Help Fernando restart a neighborhood bakery in Dasmariñas after a long illness and repossession
Fernando has run a neighborhood bakery for twelve years; a long illness and repossession destroyed the equipment, and $450 will put it back on its feet.
Updates from Fernando
Wanted to say thank you properly. 63% funded and we've booked the dates and paid the deposit.
- Parker P. Dean 🇬🇧 · $100
“Thinking of you. Thought of Fernando all day after reading this. - Manchester”
- Autumn L. Haynes 🇬🇧 · $63
- Mercedes T. Mora 🇪🇸 · $50
“Rooting for you. Small amount but sent with love. - Alicante”
- Divya P. Goud 🇮🇳 · $50
- Roman Keller 🇺🇸 · $50
- Julián C. Delgado 🇦🇷 · $41
“All the best. Saw your post and had to give. - Santa Fe”
- Todd H. Sanders 🇨🇦 · $25
- Herman W. Lacson 🇵🇭 · $25
- Anonymous 🇵🇱 · $25
- Prince Mensah Asante 🇬🇭 · $20
- Anonymous 🇮🇹 · $20
- Ji-woo Yun-seo Lim 🇰🇷 · $12
- Anonymous 🇳🇬 · $10
- Natalia L. Villalobos 🇨🇴 · $10
“Happy to help. Hope the December deadline works out. - Cali”
- Rashmi Rajput 🇺🇸 · $5
Reviews
3.0(7 reviews)Only people who gave to this need, or whose offer to help was accepted, can review it.
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This experience has restored my faith in the goodness of people. The helper was professional, knowledgeable, and genuinely cared about my outcome.
- Genuine person with a big heart
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Wishing you peace. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Blessings
Keep going, Fernando. Gave what I could, wish it was more. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money
Good luck. I hope things turn around soon. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. Blessings
You're not alone, Fernando. Hope this works out for you. Greetings from Wudil.
take care, Fernando. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Don't be hard on yourself for asking.
Sending love. Gave what I could, wish it was more. I have a 7 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Thinking of Dasmariñas!
Can I help in a way that isn't money? I'm near Dasmariñas!
Thank you. If you're in Dasmariñas I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. Thanks for looking so closely.
Good luck. I hope things turn around soon. Thinking of Dasmariñas
Small businesses are the heart of Dasmariñas. Hope you're open again soon. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Blessings
Best of luck. Shared this with my family. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Blessings
Thinking of you. Hope you make a strong comeback. Wish I lived closer to London so I could bring a meal. Greetings from Çankaya.
Small businesses are the heart of Dasmariñas. Hope you're open again soon. We're a small family in Quezon City but we're thinking of you. Love from Quezon City.
so sorry you're going through this, Fernando. I hope things turn around soon. Blessings.
Wishing you peace. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. All the best.
Sending strength. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Put this on a community board in Mumbai this morning. Love from Mumbai.
Best of luck, Fernando. Hope you get there. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected!
Thinking of you, Fernando. Hope the shop reopens soon. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. Blessings
Wishing you the best. This could happen to any of us. It's not much but it's yours!
hang in there. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. My colleague had a similar thing happen so this one hit home.
Hang in there, Fernando. Hope the shop reopens soon. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. God bless.
Stay strong. Small businesses are the heart of Dasmariñas. Hope you're open again soon. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. God bless.
thinking of you and your family. Hope this works out for you. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like.
You're not alone. Shared it with a few friends. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Thinking of Dasmariñas
Rooting for you, Fernando. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I have a 5 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Take care.
thanks for sharing this, Fernando. Hope you make a strong comeback. After 8 years in customer support I know how hard it's to ask for anything.
Wishing you peace, Fernando. Hope this works out for you. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Blessings.
Shared it with a few friends. We're a small family in Duque de Caxias but we're thinking of you. All the best.