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Help Samuel restart a roadside café in Manchester after a fire in the building
A roadside café in Manchester needs help replacing an espresso machine and grinder after a fire in the building.
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For twelve years I have run a roadside café in Manchester. In July, a fire in the building took an espresso machine and grinder. 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 $1,900 goes:
• Replacing an espresso machine and grinder: $890
• Initial stock: coffee and pastries: $380
• Shop repairs and licensing: $360
• Working capital for the first month: $270
Thanks for reading all this.
- Samuel
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Sending love. Hope you get there. We're a small family in Monterrey but we're thinking of you.
so sorry you're going through this, Samuel. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Greetings from Hải Phòng.
so sorry you're going through this, Samuel. It takes guts to ask. Well done. I have a 12 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Take care.
Sending love. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Wish I lived closer to Barcelona so I could bring a meal. God bless.
Thanks for sharing this. Small businesses are the heart of Manchester. Hope you're open again soon. My neighbor in Tarragona donated after I showed her your page
Wishing you peace. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Love from Faisalabad!
Rooting for you, Samuel. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Don't give up. Take care.
wishing you peace, Samuel. Hope you get there. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Blessings.
Stay strong, Samuel. Hope this works out for you. Thinking of Manchester.
Good luck, Samuel. It takes guts to ask. Well done.
So sorry you're going through this, Samuel. Hope you make a strong comeback. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend.
Best of luck. This could happen to any of us. I have a 8 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Blessings.
So sorry you're going through this. Hope the shop reopens soon. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust.
Thinking of you. Hope the shop reopens soon. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Take care.
Keep going, Samuel. It takes guts to ask. Well done. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust.
Thinking of you and your family, Samuel. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. All the best
Keep going, Samuel. Looking forward to the next update.
hope it all works out, Samuel. Looking forward to the next update.
Good luck. Hope you get there. My neighbor had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Love from Pokhara