The survival of independent beauty professionals is at risk. We are facing a grave financial hardship.

Our hands are our livelihood. We our essential to our local community who are in need of pain management.

We have a beautiful community. And we all pitch in to make it look gorgeous. Let’s have an area to enjoy. That section is a main reasons why we bought our home..

So many salon professionals depend on their income for food, shelter and utilities while many are getting no help from our state unemployment system.

Because tattoo artists are self employed. Because for a lot of them this is their only source of income. Because you have promised help and we are over a month into this with no help for the self employed. You are failing them and you need to help them out before they can no longer recover from this shutdown.

Here in upstate we are much closer to Vermont or Mass then New York city. If these states open before us the survival of the beauty business in upstate NY is at risk. We are already facing a grave financial hardship.

We need to open PA campgrounds. As long as social distancing rules are followed there's no reason they should be closed. People are closer to each other when they are waiting in line to get in at Walmart! You can't get more distant than being in the woods by yourself.

Servicing our clients this way poses little to no risk of spreading the virus, as compared to 20 or more people in a grocery store or 10 plus people at restaurants picking up food. The survival of the independently owned Spas and their professions are at risk. We are facing a grave financial hardship. Our industry is in the HEALTH AND WELLNESS business and is needed now if not more than ever.

My wife and I are CrossFit gym owners in Orange County. We created our facility to be a place of healing and inspiration, and that is exactly what it is. We have a close-knit community, and our members tell us that no matter what kind of day they have had, they can come here and leave it all behind for an hour, and then leave feeling better. While stopping the spread of COVID-19 must be at the forefront of our efforts, we must consider the urgency of healthful activity. People have been largely left quarantining in a sedentary environment, devoid of sunlight, stress-eating sugary snacks. Each of these things alone when left unchecked becomes detrimental to health. When combined, though, the synergistic effect is a perfect storm for the development of toxicity, inflammation, and ultimately disease. The longer this goes on, the greater risk people have of making habits that will likely lead to obesity, chronic illness, and healthcare dependency, and the more overloaded the medical system will eventually become. At our CrossFit gym, we have nearly 4,000 square feet and each member has a dedicated station. When they are working out there is a naturally occurring 10 foot distance from one member's face to another. I would imagine that other CrossFit gyms are similar, as well. CrossFit gyms are distinct from any other type of gym: due to the length of barbells, as well as bodies moving spontaneously and quickly, social distancing is something that just happens without thought. Additionally, we keep a very clean facility; we have to, because that is what our members expect. In fact, they even clean their own equipment thoroughly when they put it away. We have also created a cleaner made from 75% ethyl alcohol and antiviral essential oils, which we began using aggressively to clean the equipment and stations prior to the mandate closing gyms. Physical activity and social interaction are vital to health and well-being, and we must be allowed to do our part as CrossFit gym owners: to provide environments that support healing and inspiration. Never before has this been so important. Please tell Governor DeSantis to support the re-opening of CrossFit gyms contingent on strict compliance with current social distancing guidelines and a thorough equipment cleaning protocol following each use - perhaps even gloves for a while until we are certain that the virus has been neutralized.

Because just as those who have been out of work are at risk and need help, so are the people who still have to go to work every day...

Our whole industry is in a grave financial decline. Our survival depends upon our clients, if we can’t service them, we make no money! Unemployment doesn’t even help in our industry. We need to get back to work now!

The survival of the independent beauty professionals is at risk. We are facing a grave financial hardship.