Hello Earth Angels,
I am a single person of lower income working paycheck to paycheck. I am usually able to be self responsible, however, several large expenses have left me in a bind. After several expensive repairs, my old car was finished and I had to get another one. My dog had to be rushed into the emergency vet when almost dying from Lyme disease. Those vets won’t even look at your pet without money upfront. These unexpected expenses have set me back on my payment schedules. My belt is currently pulled very tight.
I am asking for financial assistance to help me cover a furnace installation before winter hits. Winters here in Cleveland get pretty cold. The five years I have been living in my home, I have been cold in the winter. The first two years I nurtured an ancient boiler that was almost dangerous and had only three working radiators. In fear every time that I left the house that the boiler might blow, I borrowed from friends and family to buy a used gas furnace. At that time (and for about three years after due to the Covid shutdown) I was living far below poverty level having lost my job overnight due to the shutdown. I am just starting to catch up. The last three years I have been challenged with a lemon furnace and incompetent installation. I have spent a few thousand dollars and still was without heat at some point during each winter. I have experienced severe anxiety and depression due to the experience! Last year I had to have another repair in February and the furnace stopped working again on St. Patrick’s Day. Only one month later. I was so riddled with anxiety that I didn’t contact the company. I lived in one room with a plug in electric heater for about six weeks.
I have found a new HVAC technician who needs to redo the entire system for an estimate of $7,500 to $9,500. This is almost one third of my annual income of $35000. This amount will at least get heat on my first floor and one room upstairs. To heat the other upstairs rooms makes the cost way beyond my range, (another $7000) so that is currently a phase two project unless donations allow it.
I have barely have enough for the down payment to get the project started, but I honestly don’t know yet how I will pay the rest.
If you are able and willing, I would be most grateful for any donation you can make to my situation. You will be bringing warmth, security, and physical and mental health to a blessed individual. I guarantee I will pay it forward in any way possible.
My Gratitude and Blessings to You!
Thank You, Thank You,
Christine