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Help Sérgio restart a roadside café in Caxias do Sul after floodwater
Sérgio lost an espresso machine and grinder to floodwater and needs $1,000 to reopen a roadside café and support the family.
🇧🇷 Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil657 views
For three years I have run a roadside café in Caxias do Sul. In September, floodwater took an espresso machine and grinder. I have no insurance, and the bank won't lend to me.
Before that, my customers came every Monday, and I employed 3 people from the neighborhood. I have been out of business for 8 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.
Once I'm back on my feet I plan to hire back the people I had to let go.
Where the $1,000 goes:
• Replacing an espresso machine and grinder: $450
• Initial stock: coffee and pastries: $230
• Shop repairs and licensing: $155
• Working capital for the first month: $165
Ask me anything below before you decide. I'd rather you were sure.
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Hang in there, Sérgio. Shared it with a few friends. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. Greetings from Campinas