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Get Olivia back on the road: my food truck repair fund
Olivia drives for a living in San Francisco, and a broken gearbox has stopped all income for 10 weeks.
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I make my living with my food truck. 10 weeks ago the gearbox failed, and the mechanic says the repair will cost $1,750. 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 younger brothers and sisters. 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 $1,750 goes:
• gearbox replacement (parts): $1,250
• Labor charges: $190
• Road tax and insurance renewal: $160
• Towing and inspection: $150
If you're reading this, thank you.
- Olivia
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- Antonio Christian Lombardi 🇮🇹 · $46
“God bless! - Venice”
- Anderson Fábio Batista 🇧🇷 · $10
- Beatrix E. Mazibuko 🇿🇦 · $10
- Elena H. Ávila 🇲🇽 · $25
- Anonymous 🇿🇦 · $50
“Saw your post and had to give. - Polokwane”
- Rowan M. Santiago 🇬🇧 · $10
- Anonymous 🇬🇭 · $10
- Sameer R. Soni 🇮🇳 · $25
“Thought of Olivia all day after reading this. - Rohini”
- Julieta N. Gómez 🇲🇽 · $25
- Inés L. Aguilar 🇲🇽 · $10
- Giuseppe Andrea Cattaneo 🇮🇹 · $5
“God bless. Hope you get the rest soon. - Palermo”
- Lakshmi R. Namboothiri 🇮🇳 · $50
“Hope things get better. Hope you get the rest soon. - Howrah”
- Lipi Rina Hossain 🇮🇳 · $50
- Hiba Ines El-Sayed 🇪🇬 · $50
- Joaquim Duarte 🇧🇷 · $50
“Keep your head up. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Pelotas”
- Atul G. Karandikar 🇮🇳 · $50
- Sofía B. Gómez 🇲🇽 · $100
“Praying for you. Only $100 but hope it helps. - Ciudad de México”
- Omondi Karanja Swai 🇹🇿 · $15
- Zhi Fan 🇦🇺 · $30
- Haruka Asuka Nakano 🇯🇵 · $10
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Wishing you the best, Olivia. Hope the shop reopens soon. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double.
Stay strong. Hope the shop reopens soon. Thinking of San Francisco.
looking forward to the next update. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Thinking of San Francisco
Good luck, Olivia. I'd happily buy from you once you're back up. Thinking of San Francisco
Sending love. Your post was clear and honest. Put this on a community board in Surabaya this morning. Thinking of San Francisco!
Sending strength, Olivia. Looking forward to the next update. Sent it to 5 people at work. God bless.
Thinking of you. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Don't be hard on yourself for asking.
wishing you the best. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Take care.