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Start-up fund for Valentina: reopening a flower stall after a storm that collapsed the roof
Valentina has run a flower stall for twelve years; a storm that collapsed the roof destroyed the equipment, and $3,950 will put it back on its feet.
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For twelve years I have run a flower stall in Anaheim. In August, a storm that collapsed the roof took display cabinets and a cooler. I have no insurance, and the bank won't lend to me.
Before that, my customers came every Tuesday, and I employed 2 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 $3,950 goes:
• Replacing display cabinets and a cooler: $2,450
• Initial stock: seasonal flowers: $690
• Working capital for the first month: $810
Every share and every dollar helps.
Updates from Valentina
Small update. $143 so far, the plan for working capital for the first month is now scheduled.
- Ife Nneka Lasisi 🇳🇬 · $10
- Melanie Schulze 🇩🇪 · $10
- Ángel K. Galindo 🇦🇷 · $50
- Tammy L. Henderson 🇺🇸 · $118
- Isaiah P. Adams 🇺🇸 · $5
“Blessings. Thought of Valentina all day after reading this. - Houston”
- Eka Hani Simanjuntak 🇮🇩 · $20
“God bless. Thought of Valentina all day after reading this. - Denpasar”
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Sending love. Small businesses are the heart of Anaheim. Hope you're open again soon. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Blessings.
Sending strength, Valentina. Hope the shop reopens soon. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected
Wishing you peace, Valentina. Shared this with my family.
Sending strength, Valentina. Hope this works out for you. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Take care
Good luck, Valentina. I'd happily buy from you once you're back up. After 16 years in engineering I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Blessings
Sending strength, Valentina. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Greetings from Warangal.
Best of luck, Valentina. Looking forward to the next update. Wish I lived closer to Yogyakarta so I could bring a meal. Thinking of Anaheim.
Thinking of you and your family, Valentina. Hope the shop reopens soon. My neighbor in Brampton donated after I showed her your page
Hope it all works out, Valentina. This could happen to any of us
Wishing you the best. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. My neighbor in San Diego donated after I showed her your page. Love from San Diego.
Sending love, Valentina. Hope the shop reopens soon. I'll check back for the next update
Best of luck, Valentina. Shared this with my family. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Take care.