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Jorge needs a commercial oven to reopen a neighborhood bakery

A neighborhood bakery in Londrina needs help replacing a commercial oven after the demolition of the market.

🇧🇷 Londrina, Paraná, Brazil1,401 views
Jorge Francisco Medeiros
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Londrina
For fifteen years I have run a neighborhood bakery in Londrina. In August, the demolition of the market took a commercial oven. I have no insurance, and the bank won't lend to me. Before that, my customers came every Wednesday, and I employed 1 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. Once I'm back on my feet I plan to hire back the people I had to let go. Where the $900 goes: • Replacing a commercial oven: $470 • Initial stock: flour, butter and sugar: $210 • Shop repairs and licensing: $130 • Working capital for the first month: $90 I never thought I'd be the one asking, and I'm grateful for every bit of support. - Jorge
#small-business#livelihood#restart

Updates from Jorge

  1. Small update. $302 so far, we've started the first stage.

  2. Small update. $595 so far, we've booked the dates and paid the deposit.

  3. Good news. Because of your gifts ($150 in total) the first invoice got paid this week. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

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  • Esther Maud Van Dijk 🇳🇱 · $100

    “Hope this helps. Saw your post and had to give. - Haarlem”

  • Odhiambo Otieno Waweru 🇹🇿 · $74

    “Keep your head up. Saw your post and had to give. - Arusha”

  • Theodore R. Gilbert 🇺🇸 · $58

    “Best of luck. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Anaheim”

  • Runa Shima Hossain 🇮🇳 · $50

    “Praying for you. Small amount but sent with love. - Salem”

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    “You got this. - Yekaterinburg”

  • José Renato Cavalcanti 🇧🇷 · $30
  • Clémence Josiane Carpentier 🇫🇷 · $26.50
  • Satomi Reiko Sakamoto 🇯🇵 · $25
  • Emilio M. Reyes 🇺🇸 · $25

    “Hope this helps. Thought of Jorge all day after reading this.”

  • Elijah W. Harper 🇬🇧 · $25
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    “Be well. Please keep us posted. - Sacramento”

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  • Harper M. Jordan

    Praying for you, Jorge. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Please keep us posted. Take care.

    • Artem Andriy MedvedevPhoto verified

      a colleague of mine might know someone for this in Paraná. I'll ask around and let you know!

      • Samjhana Rita SharmaID verifiedPhoto verified

        I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Put this on a community board in Ikeja this morning.

        • Daniel Rotimi Zakari

          reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Thinking of Londrina

          • Ha-joon Min-jun JungID verified

            Hang in there, Jorge. Looking forward to the next update. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. Take care.

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