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Roberta needs a cold-storage unit to reopen a small grocery stall
A small grocery stall in Catania needs help replacing a cold-storage unit after the demolition of the market.
🇮🇹 Catania, Sicily, Italy1,178 views
For fifteen years I have run a small grocery stall in Catania. In May, the demolition of the market took a cold-storage unit. I have no insurance, and the bank won't lend to me.
Before that, my customers came every Saturday, and I employed 3 people from the neighborhood. I have been out of business for 7 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 $2,400 goes:
• Shop repairs and licensing: $240
• Initial stock: fresh produce: $630
• Replacing a cold-storage unit: $1,530
You're what makes this possible, and I'll never forget it.
Updates from Roberta
Quick update: $613 raised so far (26%). the plan for replacing a cold-storage unit is now scheduled. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.
- Jigna Patil 🇮🇳 · $500
- Nathalie Chloé Renard 🇨🇦 · $200
- Krishna B. Maurya 🇮🇳 · $127
“Only $127 but hope it helps. - Mumbai”
- Sathi Dola Rashid 🇮🇳 · $100
- Githinji Ouma 🇰🇪 · $100
- Peter Simiyu Wekesa 🇰🇪 · $100
“From my family to yours. Hope the August deadline works out. - Embakasi”
- Francisco K. Contreras 🇲🇽 · $78.50
- Anonymous 🇻🇳 · $63
- Sara Dalia Saleh 🇲🇦 · $50
“All the best. Please keep us posted. - Salé”
- Mariko Hasegawa 🇯🇵 · $50
“Hang in there. I'm in Sakai, thinking of you. - Sakai”
- Waseem Yasir Lodhi 🇵🇰 · $50
- Faruk Zahid Mia 🇮🇳 · $50
- Alice R. Kelly 🇺🇸 · $50
- Melanie Hart 🇨🇦 · $50
“Best of luck. Only $50 but hope it helps. - Kelowna”
- Yetunde Omolara Abdullahi 🇳🇬 · $37
- Irfan Teguh Kartika 🇮🇩 · $30
“Hope the August deadline works out. - Ubud”
- Katharina Emma Klein 🇩🇪 · $30
- Irfan Heru Rahman 🇮🇩 · $25
- Clara Werner 🇩🇪 · $25
- İpek Burcu Yavuz 🇹🇷 · $25
“Stay strong. Only $25 but hope it helps. - Üsküdar”
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Can I help in a way that isn't money? I'm near Catania
Thank you. If you're in Catania I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. Thanks for looking so closely.
Keep going, Roberta. I'd happily buy from you once you're back up. My husband and I read this together
You're not alone, Roberta. Hope the shop reopens soon. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Thinking of Catania.
So sorry you're going through this. Looking forward to the next update. Put this on a community board in Lagos this morning. Thinking of Catania
a colleague of mine might know someone for this in Sicily. I'll ask around and let you know.
you're not alone, Roberta. Hope this works out for you. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. Take care.