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Francesca needs an espresso machine and grinder to reopen a roadside café
A roadside café in Latina needs help replacing an espresso machine and grinder after floodwater.
🇮🇹 Lazio, Italy2,089 views
For twelve years I have run a roadside café in Latina. In July, floodwater took an espresso machine and grinder. 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 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 $1,450 goes:
• Working capital for the first month: $270
• Replacing an espresso machine and grinder: $610
• Initial stock: coffee and pastries: $570
Ask me anything below before you decide. I'd rather you were sure.
Updates from Francesca
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- Yusuf Zulkifli Rahman 🇮🇩 · $10
“Every little bit. Thought of Francesca all day after reading this.”
- Quinn C. Jenkins 🇺🇸 · $20
“Keep your head up. Thought of Francesca all day after reading this. - Charlotte”
- Thành Giang Chau 🇻🇳 · $15
- Cora C. Lopez 🇺🇸 · $50
- Scarlett Marshall 🇺🇸 · $80
- Ramesh M. Sundaram 🇮🇳 · $10
- Carol Warren 🇺🇸 · $75
- Valentina W. Russell 🇺🇸 · $10
- Siti Siti Wibowo 🇮🇩 · $25
- Iván M. Castro 🇲🇽 · $25
- Anonymous 🇳🇬 · $50
- Sari Yanti Kusuma 🇮🇩 · $10
“Wish I could do more. Hope the November deadline works out. - Kediri”
- Mitu Kabir 🇧🇩 · $25
- Gerrit Hoogland 🇳🇱 · $100
- Omolara Hauwa Oladipo 🇳🇬 · $38.50
“Be well. Only $39 but hope it helps. - Wudil”
- Musyoka Lubega 🇰🇪 · $75
- Sara Annika Hansson 🇸🇪 · $50
- Pranav G. Chauhan 🇮🇳 · $60
“Every little bit. Hope the November deadline works out. - Durgapur”
- Sebastian M. Rivera 🇺🇸 · $10
- Leo C. Perez 🇵🇭 · $50
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So sorry you're going through this, Francesca. Small businesses are the heart of Latina. Hope you're open again soon. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Blessings!
how is Francesca doing now?
Hope this works out for you. Sent it to 33 people at work. God bless!
Good luck, Francesca. Shared it with a few friends. Thinking of Latina.
Praying for you, Francesca. Gave what I could, wish it was more. I hope November is when things finally get easier. Greetings from Lahore.
Thinking of you, Francesca. Looking forward to the next update. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. Thinking of Latina.
take care, Francesca. Shared this with my family. Take care.