Thursday June 4 2020
This week: Our thoughts and support are fully with George Floyd and other victims of police discrimination and brutality, those protesting, those displaced or in need, and all fighting the good fight.

You don’t need a newsletter from a wine store to tell you how monumental this week has been for the fight for fairness and respect for the POC community. We’re inspired by our city’s activism and actions in the fight for accountability and to recognize our racist past and present. A favorite few words to remember this week, by poet Audre Lord- “It’s not our differences that divide us. It’s our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences.”

We’ll be serving as a donation drop-off location in an effort to help our friends at Modist Brewing’s efforts to collect donations for all in need in our city at this time. Suggested donations include toiletries, hygiene essentials, household cleaners, paper products, diapers and formula, first aid supplies, personal protection equipment. Anything you can contribute is appreciated.  

We can talk about wine and other alcoholic beverages another week. We’re devoting this space today to share information on how to help and donate, whether you can volunteer (safely) in person or from the safety of your home. Don’t forget, COVID-19’s threat is still a dark cloud overhead. What do wine and COVID have in common? People don't believe it's real unless it's affected them personally. Don't be like that. Be safe & do your part to keep everyone else safe. 

Cheers - and remember, be compassionate and be accountable.

The Team at NL Wine & Spirits
HOW TO HELP & WHAT TO DO THIS WEEK
This is by no means a conclusive list of options, just a few ideas to get started if you haven't already. Find the full list of links and information HERE .

Drop off (non-perishable) donations and supplies here at the shop. Suggested donations include diapers and formula, toiletries, hygiene essentials, household cleaners, disinfectants, first aid supplies, and personal protection equipment.

Find places to donate food and groceries HERE and HERE.

Resources to help you donate to & support local businesses affected HERE.

If you have the means to donate monetarily, please do. While food and supply donations are in demand, the overwhelming generosity of our communities have occasionally inundated volunteer efforts, much in part due to the extra efforts required to sanitize and protect against COVID-19. A list of suggested organizations to donate to are found HERE.

Protesting, volunteering, and neighborhood cleanup is important work - but if you participated in crowds, GET TESTED FOR COVID. If you feel sick, get tested right away. If you do not, get tested within 5 to 7 days of the event - per Minnesota CDC guidelines. Hennepin Healthcare is doing asymptomatic testing. Visit hennepinhealthcare.org for more information on how to get tested.

Support our local African American owned businesses - a good list of places to visit and buy from can be found HERE.

Last but not least. Listen, learn, and act responsibly. Support and engage. Take the time to ask yourself questions and think about how you can help take this movement forward. This is not a time for finger pointing and political debate - use your time and privilege for a better cause. Enough is enough.
CALL AHEAD FOR CURBSIDE PICKUP,
SOCIAL DISTANCE WITH DELIVERY.
... remember to have faith that it won't be long before we can take this message outta here :)

Call in your order: Give us a ring or send an email .. tell us what you'd like, and pay over the phone. Call as you're pulling up and just let us know front door or back door and we'll wash our hands and drop your goods in the trunk or the backseat. Easy, just like that.

Don't know what you want? Ask for help, take our recommendations. Tell us what you like, what you're interested in, and your budget. We'll put something good together for you. Pull up and pick up. Again, easy, safe and sanitary.

Call for delivery: The most responsible thing you can do is stay home and let us leave your goods outside your door. C all in your order and have us deliver. Delivery is free for orders over $25 (pre-tax) for anyone within a 5 mile radius. We will deliver outside of this radius for a small surcharge. Of course, with higher volume of delivery demand, we need your patience and understanding that your order's ETA may be longer than usual. Don't forget to tip your driver.. they are going out so you don't have to.

For delivery and curbside.. email northloopwine@gmail.com or call 612-338-5393.
Cheers everyone!
-The Team at North Loop Wine & Spirits