<div>Bill’s Imported Foods has been a beloved staple in the Uptown Minneapolis community since the early 1980s, when the Tirokomos family first started bringing unique foods and ingredients from around the world—especially authentic Greek and Mediterranean specialties—to local shoppers. Located at 721 W Lake St, our store has long been a go-to spot for hard-to-find items, fresh delights, and a warm, welcoming atmosphere that feels like home for many regulars. Like so many small businesses in Minneapolis, we’ve faced significant challenges in recent years. Since 2020, our store has unfortunately been targeted by multiple break-ins and acts of vandalism. These incidents have taken a real toll—on our resources, our sense of security, and our ability to serve you without interruption. Combined with the broader climate in the city, where many people are hesitant to venture downtown or to Uptown due to safety concerns, foot traffic has slowed dramatically. While we always prefer to rely on your visits and purchases rather than ask for help many loyal customers have been asking for other ways they can support us financially during this tough time. After careful thought, we’ve decided to open this GoFundMe. Your donations will go directly toward helping us cover essential costs—repairs from past damage, increased security measures to better protect the store, updated pos, and covering ongoing unforeseen expenses — so we can continue operating and serving the community we cherish.
</div>
<div>At Bill’s Imported Foods, safety and comfort are our top priorities. We are a safe, friendly place to shop, where everyone is greeted with kindness and respect. Our smaller, community-focused setup allows us to cater personally to our customers’ needs—whether it’s recommending the perfect ingredient, sourcing something special just for you, or simply chatting about recipes and travels. We take every step to ensure a welcoming and secure environment so you can browse, shop, and enjoy without worry.
</div>
<div>If you’ve enjoyed discovering rare cheeses, olives, spices, pastries, or other imported goodies here over the years—or if you’ve simply appreciated having a neighborhood gem like ours—your support now would mean the world. Even small contributions add up to help us weather this storm and keep bringing the world to your table in Uptown.
</div>
<div>We’d still love nothing more than to see you walk through our doors (open Tuesday–Saturday, 9am–5pm). But if a donation feels right for you, know that every bit helps keep this community tradition alive.
</div>
<div>Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for standing with us.
</div>
<div>With gratitude,
</div>
<div>The Team at Bill’s Imported Foods
</div>
<div>721 W Lake St, Minneapolis, MN
</div>

Carla Tollefsrud

Mary Gibney

Anonymous

Joel Chechik

Robert DiProspero

Jeffrey Broadbent

Rebecca Schack

Gus Raptis

Jessica Raptis

James Howitt

Angela Snyder

Sevren Maynard

John Evans

Jordan Steininger

John Gougebas

Bills Imported Foods

platform

Platform is iOS

Android

Adyen Google Pay Development Audience

$opt_dummy_attribute

English only

Deprecate Stripe Legacy

dyn_template_ids

Adyen V6 Bene Transfer & MyMoney Campaign Organizers - test01

Bene transfer V6 and AdyenV6MyMoney Campaign Organizers - production

OneTrust next-app audience

fundCountryCode

NextDoor Share Option Users

Fundraisers with Reactions feature capability

fundCurrencyCode

US + Non-charity COs Only

locale

fund country is US and user language is English

personId

comms-internal-person-ids

Enhanced Story Experience Users

Suggested Goal Experience Users

user language is English and fund country: US, AU, DK, FI, IE, NO, SE, CA, GB; 

Poster share - new funds eligible (newest 9/18)

Streaming widgets beta user

paymentProcessor

3DS payment method

user language is English and fundCountry: US, AU, DK, FI, IE, NO, SE, CA, GB; 

GoFundMe Employees

ipAddress

Mark Rieth IP Address

Version 9.2.0 and above

Fund is in English speaking country

desktop

Android v12.11.0 and above

Platform is Android

paymentMethodType

checkoutType

Payment method type group to be vaulted on success

admin pr kit prod

EUR Donation Upsell

Share Text generation Skip Fundraiser

(prod) new funds eligible for amp12 (UGC gallery)

fintrac_cad_idv_form_v2 audience

paymentProcessorAccountId

fallback mode accounts

proCampaignId

p2p legacy startfundraising page

AMP24 New Funds Only PROD (DO NOT MODIFY)

countryCode

charityId

UKCharities

Federated Search Internal Testing

route.pathname community

US Donation Upsell audience 

Auto Thanks Feature Audience

Supporter Comments Eligible Funds

International Only

fundId

braze fundraiser group 

Payment Identity Transfers ATO Risk Check (Targeted) - Production

Fundraiser Saved Payment Method Rate Limit Bypass (Production)

leaderboard-partner-id-audience-givepanel

Version 9.2.1 and above

AUD Donation Upsell audience

fundraiserCountryCode is US/EN

Active Fundraiser - Smart Default Cadence

DAF Internal

Vault on success card payment method

Platform is iOS v11.0.0 and above

Desktop users

Person ids

United States (US) users

allow yuno fundraisers for test

Mexico country code

Posters INTL

NPO Profile Opted-In

iOS at or above 12.4.0

non-US recurring donors

Canada Campaign Owner Group

Fundraiser Without Meta Link

Scheduler payment tester gorup

charityCommunityId

Charities allow to be claimed unclaimed (PRD)

Canada (CA) users

currencyCode

UC Tipping v20250115 International

pymk_production_xplr_fe_team

Android at or above 12.2.0

Profile photo entry point audience

smart goals (fundraiser/manage) on test01

Activity Tracking v1 Beta Testing

writePath

Stream Notification

start gfm intl allowed locales

Platform is iOS v11.2.0 and above

unclaimed charities

prod_ach_audience

AI Chatbot Audience

amp13 only new funds (prod) (anyword auto)

UC Flow Enabled (Prod)

Payment Identity Beneficiary Verification - Production

shared notification bell audience

Custom users

ach frontend audience

Android v11.0.0 and above

Users Receiving Payments Paused Notifications

smart goals test01

Manage Coach - US English Organizers Only + new funds only

Team EGG - IP Address list

Fundraiser Without Instagram Deep Link

Native 11.4.0 and above

UC Tipping v20250107

Users Receiving Braze KYC Validation Failed

Native 11.3.0 and above

Influencer - Prod

US fundraisers and US users

ai_title_page

anyword

openai

control

manual_entry

userEmail

template_id

userId

fundUrl

isCharityCo

email

appVersion

shouldBucketIntoExperiment

partnerId

donationCadence

isActiveFundraiser

isPartner

isMobile

npoProfileOptIn

fundIsLinkedWithMeta

hasSessionDonation

isCampaignOwner

fundHasInstagramDeepLink

Native 11.4.0 and higher

New funds eligible - Video Sharing (PROD)

GB Donation Upsell audience 

Auto Thanks V3 Rollout Audience

Thank you V3 testing whitelist

isRecurringFriendly

Is Recurring Friendly

Excluded funds - Video Sharing

Logged In Users

CH Donation Upsell audience

Android v10.6.0 and above

userCurrencyCode

Localized Currency

v11.5.0 and above

testAudience

pathname

Survicate

appVersion is at or above 12.8.0

Non-charity fund

isChallengeFundraiser

challenge-fundraisers

Payment Identity Launch Verification - Production

New funds eligible - Posters v2

CAD Donation Upsell Audience

Braze Email Tester

NPO Profile Opted-Out

iOS App Version

hasKnownDonors

PYMK has donors

iOS v12.3.0 and above

Bills Imported Foods

Still $40,550 to go. Help us build momentum.