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Emma needs an espresso machine and grinder to reopen a roadside café

A roadside café in Sherbrooke needs help replacing an espresso machine and grinder after the demolition of the market.

🇨🇦 Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada3,788 views
Emma Louise Deschamps
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Sherbrooke
For fifteen years I have run a roadside café in Sherbrooke. In June, 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 5 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 $2,950 goes: • Shop repairs and licensing: $410 • Replacing an espresso machine and grinder: $2,050 • Initial stock: coffee and pastries: $490 Thank you so much.
#small-business#livelihood#restart

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  • Solène Solène Morin🇫🇷Verified donor
    Exactly what I needed

    This is what community support looks like. They didn't just offer generic advice; they provided personalized help tailored to my specific situation.

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    Made me feel heard

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  • Yun-seo Ji-min Bae

    Wishing you peace. Hope you get there. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Love from Kadıköy

    • Waweru Kimani Ouma

      Hang in there, Emma. This could happen to any of us. Take care.

      • John E. Simpson

        Wishing you the best. Gave what I could, wish it was more. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Take care.

        • Ngozika Folake Fashola

          I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Put this on a community board in Cầu Giấy this morning. Take care

          • Mrunal S. DaveID verified

            Hope things get better soon, Emma. I hope things turn around soon. My neighbor in Chattanooga donated after I showed her your page. Take care.

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