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Help Leonardo restart a small grocery stall in Barcelona after a fire in the building

Leonardo has run a small grocery stall for three years; a fire in the building destroyed the equipment, and $2,400 will put it back on its feet.

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Leonardo Ávila
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Barcelona
For three years I have run a small grocery stall in Barcelona. In July, a fire in the building took a cold-storage unit. I have no insurance, and the bank won't lend to me. Before that, my customers came every Saturday, and I employed 2 people from the neighborhood. I have been out of business for 8 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 $2,400 goes: • Replacing a cold-storage unit: $1,400 • Initial stock: fresh produce: $390 • Shop repairs and licensing: $125 • Working capital for the first month: $485 I never thought I'd be the one asking, and I'm grateful for every bit of support.
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  • Vasanthi J. Gowda

    Hope you make a strong comeback. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Love from Montpellier

    • Sebastião Anderson XavierPhoto verified

      You're not alone, Leonardo. It takes guts to ask. Well done. It's not much but it's yours. God bless

      • Somchai Ittipol Prasertsak

        Hang in there, Leonardo. Hope the shop reopens soon. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Greetings from Monterrey!

        • Émilie Alice MeyerQuestion

          can I help in a way that isn't money? I'm near Barcelona.

          • Leonardo ÁvilaOwnerAnswerPhoto verified

            Thank you. If you're in Barcelona I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. Happy to explain more.

        • Seo-jun Hyun-woo Joo

          Sending good thoughts. Shared it with a few friends. Love from Limerick.

          • Jacob Newman

            You're not alone, Leonardo. Looking forward to the next update. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Thinking of Barcelona.

            • Maximilian Thomas Horn

              praying for you. I hope things turn around soon. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Greetings from Gwagwalada

              • Pilar Cruz

                Hang in there, Leonardo. I hope things turn around soon. God bless.

                • Liên Liên Phan

                  sending good thoughts. Looking forward to the next update. Love from Machakos

                  • Sibusiso G. Moodley

                    Thanks for sharing this. I hope things turn around soon. Greetings from Sacramento.

                    • William C. Spencer

                      This could happen to any of us. I went through something like this 5 years ago and strangers helped me out. Blessings.

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