even silverware. They took EVERY single pair of shoes, jewelry, clothes, and valuables that are irreplaceable. We were forced to live in hotels for weeks (very expensive) until we could find a place we felt safe. Of course no insurance company will insure scooters or any electrical equipment (EV) products. Over the past year, they have stolen well over $60k in just scooter property alone. We have exhausted all of our personal and business finances and need to purchase and invest in new scooters but need the help of our community and other generous donations or investors to rebuild our business and give back to the community.