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Back to business - Patricia's comeback in Bacolod
A neighborhood bakery in Bacolod needs help replacing a commercial oven after a fire in the building.
🇵🇭 Bacolod, Negros Occidental, Philippines876 views
For twelve years I have run a neighborhood bakery in Bacolod. In June, 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 Tuesday, and I employed 1 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 $450 goes:
• Replacing a commercial oven: $260
• Working capital for the first month: $85
• Shop repairs and licensing: $105
I hope life is good to you.
- Patricia
Updates from Patricia
Thank you all. We're at 38% now ($172). I'm honestly stunned. we've started the first stage.
Thank you all. We're at 16% now ($72). I'm honestly stunned. we've booked the dates and paid the deposit.
Quick update: $20 raised so far (4%). the plan for working capital for the first month is now scheduled. Receipts coming as soon as I have them. - Patricia
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $50
“Best of luck. Small amount but sent with love. - Raleigh”
- Ifeanyi Michael Ogunleye 🇳🇬 · $50
- Anonymous 🇵🇰 · $50
“Get well soon. Thought of Patricia all day after reading this. - Faisalabad”
- Neelam E. Garg 🇺🇸 · $50
- Vanessa G. Abad 🇵🇭 · $50
- Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $48
- Nour Iman Said 🇪🇬 · $47
- Horst Markus Möller 🇩🇪 · $30
- Jackson Myers 🇺🇸 · $10
“Happy to help. Small amount but sent with love. - Buffalo”
- Henry Jide Obi 🇳🇬 · $10
- Ga-eun Bo-ra Jung 🇰🇷 · $5
- Caroline T. Sanders 🇺🇸 · $5
- Allan L. Flores 🇵🇭 · $5
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thinking of you and your family. Shared it with a few friends. Sent it to 38 people at work. All the best.
Stay strong, Patricia. Hope this works out for you. Wish I lived closer to Da Nang so I could bring a meal. Love from Tampa
Small businesses are the heart of Bacolod. Hope you're open again soon.
Praying for you, Patricia. Your post was clear and honest. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Take care
thinking of you. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Greetings from El Paso.
Praying for you. Hope the shop reopens soon. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. Thinking of Bacolod.
Your post was clear and honest. Wish I lived closer to Miami so I could bring a meal.
Thinking of you, Patricia. Hope this works out for you. It's not much but it's yours. Greetings from Düsseldorf.
Take care. Looking forward to the next update. My father had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. All the best
So sorry you're going through this, Patricia. Small businesses are the heart of Bacolod. Hope you're open again soon.