Let’s support our dear friend.
Our friend Andrea needs our love and support on her healing journey.
We created this page for Andrea’s community of friends and family to provide resources for her as she navigates her journey of healing her heart, soul, and body, and prepares for other challenges that lie ahead. Asking for help is hard, so we’re making it easier with this page.
Andrea wants everyone to know that what she wants most is to encourage us to build and grow our communities of mutual support.
As she learns how to say yes to the support and love pouring in, she is encouraging all of us to do the same: to ask for a hand, a bit of support, for the little everyday things in life and when life is especially hard, and to stay connected beyond the emergencies—to be in each other’s lives on gray days and blue sky moments.
We all need love and support. Our lives are so much more full and brilliant when we lean into our communities.
Words cannot express Andrea’s gratitude for her beloveds and family of friends who have been there—day after day, hour after hour, through the tears and fear—providing unconditional love and support.
Join Andrea in exhaling stress and sadness and breathing in joy, love, community, and strength.
Andrea says:
“I love you all and am forever grateful for your support.”
You can help Andrea in these meaningful ways:
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Provide funds, food, and wellness services to help Andrea on her healing journey. Thank you so much for your generosity.
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Save the Date: October 13th
We all know how much Andrea likes to get dirty! She is asking her friends to help plant a small native garden in her front yard. She wants her community to come together. Let’s plant seeds together for new growth and love for a future where we lift each other up and celebrate everyone’s brilliance.
Some of Andrea’s green-thumbed friends are planning the garden. More info will be sent soon, so make sure you let us know you can come!
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We’re gathering together on October 13th to plant Andrea's native garden. If you can't make it, you can purchase:
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Mutual support means the world to Andrea. She is encouraging all of us to lean on and support each other, and that includes her friends’ small businesses.
You can buy Andrea food and/or gift certificates or just go and enjoy their products, beverages, and celebrate together at these amazing spaces.
Thank you Emily, Betsy and Tamar for this effort and their extraordinary support everyday.
LimeRed: Thank you to Emily of LimeRed for the thoughtful website. Hire LimeRed for your next project!!!
Betsy Rubinstein Consulting: Thank you to Betsy! Hire Betsy for your next project!!!
Tamar Westphal: Thank you to Tamar for everything!!! Hire Tamar for your (or your organization's) communications, website, and graphic design needs.
Wheel & Sprocket: Thank you to Gretchen for always being there!!
Funeral Potatoes: Support these bad-ass humans who make the best food!! Thank you Eve Studnicka and Alexis Thomas-Rice for all the support and all the yum!
Hewn: Thank you Julie Matthei and Ellen King for being the wonderful humans you are…and feeding Andrea's loved ones with incredible treats for years!!!
Lake Breeze: Danika's family farm grows the most special food and flowers. Andrea considers it such an honor to know Danika and watch her farm grow and blossom.
Slo Mo’ : Thank you Krista Kaza, Lora Branch and team for all the love and support.
Dorothy and Villanelle: Thank you so, so much to the always amazing Zoe Schor and Whitney LaMora.
Sapphic Before Sunset: Support Laura in giving back to our community’s non-profit organizations and us grown & vintage folks enjoying a good time with each other.
Dyke Nite Chicago: Support MK in making safe and fun space for all the humans.
Nobody’s Darling: Thank you Angela and Renauda!
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Reach out to Andrea personally, send her a card (which she loves!) or leave a healing note here. Andrea is so grateful for the outpouring of kind words and support. Thank you.