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Back to business - Colette's comeback in Nice
A street-food cart in Nice needs help replacing a gas stove and two refrigerators after a storm that collapsed the roof.
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For twelve years I have run a street-food cart in Nice. In June, a storm that collapsed the roof took a gas stove and two refrigerators. 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 4 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 $3,350 goes:
• Initial stock: ingredients: $470
• Replacing a gas stove and two refrigerators: $2,550
• Shop repairs and licensing: $330
Thank you for reading my story.
- Colette
Updates from Colette
We're at 46% thanks to 35 of you. I met with the supplier and confirmed the amounts. More news soon.
- Natalia Krystyna Sokołowski 🇵🇱 · $20
- Hauwa Adaeze Oladipo 🇳🇬 · $10
- Samantha Kim 🇺🇸 · $10
- Vijay K. Kurup 🇮🇳 · $75
- Márcio Raimundo Freitas 🇧🇷 · $20
“Be well. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Niterói”
- Raymond J. Marquez 🇺🇸 · $100
“Hope the August deadline works out. - Warren”
- Cecilia G. Agustin 🇵🇭 · $30
“God bless. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Lapu-Lapu”
- Renata Renata Albuquerque 🇧🇷 · $25
“Rooting for you. Small amount but sent with love. - São Paulo”
- Garima H. Garg 🇮🇳 · $10
- Adrian D. McCoy 🇨🇦 · $15
- Neema Sarah Wekesa 🇰🇪 · $19
- Kajal W. Pawar 🇮🇳 · $10
- Roman B. McDonald 🇺🇸 · $100
- Anonymous 🇨🇴 · $10
- Sharon Guzman 🇺🇸 · $31
- Myra R. Maurya 🇮🇳 · $25
“Wishing you the best. Small amount but sent with love. - Aurangabad”
- Natnael Habtamu Yilma 🇪🇹 · $10
- Aadhya N. Tiwari 🇳🇿 · $20
“Hang in there. Gave what I could this week. - Auckland”
- Comfort Joy Williams 🇳🇬 · $10
- Anjali S. Bajpai 🇮🇳 · $23
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Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Colette.
Everything on the list is an amount I've been quoted or invoiced. initial stock: ingredients comes first ($470) and I'll update the page as each thing gets paid. I'll keep the page updated.
Sending strength. I hope things turn around soon. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. God bless
how is Colette doing now?
Hang in there, Colette. Shared it with a few friends. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. God bless
Sending love. Small businesses are the heart of Nice. Hope you're open again soon. Thinking of Nice
Stay strong, Colette. Hope you get there.
Hang in there. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend.