Fort Worth man asking for Kickstarter donations to finish Stop Six mobile food court
A food truck court is in the works for the Stop Six neighborhood, but owner Manuel Gaona is asking the community for help to finish it.
Gaona is a Fort Worth native and counselor at Polytechnic High School. He wanted to bring more dining options to his neck of the woods in southeast Fort Worth. The food court will go on a plot of land off East Berry Street and have up to seven food truck tenants with a commissary building.
Gaona told the Star-Telegram that the foundation is laid, necessary permits are have been acquired and food truck tenants are lined up. He has the money to start the project, but now needs the community’s help to finish utility installations, the commissary building and parking lot.
“I have gone through the city zoning ordinance and have been approved to build this mobile food court restaurant. That was the biggest risk and challenge,” Gaona wrote on his Kickstarter crowdfunding page. “Now it is the time to start building and moving forward.”
Gaona is asking for $100,000 (backers can see a complete breakdown of the costs on the funding page). Kickstarter donations operate on an all-or-nothing basis. If Gaona does not raise his full six-figure goal, then potential donors will not be charged.
How to donate to complete the Fort Worth Mobile Food Court
Gaona is offering rewards for those who donate.
Donations as little as $5 will receive a Fort Worth Mobile Food Court sticker. The rewards system has eight tiers, with the highest reserved for those who donate $4,000 or more. The tier eight reward level gives donors all rewards for the previous seven tiers, as well as a two-day pass for one free meal, and their picture taken to hang on their hall of fame.
Other rewards include bumper stickers, keychains, posters, an honorary plaque, a sweater, hat and T-shirt combo and a picture book of the recorded development of the Mobile Food Court.
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Updates on the Fort Worth Mobile Food Court in Stop Six
Since the Star-Telegram reported on the food truck court in April, Gaona has lined up a few tenants. He says there will be Carribean cuisine, seafood, hibachi, wings, burgers and even a vegan option.
Gaona says people from his neighborhood are eagerly awaiting the addition of more dining options.
If funding goes to plan, he can have the Mobile Food Court up and running by the end of August. Otherwise, Gaona says they will plan to open sometime next year.