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Get Emma back on the road: my motorbike repair fund

Emma drives for a living in Haarlem, and a broken rear axle has stopped all income for 10 weeks.

🇳🇱 Haarlem, North Holland, Netherlands2,637 views
Emma Annelies De Boer
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Haarlem
I make my living with my motorbike. 10 weeks ago the rear axle failed, and the mechanic says the repair will cost $1,900. 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 two daughters and my mother. Before the breakdown I worked nine hours a day, six days a week. I have been offered extra shifts for the next four 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 $1,900 goes: • rear axle replacement (parts): $1,300 • Labor charges: $320 • Road tax and insurance renewal: $160 • Towing and inspection: $120 Thank you so much. - Emma
#livelihood#repair#driver#employment

Updates from Emma

  1. Wanted to say thank you properly. 68% funded and I made the first payment toward rear axle replacement.

  2. We're at 44% thanks to 21 of you. the plan for towing and inspection is now scheduled. More news soon.

  3. Good news. Because of your gifts ($268 in total) the plan for rear axle replacement is now scheduled. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

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  • Delilah A. Delgado 🇬🇧 · $250
  • Anna J. Pierce 🇬🇧 · $25

    “You got this. Thought of Emma all day after reading this. - Leeds”

  • Florin Stoica 🇷🇴 · $25

    “Thinking of you. Been where you're, it gets better. - Cluj-Napoca”

  • Antonio N. García 🇺🇸 · $10
  • Quinn L. Harrison 🇺🇸 · $100
  • Dylan F. Day 🇺🇸 · $25
  • Ivan Denis Frolov 🇷🇺 · $20
  • Anwar Mazen Nassar 🇸🇦 · $25
  • Mary Grace D. Mabini 🇵🇭 · $3.50
  • Shima Shima Miah 🇧🇩 · $25
  • Sergio Martino 🇮🇹 · $8
  • Anonymous 🇰🇪 · $25

    “Hang in there. Shared with friends too. - Kisumu”

  • David T. Williams 🇺🇸 · $100
  • Sarah T. Williams 🇬🇧 · $15
  • Grace Abosede Okafor 🇳🇬 · $30
  • Cora D. Molina 🇺🇸 · $13
  • Girma Tadesse Wolde 🇪🇹 · $10

    “From my family to yours. Hope the June deadline works out. - Bahir Dar”

  • Uyên Loan Ngo 🇺🇸 · $10
  • Joseph G. McDonald 🇬🇧 · $100
  • Andrés F. Campos 🇦🇷 · $50

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  • Larysa Halyna KuzminPhoto verified

    Take care. Small businesses are the heart of Haarlem. Hope you're open again soon. After 15 years in engineering I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Love from Prayagraj

    • Tracey C. Molefe

      hang in there, Emma. Hope the shop reopens soon. Take care.

      • Dustin Sandoval

        Stay strong, Emma. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Blessings

        • Gaurav Dwivedi

          Rooting for you, Emma. Hope the shop reopens soon. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. All the best.

          • Vishal M. KashyapID verified

            thanks for sharing this. Shared it with a few friends. Don't give up.

            • Sun-hee Mi-young Min

              hope things get better soon, Emma. Small businesses are the heart of Haarlem. Hope you're open again soon. It's not much but it's yours

              • Purvi T. Patel

                Shared this with my family. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Thinking of Haarlem.

                • Sofía F. Domínguez

                  Hang in there, Emma. It takes guts to ask. Well done. We're a small family in Salvador but we're thinking of you.

                  $1,997.50 raised of $1,900

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