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Isla needs display cabinets and a cooler to reopen a flower stall
A flower stall in Rochester needs help replacing display cabinets and a cooler after floodwater.
🇺🇸 New York, United States1,621 views
For three years I have run a flower stall in Rochester. In July, floodwater took display cabinets and a cooler. I have no insurance, and the bank won't lend to me.
Before that, my customers came every Friday, and I employed 2 people from the neighborhood. I have been out of business for 12 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 $2,200 goes:
• Replacing display cabinets and a cooler: $880
• Initial stock: seasonal flowers: $460
• Shop repairs and licensing: $460
• Working capital for the first month: $400
Thanks for being kind about this.
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Looking forward to the next update. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Thinking of Rochester.
It takes guts to ask. Well done. I hope October is when things finally get easier. Greetings from Magelang
Thinking of you and your family, Isla. I hope things turn around soon. My colleague had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Blessings.