05/10/2026
Today, our hearts are with the many local restaurants, cafés, salons, and small businesses across Lake Orion, Rochester, Auburn Hills, and surrounding areas....
being deeply impacted by the unexpected water main break. 💜
For many in our community, this is not just an inconvenience or a missed day of business.
Our community members are now being told impacts could potentially last up to 10–14 days while repairs are being completed.
For small businesses, especially restaurants, that kind of disruption can be truly life-altering. 💯
Payroll, rent, food loss, staffing, bills, and missed revenue do not pause just because operations are forced to.
And for many, Mother’s Day 🌸 would have been one of the busiest and most important weekends of the month.🙏
And while we often think first about the businesses themselves,
our hearts are also with the servers, bartenders, cooks, hosts, dishwashers, stylists, and hourly employees who may unexpectedly lose income during this time.
Many rely on daily or weekly income to support basic needs, and a disruption of this length can have a very real impact on families.
So today, we want to start something simple:
✨ SUPPORT LOCAL ANYWAY ✨
✨ TIP YOUR SERVER ANYWAY ✨
If you are a local business impacted by the shutdown, please comment below with:
• Your business name
• Whether you are fully or partially closed
• A direct link or instructions for purchasing gift cards or supporting your business during this time
And if you are a server, bartender, cook, host, stylist, or hourly employee impacted by these closures and feel comfortable sharing, please comment with:
• Your name
• The business you work for
• Your Venmo or Cash App
so our community can support you directly. 💜
(Please only share if you are directly employed by a business shut down due to this emergency.)
For our Breath Ambassadors community:
Even if you are not from one of the impacted areas, please consider sharing this post. You never know who may see it and decide to help.
If you were planning to dine out, shop local, or celebrate this weekend, consider:
✨ Purchasing gift cards today or over the next 14 days
✨ Sending a small tip directly to affected workers
✨ Sharing business pages/posts
✨ Returning to support them when they reopen
Community matters most during moments like this.
While Breath Ambassadors will remain closed today, we are thankful to currently plan to reopen tomorrow and will continue sharing ways we can support our local businesses and workers together.
Lake Orion is strong, and we truly believe this community will rally around one another through this. 🙏🫶
— Breath Ambassadors
