I just submitted an edit to #googlemaps that a business is closed, a tragic loss for my town, Mandeville Louisiana. It was a business I had featured in a list #WomenOwned, and I celebrated in a virtual meetup on International Women’s Day.
This morning a fire caused the businesses to burn and close indefinitely. It was the reaction of the owner that impressed me so much. It is the heart and sole of my town. In this article, she stated “Everyone is okay and safe! A huge thank you to the Mandeville police and fire department! We will be closed until further notice. Thank you for all the love and prayers from all of our wonderful customers! We love y’all and as always Where Y’at baby?!?”
That is why I love to be a #localguide and a woman! We are strong! We are heroes! This was a very popular business, and the edit was necessary to inform, and help people know that this favorite place is no longer available to them. Sometimes we help with our edits in ways that hurt our hearts, but we always #letsguide.
Women are strong, and the hearth of many small business, all around the world.
This is a meet-up we had one year ago, on the heart of the Italian earthquake, during a meeting between an Italian journalist and the women that are leading small an medium business on the area. Women were the first to react, giving an important impulse to the restart of the local economy
Great post @lynneannec I too had to post a closing edit for a cake shop that is near my work that was also #WomenOwned that also burned down. Their messaging was very similar “We would like to take this opportunity to thank the Frankston Fire Brigade and Police for their wonderful efforts and their swift action as know-one was injured or any other properties damaged.” http://www.thecakecottage.com.au/https://goo.gl/maps/5Bgjs1r3Gi4seFdw8
I hope they reopen because they made awesome cakes.
@PaulPavlinovich there have been many articles written about the dialects spoken in the State of Louisiana. We are a very unique area indeed! One of those dialects, and we are actually identify as a “type” is a “Y’at”! It is derived from the phrase Where Y’at?, as an accent, or speech pattern. This is where the diner Liz Where Y’at derived it’s name. I especially loved when the owner said “as always Where Y’at baby?!” even though her business had just burned to a close. Your beloved bakery sounds like they had the same awesome spirit.
I hope they do @lynneannec one woman owned the shop and business, but she had arrangements with a team of local women who made cakes for the shop and fulfilled special orders. Not being there would certainly impact those people.
