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Carol needs an espresso machine and grinder to reopen a roadside café
Carol lost an espresso machine and grinder to the demolition of the market and needs $3,300 to reopen a roadside café and support the family.
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For six years I have run a roadside café in Riverside. In December, 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 Wednesday, and I employed 1 people from the neighborhood. I have been out of business for 12 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 $3,300 goes:
• Initial stock: coffee and pastries: $580
• Shop repairs and licensing: $410
• Replacing an espresso machine and grinder: $2,310
Thank you so much.
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Stay strong, Carol. Small businesses are the heart of Riverside. Hope you're open again soon. Please keep us posted. All the best
Hope it all works out, Carol. Hope the shop reopens soon. I went through something like this 10 years ago and strangers helped me out.