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My school-run minibus: Alice's only way to earn a living
Without my school-run minibus Alice cannot work; a $700 repair would put her back on the road.
🇺🇸 St. Louis, Missouri, United States1,262 views
I make my living with my school-run minibus. 8 weeks ago the rear axle failed, and the mechanic says the repair will cost $700. 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 younger brothers and sisters. Before the breakdown I worked twelve hours a day, six days a week. I have been offered extra shifts for the next four months if I can just get the vehicle working.
I have a written estimate from a certified mechanic and will upload it here.
I'll pay the mechanic directly and show you the repaired vehicle in an update.
Where the $700 goes:
• Towing and inspection: $90
• Road tax and insurance renewal: $310
• Labor charges: $300
Glad we found this place.
Updates from Alice
Update from St. Louis: I met with the mechanic and confirmed the amounts. We're at 75% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.
- Serhiy Artem Kovalchuk 🇺🇦 · $100
“Hope things get better. Hope the February deadline works out. - Kyiv”
- Lincoln L. Acosta 🇬🇧 · $100
- Sunita Divya Walia 🇮🇳 · $75
- Alyssa M. Payne 🇬🇧 · $74.50
- Eka Elsa Hartono 🇮🇩 · $65
- Everett B. Jefferson 🇺🇸 · $50
- Colton T. Schmidt 🇺🇸 · $50
- Nirmala Sarita Khadka 🇳🇵 · $38
“Hang in there. Please keep us posted. - Bhaktapur”
- Ankit G. Gill 🇺🇸 · $30
- Shahana Nargis Saha 🇧🇩 · $30
- Gopal Nair 🇮🇳 · $25
- Vida Sarah Sarpong 🇬🇭 · $25
- Serenity P. Gomez 🇬🇧 · $25
- Ikenna Igwe 🇳🇬 · $20
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $20
- Rebecca Vida Owusu 🇬🇭 · $20
- Nahid Banerjee 🇮🇳 · $15
“From my family to yours. Thought of Alice all day after reading this. - Rohini”
- Anonymous 🇪🇸 · $10
- Yogita A. Thakkar 🇮🇳 · $10
- Anonymous 🇩🇪 · $6
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praying for you. Looking forward to the next update. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too.
I'd happily buy from you once you're back up. Wish I lived closer to Venice so I could bring a meal. Love from Flint
Sending good thoughts, Alice. I'd happily buy from you once you're back up. I'll check back for the next update!
Hope things get better soon, Alice. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. It's not much but it's yours. All the best.
Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I have a 6 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Love from Nairobi.
Hope you make a strong comeback. I hope February is when things finally get easier. Blessings
Sending strength. I'd happily buy from you once you're back up. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend.
Hope things get better soon, Alice. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. After 22 years in nursing I know how hard it's to ask for anything. God bless.
Sending good thoughts. Small businesses are the heart of St. Louis. Hope you're open again soon. Blessings.
thinking of you and your family, Alice. Shared this with my family. We're a small family in Mumbai but we're thinking of you
So sorry you're going through this, Alice. Looking forward to the next update. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. All the best!
Sending strength. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Thinking of St. Louis.