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Élodie needs display cabinets and a cooler to reopen a flower stall

Élodie lost display cabinets and a cooler to floodwater and needs $2,350 to reopen a flower stall and support the family.

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Élodie Royer
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Strasbourg
For six years I have run a flower stall in Strasbourg. In August, floodwater took display cabinets and a cooler. I have no insurance, and the bank won't lend to me. Before that, my customers came every Sunday, 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. Once I'm back on my feet I plan to hire back the people I had to let go. Where the $2,350 goes: • Replacing display cabinets and a cooler: $1,300 • Initial stock: seasonal flowers: $500 • Shop repairs and licensing: $260 • Working capital for the first month: $290 Even a small gift gets used right away and I'll thank you myself. - Élodie
#small-business#livelihood#restart

Updates from Élodie

  1. Update from Strasbourg: I met with the supplier and confirmed the amounts. We're at 63% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  2. 63% there. we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. Thank you.

  3. Small update. $1,036 so far, we've booked the dates and paid the deposit.

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    “Praying for you! - Madrid”

  • Anonymous 🇮🇩 · $200

    “Rooting for you. Thought of Élodie all day after reading this. - Jakarta”

  • Logan M. Espinoza 🇺🇸 · $100

    “Rooting for you. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Warren”

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    “Hang in there. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Toronto”

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  • Sunil C. Gurjar 🇺🇸 · $75

    “Sending love. Thought of Élodie all day after reading this.”

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    “Hope this helps. Please keep us posted. - Palermo”

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    “Thinking of you. My mother told me about this one. - Nakuru”

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    “Hope things get better. I'm in Comilla, thinking of you. - Comilla”

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    “Wishing you the best. I'm in Kanpur, thinking of you.”

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    “Praying for you! - Bhaktapur”

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  • Allison D. Barrett

    Praying for you. Shared it with a few friends. Love from Phuket.

    • Enrique H. NúñezPhoto verified

      Hope things get better soon, Élodie. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. Thinking of Strasbourg

      • Priscilla Vida AgyemanQuestion

        Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Élodie

        • Élodie RoyerOwnerAnswer

          It's all in the list in the story. replacing display cabinets and a cooler is the big one at $1,300, I'll post a receipt when it's paid.

      • Dola Tania Khan

        Sending love. I'd happily buy from you once you're back up. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too!

        • Victor J. Soriano

          Wishing you the best. It takes guts to ask. Well done. We're a small family in Tamale but we're thinking of you. God bless.

          • Elsa Dewi RahmanQuestion

            Any update on how things are going in Strasbourg?

            • Oleksandr Denis Hrytsenko

              Shared it with a few friends. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Thinking of Strasbourg!

              • Tae-hoon Min-ho JooPhoto verified

                Best of luck. Small businesses are the heart of Strasbourg. Hope you're open again soon. All the best

                • Neslihan Yılmaz

                  Thinking of you. Shared this with my family. My brother had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Thinking of Strasbourg.

                  • Hossain Rahim Sheikh

                    praying for you, Élodie. Shared this with my family. Don't give up. Greetings from Cincinnati.

                    • Yewande Grace Bello

                      Hope you get there. My neighbor in Uberlândia donated after I showed her your page. All the best.

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