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Help Goddess Retreat & NHS Staff during Covid-19

To my friends, family, loyal clients and UK public I'm asking for your help. Can you support me by paying me for future work? 


Following the Government guidance on 23rd March surrounding COVID-19, my treatment room is obviously closed until further notice. This sudden pause in income has left me - and thousands of other small businesses worldwide - under severe financial (and personal) strain. 

The government has given a lifeline to a great majority of the UK workforce which is wonderful.

Unfortunately I'm one of the individuals that fall through the cracks.  Because I haven't been open long enough I'm not entitled to the self employment package on offer of 80% profit per month.

I can claim Universal Credit (which I have done) but will need to wait until 28th April for a decision and any payment. I'm expecting it to be around £400 a month. 

Like many of you have outgoings of around £2k + per month to just pay bills, mortgage, tax, car, insurances, business loans, business license etc... I have requested payment holidays and reduced outgoings where possible but I'm still going to be liable for around £1500 a month at present. I'm hoping to reduce this to around £1200 after calling all my banks and suppliers. 


Unfortunately my bills won’t disappear just because my revenue has and even with payment holidays I still have to make it up in a few months. The amount I'm looking to raise would get me through next 3 - 4 months financially. Once allowed to reopen I will honour every voucher that has been purchased. *

I have applied for all the jobs I can, supermarkets, delivery driving, home based customer service... But at the moment I've had no successful responses back from any of them.

I know I'm still in a better position than many and I am grateful for that, I have a home, food at the moment , car, heating .... But I am at risk of losing everything if the crisis continues for more than a few months.

I have worked my whole adult life. I've never had to claim any state help, I've always worked, for over 20 years as an employee only becoming self employed last year. Even now I find it hard to ask for help but Im terrified how I'm going to recover from this. The prospect of losing what I've worked hard for all my life is awful. I'm panicking 

That is why I'm asking for contributions, if you are in a position to offer financial support of any amount.

It's not just money for nothing I'm asking for. I am requesting payment for future work I'll complete.

You can contact me to purchase gift vouchers for future treatments once I can reopen, or donations made here on the go fund me will be used to give treatment vouchers to the local NHS staff. I'm sure they will need some TLC once this is over?

St Helier Hospital Sutton
Epsom & Kingston Hospitals
St George's Hospital Tooting
The Royal Marsden Sutton

Above are the hospitals closest. You can nominate a particular one or buy a voucher for an NHS worker of your choice. 


I have secure PayPal account to process and can send vouchers electronically if preferred. I will update when donation vouchers are presented to each hospital also. 


Even just words of support and sharing this fundraiser if you cannot give anything more still means the world to me and all helps. 

I love my job and cannot wait to be able to start again. The confidence boost I give someone by changing their brows or results of a facial, hearing how well someone slept after a massage or how relaxed they feel, chatting with my clients, I'm missing it all so much! Making people feel great is my passion and the feedback and reviews I get warms my heart and drives me to do more and more. 


Though the global pandemic has closed the doors on my small business, your support can help me reopen in the future by keeping me afloat through this pandemic. Whatever you can donate (if you can donate) will go a long way in helping me to survive the lock down and quickly rebuild on the other side. Plus can be a lovely gesture for a key worker, friend, family or even yourself... I'm sure we will all need some pampering after we get through this! 


Please stand by me as a local self employed business owner trying to survive but also give back. 

www.facebook.com/goddessretreatuk 
www.instagram.com/goddessretreatuk 

Thank you from the bottom of my heart

Jo-Ann
Goddess Retreat Beauty Room 
Sutton Greater London www.goddessretreat.co.uk


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