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A neighborhood bakery in Tlaquepaque needs help replacing a commercial oven after a fire in the building.

🇲🇽 45177, Tlaquepaque, Jalisco, Mexico2,182 views
Andrés S. Vargas
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Tlaquepaque
For nine years I have run a neighborhood bakery in Tlaquepaque. In August, a fire in the building took a commercial oven. I have no insurance, and the bank won't lend to me. Before that, my customers came every Saturday, and I employed 2 people from the neighborhood. I have been out of business for 5 weeks. This business pays my children's school fees and rent. I have already started working from home in small ways, but I can't meet orders without proper equipment. Every contribution brings me closer to reopening, and I promise to post photos as I buy each item. I'll buy equipment from local suppliers and post photos and receipts as I go. Where the $850 goes: • Replacing a commercial oven: $490 • Initial stock: flour, butter and sugar: $120 • Shop repairs and licensing: $155 • Working capital for the first month: $85 I'll keep this page updated with receipts as things happen. - Andrés

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  • Tunde Nonso Ogunleye 🇳🇬 · $33
  • Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $100

    “Be well. Thought of Andrés all day after reading this. - Nashik”

  • Hamza Mahmoud Hamid 🇪🇬 · $25

    “Blessings. Hope the November deadline works out. - Shubra”

  • Rima Rubina Ahmed 🇧🇩 · $5

    “Thinking of you. Only $5 but hope it helps. - Dhaka”

  • Heru Satria Sutanto 🇮🇩 · $10
  • Anonymous 🇬🇭 · $10

    “Happy to help. Thought of Andrés all day after reading this. - Ho”

  • Bruno B. Castro 🇲🇽 · $25
  • Nkechi Halima Quadri 🇳🇬 · $25
  • Anonymous 🇨🇦 · $100

    “Blessings. Thought of Andrés all day after reading this. - Montréal”

  • Dinesh N. Krishnan 🇮🇳 · $10

    “Thought of Andrés all day after reading this. - Pune”

  • Babar Zeeshan Javed 🇵🇰 · $10

    “Keep your head up. Only $10 but hope it helps. - Multan”

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  • Marlene Hannah Lorenz 🇩🇪 · $50
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  • Lucía T. Orozco 🇲🇽 · $200

    “Hang in there. My mother told me about this one. - San Nicolás de los Garza”

  • Raymond Campos 🇺🇸 · $14
  • Murilo Marcelo Nascimento 🇧🇷 · $25

    “Sending love. Only $25 but hope it helps. - Curitiba”

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  • Best of luck, Andrés. Small businesses are the heart of Tlaquepaque. Hope you're open again soon. Blessings

    • Wishing you the best, Andrés. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Thinking of Tlaquepaque.

      • Sending good thoughts, Andrés. It takes guts to ask. Well done. All the best.

        • You're not alone, Andrés. Hope you get there. Please keep us posted.

          • hang in there, Andrés. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry

            • stay strong, Andrés. This could happen to any of us. God bless.

              • Can I help in a way that isn't money? I'm near Tlaquepaque!

                • Thank you. If you're in Tlaquepaque I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. Appreciate you taking the time.

              • Thinking of you and your family, Andrés. Small businesses are the heart of Tlaquepaque. Hope you're open again soon. I'm in farming myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you.

                • Small businesses are the heart of Tlaquepaque. Hope you're open again soon. Blessings

                  • Hang in there. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Thinking of Tlaquepaque.

                    • Thinking of you. Hope this works out for you. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Take care

                      • thinking of you and your family, Andrés. It takes guts to ask. Well done.

                        • take care. Hope the shop reopens soon. I hope November is when things finally get easier. Blessings.

                          • You're not alone, Andrés. Looking forward to the next update. Put this on a community board in Bogotá this morning. Take care.

                            • Hang in there, Andrés. Shared this with my family. Don't give up.

                              • Thinking of you and your family, Andrés. This could happen to any of us.

                                • Marta S. GarcíaID verified

                                  Thanks for sharing this, Andrés. I hope things turn around soon. Thinking of Tlaquepaque.

                                  • Thinking of you, Andrés. Hope the shop reopens soon. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double

                                    • rooting for you, Andrés. Hope the shop reopens soon. Take care

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