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Rachel needs a commercial oven to reopen a neighborhood bakery
Rachel lost a commercial oven to the demolition of the market and needs $3,950 to reopen a neighborhood bakery and support the family.
🇺🇸 Tacoma, Washington, United States1,523 views
For nine years I have run a neighborhood bakery in Tacoma. In June, 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 Tuesday, and I employed 2 people from the neighborhood. I have been out of business for 10 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 $3,950 goes:
• Replacing a commercial oven: $2,700
• Shop repairs and licensing: $480
• Initial stock: flour, butter and sugar: $770
Thank you for reading my story.
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Wishing you peace, Rachel. I hope things turn around soon. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry.
Shared it with a few friends. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Greetings from Çankaya.
Hope things get better soon, Rachel. Shared it with a few friends. Greetings from Edinburgh
Hope it all works out. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Don't give up. Thinking of Tacoma!
Thinking of you, Rachel. I hope things turn around soon.
Hang in there. Hope the shop reopens soon. Greetings from Colombo.
Take care, Rachel. Hope you get there. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. Blessings.
thinking of you and your family, Rachel. Hope this works out for you. All the best.
Keep going, Rachel. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. It's not much but it's yours. Take care.
so sorry you're going through this, Rachel. Hope the shop reopens soon. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Blessings.
Stay strong. Hope you make a strong comeback. My colleague had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Thinking of Tacoma.
hang in there, Rachel. Hope the shop reopens soon. I went through something like this 10 years ago and strangers helped me out. Blessings.
You're not alone. Your post was clear and honest. Greetings from Monterrey.