Some of you expressed sadness that these guys were closing. Maybe it won't. Even just making a point to patronize this next week means something.<br><br>
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<div><br>I apologize in advance for sending this to everyone I can think of. I am desperate to see Catalyst continue their business.<br> <br>Many of you may already know about Catalyst's decision to close their doors. I am cautiously optimistic that this won't have to happen. Please start at the bottom of this message to learn more about this sad situation. I feel fortunate to have worked there since July 2008. I have seen and experienced the generosity that Fade and Ben (Catalyst's owners) have for our community--both as an employee and through my involvement with The Family Journey. Donate if you can. (If you don't have a facebook account, go to <a href="http://www.catalystcoffee.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.catalystcoffee.com</a>.) Stop by and buy a drink if you can. Either way, send this to anyone you know who might be able to help out. Please don't let this small community-based business close! <br>
<br>Keri<br><a href="http://www.thefamilyjourney.org/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.thefamilyjourney.org</a><br> <br> <br> Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2009 18:34:10 -0800<br> Subject: Please help us out!<br><br>So there is still hope! <br>
<br>We might make enough money to stay open! But we need your help! I have figured out (sort of) how to use PayPal through Facebook. If you are interested in donating (even $5 would help, $50 would help even more, $500 would be awesome), send me an e-mail with the amount and I can send you a link that takes you to pay. It works pretty well.<br>
<br>Also, sometime tomorrow, there will be a "Donate" button from PayPal on our homepage <a href="http://www.catalystcoffee.com/" target="_blank">www.catalystcoffee.com</a> . You can also click on that button and donate whatever amount you choose.<br>
<br>Other options for donating are at our fundraiser on Saturday and just bringing by some money any day before the 20th. Checks can be made out to Catalyst Coffee.<br> <br> <br>Again, your help would be greatly appreciated, and either way, your support is very welcomed. Thank you guys so much for all that you have given Catalyst and for making these last 5 years so wonderful.<br>
<br>--------------------<br><br>Subject: Fundraiser<br><br>We need about $20,000 to keep the doors open. That should be enough to buy us some time. Things are picking up and in March, all of our long term debt will go away. $20,000 is what we need to pay off everything we owe to date. Our big focus right now is making sure we can pay off all our local vendors who need the money so they don't go out of business. But the money we owe the government means that could come in at any time and shut us down. That is why we are shutting down on the 20th. We want to do it on our own terms and maintain control of the assets we still have. That way, we get to decide, where our money goes and we can support other local businesses as long as we can.<br>
<br>The fundraiser will be all day Saturday, Jan. 17th. Any monetary donation would be greatly appreciated. There will also be live music and a silent auction. Again, this money, if we don't make enough to stay open, goes to all our local vendors who need the money to stay afloat in these economic times.<br>
<br>Thank you for your help and your concern!<br><br></div></div><br></div></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>"Sell not virtue to purchase wealth, nor Liberty to purchase power."<br>-- Ben Franklin, 1738<br>