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Help Andrei restart a roadside café in Saint Petersburg after floodwater

Andrei has run a roadside café for six years; floodwater destroyed the equipment, and $1,150 will put it back on its feet.

🇷🇺 Saint Petersburg, Saint Petersburg, Russia2,170 views
Andrei Pavel Vasiliev
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Saint Petersburg
For six years I have run a roadside café in Saint Petersburg. In February, 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 Sunday, and I employed 2 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. Once I'm back on my feet I plan to hire back the people I had to let go. Where the $1,150 goes: • Replacing an espresso machine and grinder: $770 • Initial stock: coffee and pastries: $230 • Shop repairs and licensing: $150 Thanks for reading all this.
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  • Eli M. Ortega

    Sending good thoughts. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Thinking of Saint Petersburg

    • Saeed Mebarek

      Hope things get better soon, Andrei. I hope things turn around soon. All the best

      • Trang Quỳnh Lieu

        Keep going. Hope the shop reopens soon. Sent it to 40 people at work. Blessings.

        • Lamia Nargis Zaman

          thinking of you and your family. I hope things turn around soon. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Greetings from Augsburg

          • Farah Samira Abbas

            Take care, Andrei. Looking forward to the next update. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it.

            • Jade Kendrick

              Thanks for sharing this, Andrei. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. It's not much but it's yours

              • Yuma Kenta MoritaPhoto verified

                Thinking of you, Andrei. Shared it with a few friends. Take care

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