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Start-up fund for Everly: reopening a street-food cart after a fire in the building
Everly has run a street-food cart for fifteen years; a fire in the building destroyed the equipment, and $4,100 will put it back on its feet.
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For fifteen years I have run a street-food cart in Toronto. In June, a fire in the building took a gas stove and two refrigerators. I have no insurance, and the bank won't lend to me.
Before that, my customers came every Thursday, 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.
Once I'm back on my feet I plan to hire back the people I had to let go.
Where the $4,100 goes:
• Replacing a gas stove and two refrigerators: $2,550
• Initial stock: ingredients: $560
• Shop repairs and licensing: $630
• Working capital for the first month: $360
Glad we found this place.
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- Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $100
“Take care of yourselves. Hope the September deadline works out. - Varanasi”
- Rukhsar Iqra Bhatti 🇵🇰 · $75
- Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $73.50
- Miguel Maurício Borges 🇧🇷 · $60
- Erdem Barış Çetin 🇹🇷 · $50
- Shuvo Nahid Alam 🇮🇳 · $50
- Jade B. Parker 🇬🇧 · $33
“Happy to help. Thought of Everly all day after reading this.”
- Anonymous 🇯🇵 · $30
- Gustavo G. Estrada 🇪🇸 · $25
- Okechukwu Gbenga Nwankwo 🇳🇬 · $25
- Burcu Yıldız 🇹🇷 · $15
- Sadia Uzma Kakar 🇵🇰 · $10
- Kaan Serkan Şimşek 🇹🇷 · $10
- Gloria G. Patterson 🇺🇸 · $10
“Sending love. Hope the September deadline works out. - Allentown”
- Ouma Musyoka Mwakyusa 🇺🇬 · $5
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So sorry you're going through this, Everly. Shared it with a few friends. I went through something like this 12 years ago and strangers helped me out
Rooting for you, Everly. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend.