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A fan of Plateau record store Sound Central has started a crowdfunding campaign that aims to help the store stay in business.

Adam Reider launched the campaign, which aims to raise $10,000 for the Plateau store, on Dec. 12 after the store’s owner, Shawn Ellingham, posted on social media that Sound Central might have to close down in the new year.

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“It’s more than just a store. Shawn does a lot in-store that goes above and beyond what a normal record store would do,” Reider said. “He’s super excited about music in general and I think he shares that excitement with people.”

As of Sunday evening, the campaign had raised more than $1,400.

For Ellingham, having a fan of his business offer to start a fundraising campaign was humbling.

“It’s hard to even put into words,” he said.

Sound Central has been at its current location, on Coloniale Ave. just off Mont-Royal, for almost 12 years. It’s the store’s third location since it opened more than 17 years ago. For the first three years, it was downtown on Ste-Catherine St. at the corner of Hôtel-de-Ville St. Then Ellingham moved the store to St-Denis St.