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Start-up fund for Susanne: reopening a roadside café after a storm that collapsed the roof
Susanne lost an espresso machine and grinder to a storm that collapsed the roof and needs $3,100 to reopen a roadside café and support the family.
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For twelve years I have run a roadside café in Wiesbaden. In August, a storm that collapsed the roof took an espresso machine and grinder. I have no insurance, and the bank won't lend to me.
Before that, my customers came every Saturday, and I employed 2 people from the neighborhood. I have been out of business for 4 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 $3,100 goes:
• Replacing an espresso machine and grinder: $2,000
• Initial stock: coffee and pastries: $530
• Shop repairs and licensing: $190
• Working capital for the first month: $380
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Updates from Susanne
Small update. $603 so far, we've started the first stage.
We're at 32% thanks to 17 of you. we've started the first stage. More news soon.
- Ricardo L. Castillo 🇺🇸 · $25
- Kennedy M. Brewer 🇬🇧 · $30
“Stay strong. Small amount but sent with love. - Derry”
- Salvador M. Galindo 🇪🇸 · $77.50
- Kathleen H. Pascual 🇵🇭 · $100
- Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $250
“Hope the November deadline works out. - Chennai”
- Leonid Yuri Melnyk 🇷🇺 · $20
- Santiago A. Fernández 🇲🇽 · $75
“Get well soon. Gave what I could this week. - Ciudad de México”
- Sônia Luana Silva 🇧🇷 · $25
“Hope things get better. Shared with friends too. - Niterói”
- Tamanna Tamanna Haque 🇧🇩 · $100
“Best of luck. Hope you get the rest soon. - Narayanganj”
- Padam Ganesh Bajracharya 🇳🇵 · $4
- Sathish E. Somayajula 🇮🇳 · $10
- Anonymous 🇺🇬 · $20
- Ga-eun Min-seo Cho 🇰🇷 · $5
“Sending love. I'm in Busan, thinking of you.”
- Dorcas Irene Juma 🇰🇪 · $200
- Laura Ionescu 🇷🇴 · $10
- Anonymous 🇹🇷 · $15
- Márcia Fernanda Lacerda 🇧🇷 · $25
- Deepa H. Somayajula 🇮🇳 · $25
- Themba H. Cloete 🇿🇦 · $50
- Lata N. Thakur 🇮🇳 · $25
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Sending love. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Thinking of Wiesbaden
Good luck, Susanne. This could happen to any of us. Please keep us posted.
Shared this with my family. Wish I lived closer to Nagpur so I could bring a meal.
stay strong, Susanne. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. I'll check back for the next update. Love from Granada