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Back to business - Emmanuel's comeback in Mandaue

Emmanuel lost an espresso machine and grinder to the demolition of the market and needs $500 to reopen a roadside café and support the family.

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Emmanuel P. Marquez
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Mandaue
For fifteen years I have run a roadside café in Mandaue. In July, the demolition of the market took an espresso machine and grinder. I have no insurance, and the bank won't lend to me. Before that, my customers came every Thursday, and I employed 3 people from the neighborhood. I have been out of business for 3 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 $500 goes: • Replacing an espresso machine and grinder: $290 • Initial stock: coffee and pastries: $85 • Shop repairs and licensing: $35 • Working capital for the first month: $90 Thanks for reading all this.

Updates from Emmanuel

  1. Good news. Because of your gifts ($53 in total) we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

  • Waleed Jamal Amin 🇺🇸 · $30

    “I'm in Bakersfield, thinking of you. - Bakersfield”

  • Gabriel W. Jordan 🇺🇸 · $25
  • Satish G. Awasthi 🇮🇳 · $20

    “Be well. Gave what I could this week. - Vadodara”

  • Dedi Galih Lie 🇮🇩 · $13
  • Anand B. Sandhu 🇮🇳 · $10
  • Anh Giang Dang 🇻🇳 · $10

    “Happy to help - Thủ Đức”

  • Kamal Tariq Gaber 🇪🇬 · $5

    “Wish I could do more. - 6th of October City”

  • Muhammad Hadi Tan 🇮🇩 · $5

    “From my family to yours. My father told me about this one.”

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3.4(19 reviews)

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