Support Lake Street in 2026
Stand With Lake Street Businesses—Your Support Is Needed Now
Our Lake Street businesses are facing unprecedented challenges. The Lake Street Council condemns the federal immigration actions currently happening in our community along the Lake Street corridor and throughout South Minneapolis.
Lake Street businesses need your support to survive this crisis, and your support matters more than ever.
This enforcement is having a direct impact on our business community: reduced foot traffic, fearful customers staying home, and business owners and employees unsure of their future.
Behind every storefront on Lake Street is a person—and the employees they support who are trying to provide for their families. When a business owner can't open their doors, it's not just one person affected—it's the employees who lose shifts, the families who can't make ends meet, and the community that loses its heart.
In 2020, you showed up for Lake Street. Your support of our "We Love Lake Street" campaign helped our businesses recover and rebuild when they needed it most. The challenges today are different, but the need is just as urgent. Our businesses are counting on this community to stand with them once more.
Whether you can give $25 or $2,500, your donation makes a tangible difference for the families and entrepreneurs who make our community thrive. Lake Street has faced challenges before, and our community has always come together. We're counting on that same spirit now. Donations will fund Lake Street Council’s efforts to support local businesses.
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Theodore
Violence is weakness. Connection is strength. Your community is full of the ordinary heroes that our government is missing. You have already won. The rest of us will win following your example.
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KATE SCHNEIDER
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$2,030
In honor of Renee and Alex, and all the other brave citizens risking their lives and safety to protect our neighbors!
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Nancy Mendell
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Lydia Oppmann
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$26.41
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Sander Glick
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$100
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Tami MacFadden
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$52.59
I am honored to support your vital work!
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Zoe Muzyczka
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$25
Donating from Rhode Island. Got your info from a friend of a friend in this community. Thank you thank you to y’all in Minnesota!! You all are heroes! Please stay safe!
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Andrew Faulkner
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$260.90
Solidarity to our neighbors, friends, and heroes from Garfield avenue.
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Tom Bost
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$200
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Jennifer
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$52.51
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Becky Munson
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$261.28
Thank you for everything you do, everday!
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Steph
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$208.83
Love from Oakland, CA!
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Emily Axtman
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$100
Sending strength from Denver
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Marsha
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$200
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Jessica
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$250
I read about your great work in the Atlantic. We live in PA and are sick about all that is happening in Minnesota and want to help however we can.
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Hayley Wrubel
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$100
California loves you Minneapolis!
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Kim
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$100
We stand with you! -Seattle resident
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Sandra
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$104.67
Thank you so much for standing strong in the cold protecting our vulnerable and making yourselves vulnerable in that action. Your actions reflect the hearts and minds of millions of other Americans. You give us all hope. I will ask my friends and neighbors to also contribute to your community
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Susan DameGreene
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$156.89
In support of your work on the streets of Minnesota.
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Elissa
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$26.41
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Devan Grimsrud
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$52.51
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Julie
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$500
Thank you Lake Street for all you do! Sending love from CA
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Josh Osborne
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$50
Sending love to my favorite city!
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Lauren
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$104.70
We are stronger together - we will get through this.
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Melissa
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$50
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Joyce Wisdom
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$100
Helen and I know the value of the Lake St businesses and the staff of the Lake St Council! Our thoughts are with you more than ever during these trying times.
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CATHERINE M SOLOW
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Kathleen Sheets
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$25
We stand with you from Washington State.
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Jill Slesinski
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$50
Sending love and support to our neighbors, friends, and family in Minneapolis ❤️We are with you.
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Kelleen
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$100
We love you! ❤️❤️