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Help Gabriela restart a neighborhood bakery in Las Cruces after a long illness and repossession

Gabriela has run a neighborhood bakery for three years; a long illness and repossession destroyed the equipment, and $2,800 will put it back on its feet.

🇺🇸 New Mexico, United States955 views
Gabriela S. Maldonado
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Las Cruces
For three years I have run a neighborhood bakery in Las Cruces. In July, a long illness and repossession took a commercial oven. I have no insurance, and the bank won't lend to me. Before that, my customers came every Saturday, and I employed 3 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 $2,800 goes: • Initial stock: flour, butter and sugar: $850 • Replacing a commercial oven: $1,700 • Shop repairs and licensing: $250 Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly.
#small-business#livelihood#restart

Updates from Gabriela

  1. We're at 22% thanks to 8 of you. I made the first payment toward initial stock: flour, butter and sugar. More news soon.

  2. Quick update: $835 raised so far (30%). the first invoice got paid this week. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

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  • Kevin M. Mokoena

    Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Greetings from Augsburg.

    • Miguel Felipe Borges

      Praying for you. I'd happily buy from you once you're back up. Put this on a community board in Bandung this morning.

      • Juliana Fabiana Leite

        Hope things get better soon, Gabriela. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Blessings.

        • Vaishali G. Desai

          hang in there, Gabriela. Looking forward to the next update. God bless

          $1,663 raised of $2,800

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