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Help Michel restart a neighborhood bakery in Toulouse after floodwater
Michel lost a commercial oven to floodwater and needs $3,900 to reopen a neighborhood bakery and support the family.
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For four years I have run a neighborhood bakery in Toulouse. In August, floodwater took a commercial oven. I have no insurance, and the bank won't lend to me.
Before that, my customers came every Thursday, and I employed 1 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.
Once I'm back on my feet I plan to hire back the people I had to let go.
Where the $3,900 goes:
• Replacing a commercial oven: $2,250
• Initial stock: flour, butter and sugar: $430
• Shop repairs and licensing: $600
• Working capital for the first month: $620
With deep gratitude,
Michel
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Keep going. I'd happily buy from you once you're back up. I have a 17 year old who wants to send good wishes too
Hope it all works out. Hope you get there. My cousin had a similar thing happen so this one hit home.
gave what I could, wish it was more. I'll check back for the next update. Greetings from Manukau.
Wishing you peace, Michel. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Put this on a community board in Amsterdam this morning
thanks for sharing this. I hope things turn around soon. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. All the best
looking forward to the next update. Thinking of Toulouse.
take care, Michel. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. It's not much but it's yours. Thinking of Toulouse.
Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Greetings from Latina.
keep going. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it.
Sending love, Michel. Looking forward to the next update. Love from Jaipur.
Sending good thoughts. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Thinking of Toulouse.
Stay strong, Michel. Shared it with a few friends. My neighbor in Rohini donated after I showed her your page.