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Santiago needs a cold-storage unit to reopen a small grocery stall
Santiago lost a cold-storage unit to the demolition of the market and needs $3,800 to reopen a small grocery stall and support the family.
🇺🇸 Columbus, Ohio, United States921 views
For twelve years I have run a small grocery stall in Columbus. 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 Sunday, and I employed 1 people from the neighborhood. I have been out of business for 6 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 $3,800 goes:
• Replacing a cold-storage unit: $2,250
• Initial stock: fresh produce: $490
• Shop repairs and licensing: $360
• Working capital for the first month: $700
Whatever you can give, even just sharing this page, means a lot.
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- Nattapong Yuenyong 🇹🇭 · $250
- Noreen Shaista Ghani 🇵🇰 · $214
- Anonymous 🇵🇰 · $200
“Hope this helps. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Mardan”
- Felipe Gabriel Oliveira 🇧🇷 · $100
- Ali Deniz Şen 🇩🇪 · $100
- Anonymous 🇵🇰 · $58.50
- Anonymous 🇳🇬 · $50
- Everett J. Lucas 🇬🇧 · $50
“Thinking of you. Thought of Santiago all day after reading this. - Leeds”
- Paresh R. Shah 🇮🇳 · $25
- Victoria Nancy Twum 🇬🇭 · $25
- Anonymous 🇩🇪 · $25
“Praying for you. Please keep us posted. - Düsseldorf”
- Anna C. Clark 🇺🇸 · $25
- Taras Dmytro Pavlenko 🇷🇺 · $10
- Usman Shoaib Yousafzai 🇵🇰 · $10
- Dustin Singh 🇺🇸 · $10
“Keep your head up. Thought of Santiago all day after reading this. - Columbus”
- Beau T. Collins 🇺🇸 · $5
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Good luck. Shared it with a few friends. Sent it to 11 people at work
Hang in there. Small businesses are the heart of Columbus. Hope you're open again soon. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Blessings
Stay strong, Santiago. Shared this with my family.