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Walter needs an espresso machine and grinder to reopen a roadside café
A roadside café in Buffalo needs help replacing an espresso machine and grinder after floodwater.
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For fifteen years I have run a roadside café in Buffalo. In May, floodwater 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 2 people from the neighborhood. I have been out of business for 3 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 $4,700 goes:
• Replacing an espresso machine and grinder: $3,100
• Initial stock: coffee and pastries: $550
• Shop repairs and licensing: $690
• Working capital for the first month: $360
Whatever you can give, even just sharing this page, means a lot.
- Walter
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Wishing you the best. This could happen to any of us. Thinking of Buffalo