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Start-up fund for Avery: reopening a tailoring shop after floodwater
Avery lost three industrial sewing machines to floodwater and needs $3,700 to reopen a tailoring shop and support the family.
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For three years I have run a tailoring shop in San Francisco. In November, floodwater took three industrial sewing machines. 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 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 $3,700 goes:
• Replacing three industrial sewing machines: $2,750
• Initial stock: fabric and thread: $380
• Shop repairs and licensing: $320
• Working capital for the first month: $250
Thanks for reading all this.
- Avery
Updates from Avery
Good news. Because of your gifts ($2,025 in total) I met with the supplier and confirmed the amounts. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.
- Zainab Uche Yusuf 🇳🇬 · $20
- Luke A. Crawford 🇺🇸 · $5
- Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $78
“Sending love. Only $78 but hope it helps. - Mumbai”
- Trupti R. Bhide 🇮🇳 · $10
“Take care of yourselves. My brother told me about this one. - Warangal”
- Anonymous 🇪🇹 · $25
- Gregory Walker 🇺🇸 · $20
- Gabriella R. McDaniel 🇺🇸 · $20
- Avery Carter 🇬🇧 · $20
- Yusuf Rahman 🇸🇦 · $10
- Angelo E. Reyes 🇵🇭 · $5
- Godwin Chukwuemeka Ogunbanjo 🇳🇬 · $79
- Mercy A. Zamora 🇵🇭 · $25
- Habib Alamin Khan 🇬🇧 · $30
- Anonymous 🇻🇳 · $50
“Take care of yourselves. My mother told me about this one. - Da Nang”
- Jericho J. Torres 🇺🇸 · $30
- Jéssica Maria Souza 🇧🇷 · $10
- Giovanna Cristina Ferrari 🇮🇹 · $50
“You got this. Hope the January deadline works out. - Milan”
- Anonymous 🇵🇭 · $10
- Wendy J. Barnett 🇬🇧 · $200
- Gabriele Enrico Mazza 🇮🇹 · $10
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Sending good thoughts, Avery. Hope the shop reopens soon.
It takes guts to ask. Well done. It's not much but it's yours. Thinking of San Francisco.
Hope it all works out, Avery. It takes guts to ask. Well done. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. God bless
Sending good thoughts, Avery. I hope things turn around soon. Please keep us posted.