2024 UPDATE

I was able to acquire a truck for future pop-ups and expanding my wholesale business! Unfortunately, it was a little outside of my budget & needs some additional mechanical work. I changed the goal to reflect the maintenance work needed.

thank you to everyone whose supported me & my business over the last few years. pls share this across your networks!!

Original Post:

Hi everyone!

I own a small business in Portland, Oregon called Baked ‘N Boujee. Over a week ago, my van got stolen with a lot of supplies that I use for pop-ups and producing for those pop-ups. The police were able to recover it, but all of my materials were gone and I was left to repurchase a lot of supplies. The window wouldn’t roll up and was permanent at a low level. The ignition was ripped out, so anyone would be able to start it without a key. My side mirror was also damaged and was being held on by tape. Plus my van was driving poorly due to misuse. Today, I discovered my van to be stolen again with over $1000 worth of supplies in it. I’m hoping to raise enough money to get reliable transportation for my business and recoup the materials that I lost for a second time.