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<\/a><\/p>\nTragedy<\/h2>\n
Right after her 15th<\/sup>\u00a0birthday in September of 1984, the factory that Heidi worked in was shut down.\u00a0 People said, \u201cIt was because there were newer types of printing presses called Offset Machines that could run faster and produce better and cleaner printed work.\u201d\u00a0 Heidi then sat idle on that cold concrete floor with no electricity or oil for almost two years.<\/p>\n In July of 1986, Henry Jenkins, a reverend from a small church in Los Angeles, found Heidi listed in a newspaper advertisement.\u00a0 He journeyed to San Diego with a large moving truck and brought her back to his garage in L.A..\u00a0 He fed her oil and gave her electricity which made Heidi so happy.\u00a0 The reverend\u2019s wife came to the garage once a week, always on Wednesday, to clean her and rub her down with a very soft cloth.\u00a0 Heidi was finally at work again; her new job was to print small prayer books and song sheets for Reverend Jenkins to distribute to his parishioners.\u00a0 After many years, the good Reverend took ill and was forced to make a change.\u00a0 On February 17, 2007, Reverend Jenkins and his wife closed their church and moved to a small town in Mexico where they became missionaries.\u00a0 Heidi now needed a new home.\u00a0 She still had so much life in her.<\/p>\n Heidi was found by an adoption agency in Jamaica, New York called Crystal Graphics.\u00a0 The company was owned by a man named Mr. Bally, who knew that although he would probably be keeping Heidi for a while; he was sure he would eventually find her a good home.\u00a0 He cleaned Heidi from top to bottom and made sure she looked good.\u00a0 He then covered her with a big green tarp with the words “WINDMILL 13X18” on it.\u00a0 Trying to find new parents that were qualified was not an easy task.\u00a0 People would come to look at her, but no one seemed to have the right use for Heidi.\u00a0 After many months of deliberation, Mr. Bally decided to convert Heidi into a Die Cutter and Foil Stamper.\u00a0 In November of 2011, after the conversion was complete, \u00a0she received a new coat of paint and was ready to go.\u00a0 Again the green tarp was put back on Heidi to keep her protected and safe, but it now had the words “FOIL STAMPING \/ DIE CUTTING” added to her description.<\/p>\n It was about this time that Sid Halpern, the president of The Marsid M&M Group a very progressive \u201cState of The Art\u201d commercial printer, decided to compliment his offset and digital capabilities and bring \u201cin house\u201d Foil Stamping and Die Cutting to their growing list of clients.\u00a0 Mr. Halpern found Heidi advertised by Mr. Bally on eBay and decided to make a visit to the Jamaica, New York warehouse to see her.\u00a0 He lifted the green tarp and was immediately impressed!\u00a0 Heidi was clean and beautiful, filled with oil and ready to go to work with all her new capabilities.\u00a0 The deal was made and the adoption finalized!\u00a0 A few days later, December 10, 2011, Heidi was on Mr. Bally\u2019s delivery truck heading to her new home in Carle Place, New York!<\/p>\nRebirth<\/h2>\n
A New Home<\/h2>\n