Emily sent a message to Nicolas Berggruen – Chairman of Berggruen Holdings email address that said:
Hello! Hope you are having a wonderful day!
I hear you are a philanthropist who helps causes with monetary funding. I have been trying to gain funding through crowdfunding websites without much success.
I have a business idea that I am trying to get off the ground.
The business is a Scottish English bakery working out of a food truck. I am trying to get the funds to purchase the food truck and I see this business helping the community with healthier foods than the fast food establishments. This would also help local farmers and butchers as I would use their ingredients in the menu items.
Would you be kind enough to help me with the funds to pay for this food truck? Its not a large sum request, only $10,000.
When the food truck is established and making it's own money, I would be more than happy to pay back the funds you have sent.
This may not be in your realm of philanthropic efforts, but this food truck would benefit Americans' health by bringing forward the culture and healthy foods the Scottish have relied upon for millennia.
Sincerely Yours with Best Regards,
Emily
