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Alice needs my food truck repaired to get back to work in San Diego
Alice's my food truck is Alice's only source of income and needs an engine head gasket replacement costing $1,650.
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I make my living with my food truck. 4 weeks ago the engine head gasket failed, and the mechanic says the repair will cost $1,650. Without the vehicle I earn nothing.
I have been borrowing from friends to pay rent, and now I have run out of people to ask.
I support my 3 children. Before the breakdown I worked eleven hours a day, six days a week. I have been offered extra shifts for the next four months if I can just get the vehicle working.
I have a written estimate from a certified mechanic and will upload it here.
All money will go toward the parts and labor on the estimate, with a small amount for road tax and insurance renewal.
Where the $1,650 goes:
• Road tax and insurance renewal: $310
• Towing and inspection: $100
• engine head gasket replacement (parts): $1,240
Whatever you can give, even just sharing this page, means a lot.
- Alice
Updates from Alice
Update from San Diego: I met with the mechanic and confirmed the amounts. We're at 3% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.
- Anonymous 🇬🇧 · $50
- Reagan K. McBride 🇺🇸 · $40
- Isaac Samuel Ogunbanjo 🇳🇬 · $16.50
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Thinking of you and your family, Alice. Hope you make a strong comeback. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry
Hang in there. Hope you make a strong comeback. I went through something like this 5 years ago and strangers helped me out. Thinking of San Diego
Hope the shop reopens soon. Wish I lived closer to Angeles so I could bring a meal. Love from Santa Rosa.
Take care, Alice. Hope the shop reopens soon. God bless.
Sending strength, Alice. Shared this with my family. Greetings from Montego Bay.
So sorry you're going through this, Alice. Looking forward to the next update. My husband and I read this together
Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Sent it to 34 people at work. Greetings from Lansing.
Good luck, Alice. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too