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A flower stall in Verona needs help replacing display cabinets and a cooler after a fire in the building.

🇮🇹 Verona, Veneto, Italy2,651 views
Laura Noemi Morelli
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Verona
For fifteen years I have run a flower stall in Verona. In January, a fire in the building took display cabinets and a cooler. I have no insurance, and the bank won't lend to me. Before that, my customers came every Thursday, 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 $3,050 goes: • Shop repairs and licensing: $240 • Initial stock: seasonal flowers: $540 • Replacing display cabinets and a cooler: $2,270 Every share and every dollar helps. - Laura

Updates from Laura

  1. Good news. Because of your gifts ($891 in total) I met with the supplier and confirmed the amounts. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

  2. Wanted to say thank you properly. 11% funded and the plan for replacing display cabinets and a cooler is now scheduled.

  • Ghada Yasmin Cherif 🇸🇦 · $500
  • Anonymous 🇪🇸 · $250
  • Ricardo D. Quintero 🇺🇸 · $225

    “Thought of Laura all day after reading this. - San Diego”

  • Lukman Andi Tanoto 🇮🇩 · $100
  • Daniel C. Thornton 🇨🇦 · $75
  • Kayode Obinna Musa 🇳🇬 · $73

    “Hang in there. Only $73 but hope it helps. - Badagry”

  • Angelo P. Pineda 🇵🇭 · $57.50

    “Rooting for you. Thought of Laura all day after reading this. - Quezon City”

  • Imran P. Radebe 🇿🇦 · $56
  • Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $50
  • Bas Postma 🇳🇱 · $50
  • Philippe Masson 🇫🇷 · $50

    “Blessings. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Marseille”

  • Arianna B. Lane 🇺🇸 · $50
  • Chidi Zubby Daramola 🇳🇬 · $50

    “Get well soon. Thought of Laura all day after reading this. - Lagos”

  • Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $50
  • Jules Aubry 🇫🇷 · $50
  • Saanvi L. Khanna 🇺🇸 · $47.50
  • Guillaume Benoît Barre 🇫🇷 · $36
  • Temitope Favour Tijani 🇳🇬 · $32

    “Every little bit. My brother told me about this one. - Port Harcourt”

  • Samuel T. Zamora 🇵🇭 · $30
  • Elena R. Dalton 🇺🇸 · $30

    “Happy to help. From Toledo with love. - Toledo”

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  • Audrey A. BrooksID verifiedPhoto verified

    your post was clear and honest. Put this on a community board in Auckland this morning. All the best.

    • Keep going, Laura. Your post was clear and honest. Thinking of Verona.

      • Take care. Small businesses are the heart of Verona. Hope you're open again soon. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double.

        • Rooting for you, Laura. Looking forward to the next update. God bless.

          • Take care, Laura. Shared this with my family. Put this on a community board in Gulu this morning. Thinking of Verona.

            • thanks for sharing this. It takes guts to ask. Well done. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Take care.

              • Sending love. This could happen to any of us. My neighbor in Lagos donated after I showed her your page. Take care

                • Rooting for you, Laura. Shared it with a few friends. All the best!

                  • good luck, Laura. Looking forward to the next update

                    • hang in there, Laura. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Wish I lived closer to Riverside so I could bring a meal. All the best.

                      • Hope things get better soon, Laura. Looking forward to the next update. It's not much but it's yours. Blessings

                        • Jenny J. SalazarPhoto verified

                          reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Love from Austin.

                          • it takes guts to ask. Well done. My mother had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Greetings from Faisalabad.

                            • Hope it all works out, Laura. Hope you make a strong comeback. After 8 years in farming I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Love from Kelowna.

                              • Take care, Laura. Gave what I could, wish it was more. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Blessings.

                                • Stay strong, Laura. Shared this with my family. My brother had a similar thing happen so this one hit home.

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