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Help Rafael restart a flower stall in Anaheim after a break-in
Rafael has run a flower stall for fifteen years; a break-in destroyed the equipment, and $3,700 will put it back on its feet.
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For fifteen years I have run a flower stall in Anaheim. In July, a break-in took display cabinets and a cooler. I have no insurance, and the bank won't lend to me.
Before that, my customers came every Wednesday, and I employed 3 people from the neighborhood. I have been out of business for 7 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 $3,700 goes:
• Replacing display cabinets and a cooler: $2,450
• Shop repairs and licensing: $410
• Working capital for the first month: $840
Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly.
- Rafael
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This could happen to any of us. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Love from Multan
Sending good thoughts. Shared this with my family. My husband and I read this together. God bless.
Sending good thoughts, Rafael. Shared this with my family. Greetings from Nizamabad.
You're not alone, Rafael. Hope the shop reopens soon. I'll check back for the next update. Thinking of Anaheim
Sending good thoughts, Rafael. This could happen to any of us. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Thinking of Anaheim.