Hello voLOONteers! We need 4 more voLOONteers to help prepare the soccer pitch for the Somali-American Youth Enrichment Club’s (SAYEC) upcoming season on May 9th.
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This year will mark Silver Lining’s third year in participating in Walk MS! We are already halfway to our fundraising goal of $3,000. Join our team or donate today - events.nationalmssociety.org/team/99934
#walkms #walkms #darkclouds #silverlining #mnufc @mndarkclouds.bsky.social
Community raising funds to help others. Bring your own item to be printed! Have a beer while you wait for it to dry. Meet others passionate about helping.
#Minneapolis #PrettiGoonNMad
Congratulations to Jenni Bubke, the @mndarkclouds.bsky.social Silver Lining 2025 Volunteer of the Year. Jenni is both a MVV (3rd year pin earner) and a DCSL Committee member attending monthly planning meetings. Jenni is also in charge of our SM channels. Way to go Jenni, this award goes to you!
Thank you voLOONteers for a wonderful 2025 season! Together we participated in 18 events, served 655 hours for our community, raised $8,895, and 14 MVVs received a scarf or pin. Special thanks to @utepilsbrewing.com for hosting us and amazing partners who helped celebrate! @mndarkclouds.bsky.social
Supporting the Luminary Loppet continues to be a fun and magical event with prepping luminaries and the party at the event. It’s an understatement to say 2026 has been a hard year for our communities. Volunteering at these events felt healing, powerful and joyful. 💙🖤 @mndarkclouds.bsky.social
Hello voLOONteers! If you are off Monday, volunteers are needed for the TC WinterSOLstice event. There are two shifts and you can sign-up here: www.signupgenius.com/go/904054EA4...
@solofthecities
Infographic for Second Harvest Heartland detailing ways to help: Volunteer at local food shelves, Donate to support community food distribution, and Advocate by supporting Minnesota anti-hunger policies. Icons represent each action: a figure with raised hands for volunteering, a gift box for donations, and a speech bubble for advocacy.
To those who are looking for a way to help our neighbors:
🔹 Support your local food shelf. Use our map to find a food shelf near you: bit.ly/3Ze2iQ4
🔹 Sign up for a Food Repacking shift in our Volunteer Center: bit.ly/3GtbDb6
🔹 Donate: bit.ly/3LjrQrU
🔹 Advocate: bit.ly/49BtzAF
Group of six people bundled up in winter gear, with the top of flames from a fire visible in the bottom
Group of five people bundled up in winter gear cheering cups of hot cocoa
Rows of green balloons hanging upside down, filled with water
There’s a lot going on right now. But if you need to be around community for a bit, we have one slot open Friday night for luminary prep.
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Happy New Year voLOONteers!! We are starting off 2026 with two events supporting the Luminary Loppet event. www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0848AC...
First is helping with luminary prep on January 16th. Second is helping ID & sell beer tickets at the event on February 7th.
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It was another successful fall neighborhood pick-up! Thanks all who came perhaps a bit tired and a little cold to pick-up the neighborhood that welcomes us all season.
#voloonteers #volunteer #volunteering #trashpickup #dcmn #mnufc @mndarkclouds.bsky.social
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It’s that time to give back to the neighborhood that hosts us all season. Join us Nov. 9th for our fall clean-up! Dec. 9th, help those in our community who are facing hard times by repacking some food.
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When volunteering and education meet! It was a beautiful fall day for buckthorn removal followed by lunch and beers on a patio. We cut a lot of buckthorn, learned a lot, and can’t wait to do it again!
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What another amazing year at Twin Cities Oktoberfest!!! We are honored to continue to be part of this incredible event and grateful to have raised money for NAMI Minnesota. THANK YOU to all of our awesome voLOONteers this year!!
Join us Saturday to help restore the “North Meadow” at Theodore Wirth park! This area of the Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden & Bird Sanctuary has been overtaken by buckthorn, but it was once a biodiverse ecosystem. Afterwards, we will grab some beers at Utepils!
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We have two upcoming opportunities in October - Twin Cities Oktoberfest & buckthorn removal at Theodore Wirth Park! We are exited to raise money this year for NAMI Minnesota at TCO and remove invasive buckthorn on Oct. 11th.
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Reminder that today is the supply drive! We will be accepting donations from 4:30-6:30 at @blackhartstp.com
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Reminder that the supply drive for residents of Lexington Commons is this Saturday!!
You can also purchase items in advance from the registry: www.myregistry.com/giftlist/lex...
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@mndarkclouds.bsky.social @blackhartstp.com
Sept. 20th we will collect cleaning supplies & personal care items for residents of Lexington Commons. Items should be individually wrapped or smaller grouped packaging. You can also purchase items from our registry, including items to welcome home new residents. www.myregistry.com/giftlist/lex...
On Sunday we had such a fun time voLOONteering with @buckethatsmn.bsky.social and @redloons.bsky.social for Central Honors Philando! Doing good “stuff” is pretty cool 😎
#dcmn #darkclouds☁️ #silverlining #mnufc #volunteer #volunteering @mndarkclouds.bsky.social
Voloonteers standing in front of the stage they set up for the "Central Honors Philando" event Aug 17.
Yesterday a few Red Loons joined @dcsilverlining.bsky.social and @buckethatsmn.bsky.social to help set up for the Central Honors Philando event!
Thanks to Silver Lining for organizing this!
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We are hosting a supply drive for residents of Lexington Commons, a CommonBond supportive housing unit. We will accept personal care items and cleaning supplies before the game. You can also order from our registry, including items to welcome home new residents!
www.myregistry.com/giftlist/lex...
Hi voLOONteers! We are still looking for some people to help with tear down on Sunday!
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New voLOONteer opportunity! Help us setup & tear-down for the Central Honors Philando event on August 17th. This event began as a community response to Philando Castile being shot & killed by a police offer during a traffic stop in Falcon Heights on July 6, 2016.
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We have 4 more spots tomorrow to support TC Sol!
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Week 1 of TC Sol went great! We have 3 more weeks to go with some shifts to fill each week, including two afternoon shifts this Saturday.
Sign-up today - www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0848AC...
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We’ve teamed up with TC Sol again to support their summer serve-to-play league at Johnson Senior High. We will have 2 shifts each day. First will be setup & support from 8-11:30am. Second will be teardown from 3-4:30pm.
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