'You really saved us': Charity replaces $15K worth of equipment for business
Cody Nichols of Tulsa, Oklahoma panicked when he found out that someone had stolen thousands of dollars worth of equipment from his veteran-run landscaping business.
Instantly fearing the worst for his employees, he didn't know how he was going to manage this.
Charity steps in to replace $15,000 worth of equipment stolen from a veteran run business #infinitefireinc #veteranbusiness #soldierswish https://t.co/Q0dHchyqSL
— Infinite Fire Org. (@InfiniteFireOrg) July 16, 2018
Cody had started a company called Our Troops Services with the aim being to hire other vets who were experiencing difficulties adjusting to civilian life.
The former Marine and his employees usually work on fences, construction, and lawn care.
Thank you again #SoldiersWish and #BlossEquipmentTulsa for putting Myself and by extension Our Troops Services back on the right track to #success with the donation of over $15,000 in #LawnEquipment. This will help more than we may ever know. pic.twitter.com/ZyRC1QHww4
— Cody Nichols (@CodyNichols87) June 25, 2018
Unfortunately, their work came to a standstill back in May when someone stole all of their equipment.
Luckily, a nonprofit called Soldier’s Wish heard about Cody's situation and began gathering people to help Our Troops Services.
According to Good News Network, one of the charity workers said, “people came out of the woodwork wanting to help. We were able to raise the money to replace everything.”
Our Troops Services is a small, altruistic capitalism enterprise in #tulsa, #oklahoma. They employ the veterans no one else can, and offer fair priced services to their #community. A robbery has forced us to ask for help. https://t.co/NVRioXoXUf #gofundme #maga #patriots #support
— Cody Nichols (@CodyNichols87) July 2, 2018
“You really saved us,” Nichols told the charity. “I really thought our company was going to die.”
Cody also started a GoFundMe page to make up As a means of making up for his employees’ lost income, Nichols for hsi employees lost income, which has already made over $7,000 in donations.
Cody tweeted out his thanks to Soldeirs Wish, writing, ''Thank you again SoldiersWish and BlossEquipmentTulsa for putting Myself and by extension Our Troops Services back on the right track to success with the donation of over $15,000 in lawn equipment. This will help more than we may ever know.''
What an uplifting story!