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Get Adalynn back on the road: my school-run minibus repair fund
Adalynn's my school-run minibus is Adalynn's only source of income and needs an engine head gasket replacement costing $1,100.
🇺🇸 70146, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States1,443 views
I make my living with my school-run minibus. 7 weeks ago the engine head gasket failed, and the mechanic says the repair will cost $1,100. Without the vehicle I earn nothing.
I have been borrowing from friends to pay rent, and now I have run out of people to ask.
I support my family of five. Before the breakdown I worked nine hours a day, six days a week. I have been offered extra shifts for the next three months if I can just get the vehicle working.
I have a written estimate from a certified mechanic and will upload it here.
All money will go toward the parts and labor on the estimate, with a small amount for road tax and insurance renewal.
Where the $1,100 goes:
• Towing and inspection: $100
• engine head gasket replacement (parts): $830
• Labor charges: $170
I'll keep this page updated with receipts as things happen.
- Adalynn
Updates from Adalynn
We're at 68% thanks to 13 of you. the plan for towing and inspection is now scheduled. More news soon.
- Chirag B. Chauhan 🇮🇳 · $5
“Be well. Hope the September deadline works out. - Indore”
- Akua Linda Adjei 🇬🇭 · $5
- Wasantha Mahesh Rathnayake 🇱🇰 · $100
- Lorenzo B. Cortés 🇦🇷 · $76.50
- Anonymous 🇬🇧 · $50
“Blessings. Thought of Adalynn all day after reading this. - Sheffield”
- Anonymous 🇹🇭 · $15
- Dustin J. Bradley 🇬🇧 · $58
- Anonymous 🇧🇷 · $20
- Anika Anika Pramanik 🇮🇳 · $25
- Soo-ah Na-young Jung 🇰🇷 · $29
- Gabriel Matthews 🇬🇧 · $10
- Randall J. Spencer 🇺🇸 · $10
- Natalie Adams 🇬🇧 · $15
- Rubina Shirin Kabir 🇬🇧 · $25
- Mohammad Habib Kabir 🇧🇩 · $50
“Rooting for you. From Savar with love. - Savar”
- Lawrence Kweku Amoah 🇬🇭 · $5
- Lei Jia Ma 🇺🇸 · $10
- Zbigniew Łukasz Sawicki 🇵🇱 · $61
- Christian Marco Carbone 🇮🇹 · $25
“Hope this helps. My neighbor told me about this one. - Padua”
- Halima Lucy Tumusiime 🇰🇪 · $43
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thinking of you, Adalynn. It takes guts to ask. Well done. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it.
Hope you make a strong comeback. I hope September is when things finally get easier. Love from Los Angeles.
Rooting for you, Adalynn. Your post was clear and honest. Greetings from Québec
So sorry you're going through this. Hope you make a strong comeback. I'll check back for the next update
Stay strong, Adalynn. It takes guts to ask. Well done. I'm in nursing myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you.
keep going. Hope you get there. Greetings from Nottingham.
sending love. Gave what I could, wish it was more. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Thinking of New Orleans.
rooting for you, Adalynn. I hope things turn around soon. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Love from Fresno.
Thinking of you, Adalynn. I hope things turn around soon. Please keep us posted. Thinking of New Orleans.