Hi! My name is Wendy Polk. I’ll get right to it since i feel horrible for reaching out and “begging” for money. January 27, 2020 my 25 year old daughter Kelsey Jane Polk, my best friend and only daughter, was murdered at the hands of someone she thought she knew and loved. On February 1st i was to take over a rental building to start my dream of owning an antique store. She was so excited and had decided that she wanted to run the shop and help me out. We had planned so much and it was going to be amazing fun! I resigned my job of 17 yrs in December to prepare. Well, January 27th, just a week before getting access to the building, tragedy hit and my world stopped! We buried our daughter on Feb 5th. That night my husband and i went to that shop and just started painting and rearranging, building, cleaning and everything we could to avoid going home and falling into a deep depression. We worked all day and night most days until he had to go back to work. We opened the doors on Feb. 19th with Kelsey being my main inspiration and motivation. Covid shut us down in March, which seemed to be how my life was going, and we where able to reopen in May. I have two reasons i am on this website today.
First, we had started a justice for Kelsey Jane Polk fund to help with expenses for anyone and everyone that wanted to go to the trial could without worry about lodging, food, gas, taking off work etc… My thinking is, the more people, the better it will look for Kelsey’s case. I live in Indiana. The murder took place in Knoxville TN. This is why the funding is so important. So, in my deepest low points, i realized that i had been running my shop into the ground because i became addicted to shopping for clothes. Something she always wanted me to do but i never really cared about. I messed up! My shop is going strong and doing absolutely great! The big problem is that right now everything that comes in, i’m paying overdraft fees and i am starting to realize i’m drowning quick. Vendors checks bouncing and the gas getting shut off. I’m scared! I no longer shop for anything and am totally committed to saving the only thing that saved me when i needed it. My shop! As my daughters trial gets postponed and postponed i have borrowed from the justice account. I’m sick about it! Now her trial is set in stone and it is June 27, 2022 and i am absolutely doing everything i can to build that money back up! I have taken out 500.00 loans that i am paying 4000.00 dollars back out of desperation because of my credit i messed up as a child i cannot get a “real” low interest loan. Believe me, i have tried. I am truly sorry i am rambling and all over the place. There’s just so much i could say! So much i need to say! I also have trouble wanting to help people out even when i know i cant. I envy you being able to help people the way you do! I would do anything in this world to be able to do the same. Maybe one day i will! Unfortunately, today, i am the begger. Please, i truly need your help. Any amount! i wont even give an amount. Im out of options….
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My business name is Good Ole Days Antiques & Collectibles LLC
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@wendypolk
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Thank you & God Bless,
Wendy Polk