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Help Maria restart a small grocery stall in Moscow after a fire in the building
Maria lost a cold-storage unit to a fire in the building and needs $650 to reopen a small grocery stall and support the family.
🇷🇺 101586, Moscow, Moscow, Russia1,373 views
For three years I have run a small grocery stall in Moscow. In March, 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 Friday, and I employed 2 people from the neighborhood. I have been out of business for 3 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 $650 goes:
• Working capital for the first month: $145
• Replacing a cold-storage unit: $380
• Shop repairs and licensing: $125
Thank you for reading my story.
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keep going. Your post was clear and honest. After 26 years in construction I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Thinking of Moscow.
Thinking of you and your family, Maria. Gave what I could, wish it was more. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Thinking of Moscow.
Good luck. Your post was clear and honest. I went through something like this 10 years ago and strangers helped me out.