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Isabel needs my delivery van repaired to get back to work in Medellín
Without my delivery van Isabel can't work; a $350 repair would put her back on the road.
🇨🇴 Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia1,624 views
I make my living with my delivery van. 12 weeks ago the transmission failed, and the mechanic says the repair will cost $350. Without the vehicle I earn nothing.
I have been borrowing from friends to pay rent, and now I have run out of people to ask.
I support my two daughters and my mother. Before the breakdown I worked twelve hours a day, six days a week. I have been offered extra shifts for the next three months if I can just get the vehicle working.
I have a written estimate from a certified mechanic and will upload it here.
All money will go toward the parts and labor on the estimate, with a small amount for road tax and insurance renewal.
Where the $350 goes:
• Labor charges: $35
• Road tax and insurance renewal: $75
• transmission replacement (parts): $240
You're what makes this possible, and I'll never forget it.
- Isabel
Updates from Isabel
We're at 51% thanks to 4 of you. we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. More news soon.
- Ricardo Fernando Cardoso 🇧🇷 · $20
- Carol T. Hughes 🇬🇧 · $52.50
- Thijs Scholten 🇳🇱 · $8
“Wishing you the best. Been where you're, it gets better. - Eindhoven”
- David Barasa Swai 🇰🇪 · $25
“You got this. Hope the January deadline works out. - Nairobi”
- Kanokwan Eiamsa-ard 🇹🇭 · $50
“Best of luck. Hope the January deadline works out. - Nakhon Ratchasima”
- Anna S. Bell 🇺🇸 · $5
“Hang in there. Only $5 but hope it helps. - Rockford”
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $100
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Keep going. Hope the shop reopens soon. Don't be hard on yourself for asking!
Thinking of you and your family, Isabel. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier
Can I help in a way that isn't money? I'm near Medellín!
Thank you. If you're in Medellín I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. Fair thing to want to know.
I hope things turn around soon. I'm in hospitality myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you
Hope things get better soon. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Don't give up. Greetings from Lowell.
So sorry you're going through this, Isabel. Hope the shop reopens soon. My neighbor had a similar thing happen so this one hit home.