Renovating a used vehicle for my safari service

Mercy Zoe

Nairobi, Kenya

100% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Mercy Zoe

Member since

February 2014

On-time repayments

139 installments  •  96%

About Me

My name is Mercy Zoe Wanjiru, I'm a Kenyan businesswoman. I run a company called Bush and events Africa. We organize safaris and adventure travel within Kenya and Tanzania. I started my business 5 years ago. I love my business because it's passion driven and i enjoy my work very much. I started my business from my little savings after working in another tour company for 3yrs and I always knew that someday I'll own my own business. To me it's a dream come true although I'm now seeking funds to expand my business. I plan to get a loan and buy camping gear and other outdoor essential like sleeping bags,camping seats,gazebo etc. I use the profits from my business go towards expanding my business further as i grow it step by step with the little i make over time

My Business

I have used my previous loan from Zidisha to buy camping tents,mattresses, solar lamps,camping seats etc and this has really helped my business to grow. I'm very grateful to Zidisha lenders! I use the items i bought to run my trips hence i save on hiring from other sources like i used to, and sometimes when I'm not using the gear, i hire them out as well. The vehicle is being used to transport my camping equipment which i used to transport in a hired vehicle so now I'll be cutting the hiring costs. The vehicle can also be used to transport people which is a plus in my line of business.

Loan Proposal

Dear Lenders,
I plan to use this loan to renovate a vehicle(van) that i recently acquired. The vehicle needs to be repainted, the seats modified and it needs some basic mechanical repairs as well. I will be using this vehicle to transport my camping equipment that I bought from my previous zidisha loan and with the comfortable seats, it can also be used to transport my guests too in my safaris business. I have been hiring vehicles to transport my camping gear and guests but with my own vehicle, I will reduce this costs which is a plus to my business. Thank you in advance

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$1,230.00

Date disbursed

Aug 5, 2017

Repayment status

On Time

Projected term

6 months

Lenders

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marycb

United States

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xander

Plainfield, Vermont, United States

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Jason

New Jersey, United States

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Christian

Saarbruecken, Germany

investor

Candiac, Canada

Kylie

Mount Martha, Australia

BelleStarr

Albuquerque, United States

cyrus0302

San Francisco, United States

YB Song

Seoul, Republic of Korea

AltruisticSelfishnes

Chicago, United States

snapcore

--, United States

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Lunatoon

Grants Pass, United States

DeanDropshot

Oslo, Norway

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Emerald

Pompano Beach, United States

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Koduck

Southampton, United Kingdom

JLadieu

Bellingham, United States

ErikN

Stockholm, Sweden

Lawrence J

Winnipeg, Canada

Martin

Manama, Bahrain

MichaelDean

San Jose, United States

AWeber

Washington, DC, United States

johnandmoliehi

Canton, New York, United States

michellev

Melbourne, Australia

MienDeGraeve

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

MakeSense

-, St. Kitts and Nevis

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lped759

Saint Paul, United States

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cjmenchaca

Austin, United States

SP

Steve Picchione

Lake Elsinore, United States

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Yasha

Beer Sheva, Israel

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AlexCheng

Seattle, United States

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Jennifer

Minneapolis, United States

Krtecek

Balzers, Liechtenstein

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OneSummer

Muenster/Westphalia, Germany

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jasonbronowitz

Tempe, United States

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blairan

Baltimore, United States

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cyrilleberger

Gammalkil, Sweden

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JoycaLeplae

Gent, Belgium

MadsNissen

Oslo, Norway

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Zippo

Berlin, Germany

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duckdork

De Forest, United States

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ebronken

Oslo, Norway

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markusfitza

College Station, United States

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Ismini and Jerry

Stamford, USA, United States

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penguin3694

Chicago, United States

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Bernhard75

Vienna, Austria

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danderson1953

Plainsboro, United States

Jouni

Finland

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matushek

St Helier, United Kingdom

pentatonicscale

Niiza-shi, Japan

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jeremy

Chicago, United States

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loistf

Madrid, Spain

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marcelitohb

Bremen, Germany

Alina

Amsterdam, Netherlands

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Aaron

Zurich, Switzerland

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Rachel

Vernon, Canada

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GrandmaMae

Wausau, United States

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Klemens

M, Germany

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glh25

Winooski, United States

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flaguy999

Tampa, United States

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Charleston, United States

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Houston, United States

ShaneS

Port Pirie, Australia

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erlingre

Sør-Fron, Norway

mikeoberhaus

San Francisco, United States

Treesforpeople

Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

Anto82

Eraclea, Italy

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WenShiDi

mobile, China

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wally

Torino, Italy

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bagheera

Vienna, Austria

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rohbear

asheville, United States

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Pavane

Kungsbacka, Sweden

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Sacramento, United States

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Volpone

Geneva, Switzerland

stever

Cape Coral, United States

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LenoMetus

Perth, Australia

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Cazenovia, United States

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Badass78camaro

Mohnton, Pa, United States

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Marin county, United States

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richdullaghan

Encinitas, United States

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Clben7

Cincinnati, United States

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MarkKrakow

Joliet, United States

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mueba

Frankfurt, Germany

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dajja

Stockholm, Sweden

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martyb

United States

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Galesburg, United States

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thomson

San Francisco, United States

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Old People

Corona Del Mar, United States

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axienjii

Amsterdam, United Kingdom

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Kramer91

Kamerik, Netherlands

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payette

Ottawa, Canada

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jmwinga

Denver, United States

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United States

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San Francisco, United States

