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Help Isabella restart a fish stall in Melbourne after a long illness and repossession

Isabella lost a freezer and scales to a long illness and repossession and needs $3,250 to reopen a fish stall and support the family.

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Isabella M. Torres
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Melbourne
For four years I have run a fish stall in Melbourne. In December, a long illness and repossession took a freezer and scales. I have no insurance, and the bank won't lend to me. Before that, my customers came every Monday, and I employed 2 people from the neighborhood. I have been out of business for 5 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. I'll buy equipment from local suppliers and post photos and receipts as I go. Where the $3,250 goes: • Shop repairs and licensing: $530 • Replacing a freezer and scales: $2,250 • Initial stock: the first catch: $470 Whatever you can give, even just sharing this page, means a lot.
#small-business#livelihood#restart

Updates from Isabella

  1. Update from Melbourne: I met with the supplier and confirmed the amounts. We're at 12% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  2. Update from Melbourne: we've started the first stage. We're at 9% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

Donations

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  • Anonymous 🇬🇧 · $10
  • Brianna M. Lewis 🇯🇲 · $75
  • Emery M. Castro 🇬🇧 · $25
  • Anand G. Bansal 🇮🇳 · $25
  • Donna Kendrick 🇺🇸 · $10
  • Mitu Parvin Haque 🇮🇳 · $30

    “Wish I could do more. Thought of Isabella all day after reading this. - Hyderabad”

  • Irfan Candra Hakim 🇮🇩 · $6

    “You got this. Hope the March deadline works out. - Jakarta”

  • Praveen A. Warrier 🇮🇳 · $50
  • Jennifer Fisher 🇬🇧 · $25
  • Anonymous 🇷🇺 · $50
  • Doris Martinez 🇺🇸 · $200

    “Best of luck. Thought of Isabella all day after reading this. - Buffalo”

  • Lorenzo D. Ibarra 🇺🇸 · $33
  • Nicholas H. Montgomery 🇺🇸 · $10

Reviews

2.5(2 reviews)

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  • Mohammed Sami Tannous🇸🇦Verified helper
    Great help in a difficult time

    The support I received was beyond what I expected. Not only did they help with the immediate need, but they also provided guidance for long-term solutions. I'm forever grateful.

  • Raúl B. Duarte🇪🇸Verified donor
    Practical and effective help

    This is what community support looks like. They didn't just offer generic advice; they provided personalized help tailored to my specific situation.

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  • Emeka Tayo Nwachukwu

    Keep going, Isabella. Hope you get there

    • Solomon Samuel Amponsah

      Praying for you, Isabella. This could happen to any of us. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double.

      • Radha Dwivedi

        Best of luck, Isabella. This could happen to any of us

        • Payal R. Sandhu

          Wishing you peace. Shared this with my family. Thinking of Melbourne.

          • Citlali P. Duarte

            Wishing you the best, Isabella. Shared this with my family. Take care.

            • Festus Kingsley Okoro

              Keep going. Looking forward to the next update. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Blessings.

              • Fatoumata Gueye

                Shared it with a few friends. I hope March is when things finally get easier. Greetings from Bordeaux.

                • Bruno Samuel Pacheco

                  Good luck. Shared it with a few friends. Greetings from Feira de Santana

                  $549 raised of $3,250

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