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Rebecca Lietz's avatar

Thank you for being a voice for generosity. I wanted to help and now I can thanks to the information you shared.

Martha Lipscomb's avatar

Thank you for spotlighting certain agencies! I found the StandwithMinnesota.com website a bit overwhelming. I just donated to the rent relief organization.

Lydia's avatar

I am a follower from Minnesota. Thank you for sharing our struggle against the unlawful and unconstitutional actions of ICE and Border Patrol in our state. I hope that people across the country will call their representatives in Congress and ask them to defund and reform ICE. This is an urgent message for your representatives to hear as the budget discussions are coming swiftly and the opportunity to protect our communities against the erosion of our rights is happening now. Without the raised voices of people across our country, I fear that this undeniable threat to our constitutional protections will only continue to spread.

Polly's avatar

Thank you for speaking out and sharing support for MN. We can’t remain silent. And great to see all the notes about Lasagna Love. I haven’t joined yet, but have been planning too. In the meantime, I did what you did, made a big batch of lasagna over the weekend and shared it with a friend going through health struggles. You’re right, the joy goes both ways. ❤️

Ann Krukowski's avatar

Time to put politics aside.

Julie Cook's avatar

My daughter also went to school in MN, and now lives in the Whittier neighborhood. She is helping to fund raise to help folks in that neighborhood who aren't able to leave their homes to work, grocery shop, etc: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-maria-and-her-family-keep-their-home?modal=donations&tab=all

Stephanie Hansen's avatar

Thank you from Minnesota Jenny! Our community is rallying in light of extreme pain and endless cruelty to our neighbors. Thanks for helping us as we continue to feed our friends and neighbors and find the light.

Andrea Cline's avatar

I hearted this post when it started with Minnesota and was going to again with the last about lasagna and neighbors. Mine had a baby recently, and I made some bread and cookies, but lasagna is next. Thank you.

Maureen's avatar

I am another long-time reader and resident of Minneapolis. Thank you so much for amplifying our voices and sharing the Stand with Minnesota link. Your kind words mean a lot.

Tracy Martinez's avatar

As a Minnesotan Thank you so much for this!

Gary's avatar

If the governor, mayor, and city officials obeyed federal law, none of this would be happening.

Jessie Sheehan's avatar

thank you for the MN suggestions . . . and for dedicating your letter to its peeps. 💔

Tania's avatar

As someone whose elderly father lives far away, I can't tell you the immense gratitude I feel toward the neighbors who help him out, one set of neighbors in particular who host him for dinner weekly and check in on him. So everybody benefits from your good deed, so much the better I say!

Laura's avatar

Thank for saying something for MN. I’m in a suburb of Minneapolis and this reaches so much farther than just the city. The people who are constantly being alerted to ICE activity and who go out in the cold and record and yell and protest are INSANELY AMAZING. There are also so many who are not able to do that but who are delivering meals, driving kids to and from school because their parents are terrified to leave their homes and paying their neighbors rent.

I feel rage and sadness but I also feel SO SO proud to be here and fight this in any way and every way possible.

If people can do anything… just don’t stop talking about it. Call your politicians. Be aware of what is going on in your community and those around the country. And I think that MN has done this exceptionally well the past month… don’t take the bait. Don’t lead with fear. We will get past this with love not hate.

Grace Lephart's avatar

From a long-time fan AND Minnesotan: THANK YOU.