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United States

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Den Haag, Netherlands

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suraj_sindhia

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South Africa

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Australia

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tommychheng

san francisco, United States

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Stockholm, Sweden

Paul Buchheit

Mountain View, United States

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Netherlands

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Mal57

Australia

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United States

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Czech Republic

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Netherlands

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United States

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Wellington, New Zealand

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United States

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richardbrewster

United Kingdom

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Switzerland

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Portugal

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United States

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Boise, United States

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United Kingdom

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Minneapolis, United States

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davecas

United States

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jenmcintyre

United States

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ruth11

United Kingdom

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KRose

United States

smastermind

Jerusalem, Israel

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Australia

SimonD

Lincoln, Uk, United Kingdom

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CraigInCo

United States

mepster

San Francisco, Ca, United States

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GMB2014

United States

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Australia

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PeterDG

United Kingdom

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simonthompson99

United Kingdom

TyWee

Manila, Philippines

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United States

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Hong Kong

AndrewNeu

Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam

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United States

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JonAlec

United States

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United States

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Orlando, FL, United States

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United States

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Grant Xavier Storer

Seattle, Wa, United States

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United States

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Tim47

United States

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Luxembourg

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San Franciso, United States

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United States

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Wellington, New Zealand

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Jamkhed 413201 Maharashtr, India

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United States

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United Kingdom

JonasL

Stockholm, Sweden

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smanda

United States

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me.iulian

Iasi, Romania

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United Kingdom

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Millie_and_Babs

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Czech Republic

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Rachael101

Brisbane, Australia

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United Arab Emirates

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michael0921

Fairmont, United States

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United States

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StefanB

Stockholm, Sweden

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Crainster

Chapel Hill, United States

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rokbe

Netherlands

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United Kingdom

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EightRiversCapital

Stamford, Ct, United States

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Nottingham, United Kingdom

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Germany

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United Kingdom

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Pinkhobgoblin

United Kingdom

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United States

reluck

Marseille, France, France

Kallwejt

Warsaw, Poland

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Pragathi

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United States

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Martin Ward

Leicester, United Kingdom

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Ryan J Cotton

United States

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Phil H

United States

Haim Si

Mexico, Mexico

Darcy

Ottawa, Canada

Michelle

Sydney, Australia

Nigel Titley

Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

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Joe

United States

Peter R

Fulda, Germany

Matthias

Frankfurt Am Main, Germany

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Didaz

Germany

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Sven E

Mannheim, Germany

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Daniel R

Berlin, Germany

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Uwe Neumann

Frankfurt Germany, Denmark

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Singapore

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Germany

Dave Bogard

New York, United States

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Carol

Falmouth, United States

Bernd Knabe

Dortmund, Germany

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Alberta, Canada

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Vienna, Austria

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Basel, Switzerland

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Jo Dane

Melbourne, Australia

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Pattie Thomas

United States

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Toronto, Canada

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Woudrichem, United Kingdom

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Roskilde, Denmark

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Amsterdam, Brazil

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Melbourne, Australia

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United States

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Gothenburg, Sweden

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United States

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San Francisco, United States

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Arlington, VA, United States

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Iserlohn, Germany

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Corvallis, Oregon, United States

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Amsterdam, Netherlands

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Australia

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United Kingdom

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Augusta, Maine, United States

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United States

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Dan Crosby

United States

Martin Nielsen

Aarhus, Denmark

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United Kingdom

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Twin Lake, Michigan, United States

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United Kingdom

Taylor

United States

Aylsham Rotary

Aylsham, Norfolk, Uk, United Kingdom

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Greater London, United Kingdom

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United States

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United States

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Los Angeles, United States

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Dan Lawrence

United States

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Achim Königs

Bonn, Germany

Cliff

United States

UK

Uday Kolluri

New York, Singapore

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Johan O

Borlänge, Sweden

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Tom

United States

Anonymous

Ocoee, United States

EthicalHost

Toronto, Canada

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Karen Epolito

Syracuse, NY, United States

Tim Sharpe

Adelaide, Australia

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Gituru Gitumbi

Seattle, United States

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Provincial Desk Jock

Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Leuven, Belgium

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Luxembourg

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Netherlands

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Matthias

Australia

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Christopher R

Denver, CO, United States

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Kenny

United States

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tel aviv, Israel, Israel

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Jan Andresen

Hamburg, Germany

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Aida Smith

United States

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Sachet Marion

United States

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Shar Alamdari

Los Angeles, United States

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Elizabeth

United States

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Kate Goodwin

United States

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Stephanie P

United States

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United States

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Richard Ellis

United Kingdom

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Minneapolis/StPaul, United States

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Lucy

Australia

cchhrriiss

Munich, Germany

LR

Laetitia Rocha

United Kingdom

Martin Kraus

Traiskirchen, Austria

Craig Newmark

United States

The Zinc Team

San Francisco, United States

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Warren Shen

United States

Humble Bundle Community

San Francisco, United States

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Brandon Ross

United States

Katie

United States

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Ari

United Kingdom

Haroon S

United States

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Mack

Harbor, Oregon, United States

Alex

Ohio, United States

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United Kingdom

Emily

San Francisco, United States

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Anabell

Elizabeth, United States

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Dan Winetsky

United States

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A.J. Simmons

United States

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Will

United States

Paul Buchheit

Mountain View, United States

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Andreas Schäfer

Basel, Switzerland

Jack Sonntag

Norfolk, VA, United States

Keith Chan

Toronto, Canada

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Sarah

Arlington, United States

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Anonymous

United States

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Darin MacRae

United States

Sean Richards

Wilmette, United States

JG

Jake Gibson and Beverly Picardo

San Francisco, United States

BA

Burf and Patsy

St. John's, Canada

sbdoc

Reno, United States

AA

Andrew and Kim

Nashville, TN, United States

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