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Help Pamela restart a small grocery stall in Corpus Christi after a long illness and repossession
Pamela lost a cold-storage unit to a long illness and repossession and needs $2,200 to reopen a small grocery stall and support the family.
🇺🇸 Corpus Christi, Texas, United States764 views
For three years I have run a small grocery stall in Corpus Christi. In September, a long illness and repossession took a cold-storage unit. I have no insurance, and the bank won't lend to me.
Before that, my customers came every Monday, and I employed 1 people from the neighborhood. I have been out of business for 6 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 $2,200 goes:
• Working capital for the first month: $460
• Replacing a cold-storage unit: $1,550
• Shop repairs and licensing: $190
With deep gratitude,
Pamela
Updates from Pamela
We're at 14% thanks to 9 of you. I met with the supplier and confirmed the amounts. More news soon.
- Carolina L. Gómez 🇨🇴 · $164
- Inés H. Cordero 🇲🇽 · $100
“Wish I could do more. Thought of Pamela all day after reading this. - Irapuato”
- Anonymous 🇳🇬 · $75
- Ellie S. Long 🇺🇸 · $50
- Anaïs Emma Paris 🇫🇷 · $50
- Daniel C. Reyes 🇨🇴 · $50
- Karl Horst Lehmann 🇩🇪 · $50
- Batuhan Güler 🇹🇷 · $50
- Eunice Nafula Kato 🇺🇬 · $50
- Geetha L. Sastry 🇮🇳 · $37.50
- Jana Jessica Schneider 🇩🇪 · $33.50
“Be well. Thought of Pamela all day after reading this. - Dresden”
- Hailey A. Kennedy 🇳🇿 · $30
- Kiptoo Athumani Barasa 🇰🇪 · $25
- Victor Rotimi Quadri 🇳🇬 · $25
- Márcia Beatriz Farias 🇧🇷 · $25
- Festus Nwosu 🇳🇬 · $25
“Thinking of you. Thought of Pamela all day after reading this. - Onitsha”
- Donna G. Rivers 🇨🇦 · $20
- Bolaji Sani Salami 🇳🇬 · $20
- Aoi Sachiko Yamazaki 🇯🇵 · $20
- Tian Feng Wei 🇺🇸 · $20
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Hope things get better soon, Pamela. Hope you make a strong comeback. All the best
Wishing you the best. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. My neighbor in Pittsburgh donated after I showed her your page.
reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Love from São Paulo.
Stay strong. Small businesses are the heart of Corpus Christi. Hope you're open again soon. Wish I lived closer to Aswan so I could bring a meal. All the best!
Best of luck, Pamela. Looking forward to the next update. Sent it to 37 people at work. Thinking of Corpus Christi