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Help Sawsan restart a roadside café in Miami after a fire in the building
Sawsan lost an espresso machine and grinder to a fire in the building and needs $4,150 to reopen a roadside café and support the family.
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For four years I have run a roadside café in Miami. In May, 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 Tuesday, and I employed 3 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 $4,150 goes:
• Replacing an espresso machine and grinder: $2,100
• Initial stock: coffee and pastries: $990
• Shop repairs and licensing: $240
• Working capital for the first month: $820
Thank you so much.
- Sawsan
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- Raúl P. Romero 🇺🇸 · $200
“From my family to yours. Thought of Sawsan all day after reading this. - Arlington”
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- Jules Schmitt 🇫🇷 · $25
“Hope this helps. My father told me about this one. - Toulon”
- Anonymous 🇹🇭 · $15
“Hang in there. Only $15 but hope it helps. - Phuket”
- Andrea F. Paredes 🇲🇽 · $13
“Happy to help. Only $13 but hope it helps. - Coyoacán”
- Maria Cláudia Castro 🇧🇷 · $10
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Hope things get better soon. Your post was clear and honest. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Thinking of Miami.
Thanks for sharing this. Small businesses are the heart of Miami. Hope you're open again soon. Love from Mysuru!
Keep going. I hope things turn around soon. My colleague had a similar thing happen so this one hit home.
is there anything that isn't money that would help Sawsan?
Thank you. If you're in Miami I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. I'll keep the page updated.
stay strong, Sawsan. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. God bless.
Your post was clear and honest. Love from Agra.
So sorry you're going through this, Sawsan. Shared this with my family. We're a small family in Galle but we're thinking of you. Greetings from Galle.
how is Sawsan doing now?
So sorry you're going through this. I'd happily buy from you once you're back up. Put this on a community board in Istanbul this morning!
Take care, Sawsan. Your post was clear and honest. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. God bless.
Thinking of you and your family, Sawsan. Hope the shop reopens soon.
Sending love, Sawsan. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Love from Pelotas.
Thanks for sharing this. Gave what I could, wish it was more. My colleague had a similar thing happen so this one hit home
So sorry you're going through this. Shared it with a few friends. After 22 years in farming I know how hard it's to ask for anything.
Best of luck. Small businesses are the heart of Miami. Hope you're open again soon. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money.
Sending strength, Sawsan. Small businesses are the heart of Miami. Hope you're open again soon. I have a 12 year old who wants to send good wishes too.
Thinking of you, Sawsan. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Love from Lahore.
Sending good thoughts, Sawsan. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Blessings.
Stay strong. Hope the shop reopens soon. Love from San Diego