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Liliana needs a gas stove and two refrigerators to reopen a street-food cart

Liliana has run a street-food cart for three years; a long illness and repossession destroyed the equipment, and $3,750 will put it back on its feet.

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Liliana T. Rodríguez
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Anaheim
For three years I have run a street-food cart in Anaheim. In May, a long illness and repossession took a gas stove and two refrigerators. I have no insurance, and the bank won't lend to me. Before that, my customers came every Tuesday, 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 $3,750 goes: • Replacing a gas stove and two refrigerators: $1,700 • Initial stock: ingredients: $890 • Shop repairs and licensing: $710 • Working capital for the first month: $450 If you're reading this, thank you. - Liliana
#small-business#livelihood#restart

Updates from Liliana

  1. Quick update: $1,321 raised so far (35%). I made the first payment toward initial stock: ingredients. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

Donations

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  • Joaquín M. Muñoz 🇨🇴 · $100
  • Batuhan Enes Ünal 🇹🇷 · $5

    “From my family to yours. Thought of Liliana all day after reading this.”

  • Santiago H. Houston 🇺🇸 · $378
  • Saba Tesfaye 🇪🇹 · $30

    “Sending love. My mother told me about this one. - Jimma”

  • Lina Rahma Rahman 🇸🇦 · $100

    “My brother told me about this one. - Riyadh”

  • Zoé Simone Lecomte 🇫🇷 · $100
  • Michał Kołodziej 🇵🇱 · $10

    “Wishing you the best. Thought of Liliana all day after reading this.”

  • Mandla K. Dlamini 🇿🇦 · $15
  • Pedro H. Legaspi 🇵🇭 · $50

    “Be well - Davao City”

  • Julián H. Estrada 🇨🇴 · $10

    “Sending love. Been where you're, it gets better. - Medellín”

  • Anonymous 🇧🇷 · $100
  • Nolan B. Hawkins 🇬🇧 · $20
  • Mia A. Morrison 🇺🇸 · $50

    “All the best. Thought of Liliana all day after reading this. - San Jose”

  • Sevgi Yavuz 🇩🇪 · $100
  • Evangelia Dimitriou 🇬🇷 · $100

    “Stay strong! - Piraeus”

  • Eun-ji Jin-ah Park 🇰🇷 · $65
  • Ibrahim Garba Oyelaran 🇳🇬 · $30
  • Yusuf Hendra Prasetyo 🇮🇩 · $10

    “Hope it all works out. Please keep us posted. - Surakarta”

  • Emma W. Lee 🇺🇸 · $50
  • Jonathan Kwabena Donkor 🇬🇭 · $10

    “Wish I could do more. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Tamale”

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  • Sneha D. Tandon

    Take care. I'd happily buy from you once you're back up. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money.

    • Đức Thiện Phung

      Hope it all works out, Liliana. Shared it with a few friends. My neighbor in Bristol donated after I showed her your page.

      • Deepa F. Jat

        Sending strength, Liliana. I'd happily buy from you once you're back up. All the best.

        • Oluwaseun Fatima Nnamdi

          Wishing you the best. Shared it with a few friends. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. All the best.

          $4,279 raised of $3,750

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