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Help Riley restart a phone repair counter in Fresno after a fire in the building
Riley lost a soldering station and testing tools to a fire in the building and needs $2,750 to reopen a phone repair counter and support the family.
🇺🇸 California, United States2,628 views
For six years I have run a phone repair counter in Fresno. In November, a fire in the building took a soldering station and testing tools. 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 5 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 $2,750 goes:
• Replacing a soldering station and testing tools: $1,500
• Working capital for the first month: $380
• Initial stock: replacement parts: $870
Thanks for reading all this.
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Thinking of you and your family, Riley. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money.
Sending strength. Hope you get there. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Greetings from Multan!
Sending strength. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. I went through something like this 4 years ago and strangers helped me out. Blessings
Hope it all works out, Riley. Hope the shop reopens soon. All the best.
Hope things get better soon, Riley. Hope this works out for you. I hope February is when things finally get easier.
Rooting for you. Small businesses are the heart of Fresno. Hope you're open again soon. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Thinking of Fresno.
Best of luck, Riley. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. Take care.
Rooting for you, Riley. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes.