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Start-up fund for Teresa: reopening a roadside café after a storm that collapsed the roof

Teresa lost an espresso machine and grinder to a storm that collapsed the roof and needs $1,300 to reopen a roadside café and support the family.

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Teresa A. Herrera
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Winston-Salem
For nine years I have run a roadside café in Winston-Salem. In October, 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 Tuesday, 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 $1,300 goes: • Initial stock: coffee and pastries: $560 • Working capital for the first month: $470 • Shop repairs and licensing: $270 Even a small gift gets used right away and I'll thank you myself. - Teresa

Updates from Teresa

  1. Thank you all. We're at 5% now ($60). I'm honestly stunned. we've booked the dates and paid the deposit.

  • Omolara Adaeze Nwankwo 🇳🇬 · $7
  • Gustavo S. Bravo 🇲🇽 · $38

    “You got this. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Guadalupe”

  • Cristian B. Delgado 🇲🇽 · $10

    “Stay strong. Hope the January deadline works out. - Guadalajara”

  • Joshua F. Brewer 🇺🇸 · $50

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  • Stay strong. Hope the shop reopens soon. Greetings from Jaipur!

    • Hope things get better soon. Looking forward to the next update. Love from Toronto.

      • gave what I could, wish it was more. Put this on a community board in Wudil this morning.

        • Hope it all works out, Teresa. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Thinking of Winston-Salem.

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