III.2. Small Business SaturdayHoliday in Hopkins Proclamation; Hanlon
CITY OF HOPKINS
Memorandum
To: Honorable Mayor and Council Members
Mike Mornson, City Manager
From: Jan Youngquist, Community Development Coordinator
Date: November 14, 2022
Subject: Small Business Saturday/Holiday in Hopkins Proclamation
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Small businesses are the lifeblood of Hopkins and have a significant impact on not only
the local economy, but also play an important role in giving back to the community.
In recognition of the importance of the small business community, the City of Hopkins is
partnering with Hennepin County and the Hennepin County Housing and
Redevelopment Authority to launch a Love Local campaign that encourages residents
to support local businesses. The campaign will include social media posts, window
clings and other promotional materials.
The Small Business Administration as well as advocacy groups and other organizations
across the country have endorsed the Saturday after Thanksgiving as Small Business
Saturday as a way of highlighting the importance of supporting local businesses.
The Hopkins Business and Civic Association has hosted Holiday in Hopkins on Small
Business Saturday since 2009 as way to promote Hopkins businesses, draw people
downtown, and kick off a festive holiday season. This year’s Holiday in Hopkins
celebration will include horse drawn carriage rides on Mainstreet, cocoa with a cop, a
gingerbread house contest, ornament making, live music, and other fun activities.
As a way to express the City’s appreciation for our local small businesses and
recognize the significant impact they have on our community, staff is recommending
that the Mayor and City Council proclaim Saturday, November 26 as Small Business
Saturday and Holiday in Hopkins.
Planning and Economic
Development
A Proclamation Declaring
November 26 as Small Business Saturday and
Holiday in Hopkins
WHEREAS, the City of Hopkins celebrates our local small businesses and the
contributions they make to the local economy and community; and
WHEREAS, for many local residents the Thanksgiving holiday kicks off a season of
gathering, dining, shopping, and experiencing arts and culture, and consumers know that
supporting small, independently-owned businesses have positive social, economic, and
environmental impacts; and
WHEREAS, the City of Hopkins has partnered with Hennepin County and the Hennepin
County Housing and Redevelopment Authority to launch the multijurisdictional Love Local
campaign which encourages residents to support local businesses that create jobs, boost
the local economy, and make our communities vibrant and livable; and
WHEREAS, the Small Business Administration as well other public and private
organizations across the county have endorsed the Saturday after Thanksgiving as Small
Business Saturday; and
WHEREAS, since 2009, the Hopkins Business and Civic Association has hosted
Holiday in Hopkins to celebrate Small Business Saturday, promote Hopkins businesses,
and kick off a festive holiday season.
NOW THEREFORE, I, Patrick Hanlon, Mayor of the City of Hopkins along with my
fellow Council Members, do hereby proclaim November 26, 2022, as Small Business
Saturday and Holiday in Hopkins and urge the residents of our community to support
small businesses and merchants on Small Business Saturday and throughout the year.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set
my hand and caused the Seal of the City of
Hopkins, Minnesota to be affixed this 14th day of
November in the year 2022.
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Patrick Hanlon, Mayor