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Help Nuria restart a roadside café in San Francisco after a storm that collapsed the roof
Nuria lost an espresso machine and grinder to a storm that collapsed the roof and needs $4,000 to reopen a roadside café and support the family.
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States1,840 views
For four years I have run a roadside café in San Francisco. In September, a storm that collapsed the roof took an espresso machine and grinder. I have no insurance, and the bank won't lend to me.
Before that, my customers came every Wednesday, and I employed 2 people from the neighborhood. I have been out of business for 12 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 $4,000 goes:
• Replacing an espresso machine and grinder: $2,200
• Initial stock: coffee and pastries: $690
• Shop repairs and licensing: $460
• Working capital for the first month: $650
If you're reading this, thank you.
- Nuria
Updates from Nuria
We're at 12% thanks to 14 of you. we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. More news soon.
- Howard G. Carlson 🇺🇸 · $250
- Paul Samuel Nabwire 🇰🇪 · $75
- Vy Như Trieu 🇻🇳 · $50
- Consuelo T. Macías 🇦🇷 · $20
- Koen De Jong 🇳🇱 · $25
- Anonymous 🇧🇩 · $86
“Thought of Nuria all day after reading this. - Chattogram”
- Bharath B. Kamath 🇮🇳 · $100
“Stay strong. Thought of Nuria all day after reading this.”
- Piper Pierce 🇺🇸 · $200
- Puja Mitu Sikder 🇮🇳 · $50
- Zhe Yu 🇨🇦 · $50
- Priscilla Linda Sackey 🇬🇭 · $10
- Harish H. Babu 🇮🇳 · $15
- Anonymous 🇬🇭 · $6
“Hope things get better. From Obuasi with love. - Obuasi”
- Vivian Nkechi Ogunleye 🇳🇬 · $20
- Itzhak Tomer Malka 🇮🇱 · $15
“Every little bit. I'm in Jerusalem, thinking of you. - Jerusalem”
- Valentina F. Rivers 🇨🇦 · $20
“Hope things get better. Thought of Nuria all day after reading this. - Brampton”
- Rohit T. Thakkar 🇮🇳 · $20
- Ama Ama Obeng 🇬🇭 · $5
- Ezekiel Vargas 🇺🇸 · $10
- Vangelis Ioannis Michailidis 🇬🇷 · $30
“Good luck. Gave what I could this week. - Heraklion”
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hope this works out for you. I went through something like this 7 years ago and strangers helped me out.
sending strength, Nuria. Hope this works out for you. I have a 5 year old who wants to send good wishes too.
Small businesses are the heart of San Francisco. Hope you're open again soon. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend
thinking of you, Nuria. Hope you make a strong comeback. Thinking of San Francisco
Keep going, Nuria. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Take care.
Hang in there. Looking forward to the next update. Sent it to 28 people at work. Love from Denpasar.