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Back to business - Valentina's comeback in Ribeirão Preto
Valentina lost display cabinets and a cooler to a long illness and repossession and needs $1,300 to reopen a flower stall and support the family.
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For six years I have run a flower stall in Ribeirão Preto. In August, a long illness and repossession took display cabinets and a cooler. I have no insurance, and the bank won't lend to me.
Before that, my customers came every Friday, and I employed 3 people from the neighborhood. I have been out of business for 10 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.
Once I'm back on my feet I plan to hire back the people I had to let go.
Where the $1,300 goes:
• Replacing display cabinets and a cooler: $860
• Initial stock: seasonal flowers: $150
• Shop repairs and licensing: $100
• Working capital for the first month: $190
Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly.
- Valentina
Updates from Valentina
We're at 8% thanks to 3 of you. I made the first payment toward shop repairs and licensing. More news soon.
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“Blessings. Thought of Valentina all day after reading this. - Lahore”
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“You got this. Only $20 but hope it helps. - Vigo”
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Hope you make a strong comeback. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Greetings from Québec!
Hang in there, Valentina. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. We're a small family in Madina but we're thinking of you. God bless
good luck. Hope you get there. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. God bless
Sending strength, Valentina. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Greetings from Tlaquepaque
Good luck. Shared it with a few friends. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Take care.
Hang in there, Valentina. This could happen to any of us. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Greetings from Amsterdam.
Sending love, Valentina. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Love from Surakarta.
This could happen to any of us. It's not much but it's yours. Greetings from Brisbane
hang in there. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Greetings from Guarulhos.
So sorry you're going through this, Valentina. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. God bless
Thinking of you and your family. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. I have a 15 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Thinking of Ribeirão Preto.
wishing you the best. Hope you make a strong comeback. Love from Cairo.
wishing you peace, Valentina. Shared this with my family.