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Sadie needs a soldering station and testing tools to reopen a phone repair counter
A phone repair counter in Los Angeles needs help replacing a soldering station and testing tools after a long illness and repossession.
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For twelve years I have run a phone repair counter in Los Angeles. In March, a long illness and repossession took a soldering station and testing tools. 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 8 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 $2,500 goes:
• Replacing a soldering station and testing tools: $930
• Initial stock: replacement parts: $780
• Shop repairs and licensing: $450
• Working capital for the first month: $340
I'll pay this kindness forward the moment I'm able to.
- Sadie
Updates from Sadie
Thank you all. We're at 27% now ($687). I'm honestly stunned. I met with the supplier and confirmed the amounts.
- Ana Maria Medeiros 🇧🇷 · $50
- Cristina G. Espinoza 🇲🇽 · $20
- Adewale Ibrahim Oladipo 🇳🇬 · $10
- Walter Jordan 🇬🇧 · $50
“Hope this helps. Only $50 but hope it helps. - London”
- Roberta Elisa Esposito 🇮🇹 · $20
“Take care of yourselves. - Catania”
- Amparo D. Guerrero 🇺🇸 · $10
“Be well. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Anaheim”
- Josefa R. Vega 🇲🇽 · $25
- Isla Wang 🇺🇸 · $5
- Hùng Bui 🇻🇳 · $20
- Tariq Haris Lodhi 🇵🇰 · $25
- Anonymous 🇮🇹 · $75
“Take care of yourselves. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Padua”
- Saeed Hussein Abdallah 🇪🇬 · $25
“Happy to help. From Shubra with love.”
- Krishna A. Agarwal 🇺🇸 · $10
- Aishwarya J. Vora 🇮🇳 · $20
- Caleb H. Kelley 🇬🇧 · $5
- Viviane Natália Xavier 🇧🇷 · $10
- Theodore B. Frazier 🇺🇸 · $10
“All the best. Thought of Sadie all day after reading this. - Philadelphia”
- Lucky Okechukwu Popoola 🇳🇬 · $500
- Yetunde Ngozika Ogunbanjo 🇳🇬 · $25
- Sixten Olsson 🇸🇪 · $50
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Sending strength. Looking forward to the next update. It's not much but it's yours. God bless.
Stay strong, Sadie. Gave what I could, wish it was more. My neighbor in Lahore donated after I showed her your page. Love from Lahore
Hope it all works out, Sadie. Hope you get there. Put this on a community board in Bahir Dar this morning.
Take care, Sadie. Your post was clear and honest. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend!
Shared this with my family. My sister had a similar thing happen so this one hit home.