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Help Alexa restart a phone repair counter in Fayetteville after a fire in the building
Alexa has run a phone repair counter for twelve years; a fire in the building destroyed the equipment, and $4,100 will put it back on its feet.
🇺🇸 Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States1,672 views
For twelve years I have run a phone repair counter in Fayetteville. In May, a fire in the building took a soldering station and testing tools. I have no insurance, and the bank won't lend to me.
Before that, my customers came every Sunday, and I employed 3 people from the neighborhood. I have been out of business for 8 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.
Once I'm back on my feet I plan to hire back the people I had to let go.
Where the $4,100 goes:
• Replacing a soldering station and testing tools: $2,800
• Initial stock: replacement parts: $360
• Shop repairs and licensing: $580
• Working capital for the first month: $360
Thanks for reading all this.
Updates from Alexa
Good news. Because of your gifts ($570 in total) the plan for shop repairs and licensing is now scheduled. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.
We're at 8% thanks to 9 of you. the plan for working capital for the first month is now scheduled. More news soon.
- Elias Sommer 🇩🇪 · $250
- Walter Kevin Schulze 🇩🇪 · $100
- Fatima Efe Okonkwo 🇳🇬 · $100
- Claire Amélie Schmitt 🇫🇷 · $50
- Yevhen Maksym Bondar 🇷🇺 · $50
- Vandana Singh 🇮🇳 · $50
- Laura J. Valdez 🇺🇸 · $50
- Anonymous 🇬🇧 · $50
- Garima R. Goyal 🇮🇳 · $50
- Uchenna Kunle Olawale 🇳🇬 · $42
- Quỳnh Linh Truong 🇻🇳 · $35
- Kingsley Adewale Obi 🇳🇬 · $30
- Hossain Joy Bhuiyan 🇮🇳 · $25
- Ananya G. Kumar 🇮🇳 · $25
- Melanie Willis 🇺🇸 · $25
- Emilio J. Rangel 🇨🇴 · $25
- Basma Maryam Farouk 🇲🇦 · $25
“Hope it all works out. Thought of Alexa all day after reading this. - Casablanca”
- Rafaela Francisca Leite 🇧🇷 · $25
“Hope things get better. Only $25 but hope it helps. - Fortaleza”
- Anonymous 🇷🇺 · $25
- Caterina Angela Palumbo 🇮🇹 · $25
“Been where you are, it gets better. - Verona”
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Sending love, Alexa. Hope you make a strong comeback. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Take care.
Sending love, Alexa. Hope this works out for you. Blessings
Best of luck, Alexa. Gave what I could, wish it was more.
Hope this works out for you. Wish I lived closer to San Fernando so I could bring a meal.