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Help Vani restart a neighborhood bakery in Sydney after floodwater

Vani has run a neighborhood bakery for fifteen years; floodwater destroyed the equipment, and $4,000 will put it back on its feet.

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Vani K. Walia
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For fifteen years I have run a neighborhood bakery in Sydney. In September, floodwater took a commercial oven. I have no insurance, and the bank won't lend to me. Before that, my customers came every Saturday, and I employed 3 people from the neighborhood. I have been out of business for 3 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 $4,000 goes: • Working capital for the first month: $740 • Initial stock: flour, butter and sugar: $870 • Replacing a commercial oven: $2,390 Thanks for reading all this.
#small-business#livelihood#restart

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  • Heru Lukman Kusuma

    Hope things get better soon. Hope you make a strong comeback. Wish I lived closer to Mandaue so I could bring a meal. God bless

    • Brigitte Sarah Berger

      thinking of you. Hope you get there. Love from Augusta

      • Despina Olga Ioannou

        rooting for you. Hope the shop reopens soon. Wish I lived closer to Thane so I could bring a meal. Blessings

        • Mateo K. Morrison

          Keep going, Vani. Gave what I could, wish it was more. I went through something like this 2 years ago and strangers helped me out. Love from Dar es Salaam.

          • Leonardo Carlos Gonçalves

            Thinking of you. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Sent it to 38 people at work. All the best.

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