Hello from Minnesota! I flew out here to be with my mom and brother. It was still quite cold when I got here, -2 degrees as a high, but the sun was out and the sky was blue. Mom was dog sitting so it was good for me to be here to help her with that as well as other things.
It was so good to see my brother, too. We've both been blown away by the support shown by so many of you. He has been able to continually help a couple of families he knows with grocery shopping, rent, and bills with money you already gave and continue to so generously donate. Without knowing how long things will continue, he hopes to use the funds already provided, as well as those that keep coming in, to continue to help in the coming months as well. He continues to donate on a weekly basis to a few other organizations that he trusts, so if you want to continue to donate to him or those groups directly, that is always appreciated!
You may also want to donate to places near you as help is needed nationwide.
Some of the places that he is donating to in Minneapolis are as follows:
DONATE | Source MN, Inc.
Second Harvest Heartland Donation Form - Second Harvest Heartland
He is also using this site to find ways to volunteer and donate
These Minnesota mutual aid groups need help against ICE | Advocate.com
The temperatures here have warmed up to a balmy 20 degrees F (from -2F to 20F is the same difference as 32F to 54F so you can really feel the difference!), so Mom and I took a walk this morning in the very pleasant sunshine and blue skies and enjoyed the beautiful weather. It feels like a heatwave over here!
I've also kept my knitting close at hand and finished a Melt the ICE hat for my brother, using Juniper Moon's Herriot and began another Caramel Latte Beanie for myself using Yarn Citizen's Harmony DK. (The first one I made went to my daughter!) Hats are the perfect travelling project, I think.
Thank you again for all of you who have donated and supported Minneapolis and my brother. Many of you have told me to give him a hug and he wants you to know he wishes he could give each of you a hug in return.
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