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Help Iván restart a neighborhood bakery in Ann Arbor after floodwater
Iván lost a commercial oven to floodwater and needs $4,950 to reopen a neighborhood bakery and support the family.
🇺🇸 Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States4,773 views
For nine years I have run a neighborhood bakery in Ann Arbor. In April, floodwater took a commercial oven. I have no insurance, and the bank won't lend to me.
Before that, my customers came every Friday, and I employed 2 people from the neighborhood. I have been out of business for 4 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 $4,950 goes:
• Replacing a commercial oven: $3,150
• Initial stock: flour, butter and sugar: $800
• Shop repairs and licensing: $250
• Working capital for the first month: $750
Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly.
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“Hang in there. Thought of Iván all day after reading this. - Cầu Giấy”
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“Every little bit. I'm in Fayetteville, thinking of you. - Fayetteville”
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“Thought of Iván all day after reading this. - Duque de Caxias”
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“Sending love. Thought of Iván all day after reading this. - San Francisco”
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Hang in there, Iván. Your post was clear and honest
Thanks for sharing this, Iván. Shared this with my family. I went through something like this 14 years ago and strangers helped me out
Keep going, Iván. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Take care.
thinking of you, Iván. Shared it with a few friends. God bless.
Hope it all works out, Iván. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Thinking of Ann Arbor.
Sending strength, Iván. Your post was clear and honest.
Wishing you peace, Iván. Looking forward to the next update.
best of luck, Iván. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did.
Hope things get better soon, Iván. Hope you make a strong comeback. All the best
Wishing you the best. This could happen to any of us. Don't give up