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

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

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. www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0848AC...

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. @mndarkclouds.bsky.social

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

* New voLOONteer events* 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. www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0848AC... www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0848AC...

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! @mndarkclouds.bsky.social

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! www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0848AC...

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. www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0848AC... www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0848AC...

Reminder that today is the supply drive! We will be accepting donations from 4:30-6:30 at @blackhartstp.com @mndarkclouds.bsky.social

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... @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

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!

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! m.signupgenius.com#!/showSignUp...

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. www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0848AC...

We have 4 more spots tomorrow to support TC Sol! www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0848AC... @mndarkclouds.bsky.social

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... @mndarkclouds.bsky.social

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. www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0848AC... @mndarkclouds.bsky.social

Hey @mnufc.com fans...there's still time to volunteer this Thursday evening. Come join us for an evening helping youth and their families from CommonBond Communities connect and enjoy the beautiful game. Details and sign-up at www.signupgenius.com/go/8050F4DAB...

THANK YOU to everyone who supported Silver Lining at WalkMS this year!! 👏🏻👏🏻 We are beyond grateful to have exceeded our fundraising goal for this important cause. It was a beautiful day for a 3-mile walk and event turn out was amazing! #walkms #endms #walkmstwincities @mndarkclouds.bsky.social

THANK YOU to everyone who was signed-up to walk with us or donated to our team!! We can’t believe we are just $240 shy of our goal of $3,000. Can we get there by Sunday?!? events.nationalmssociety.org/team/73615

It was a beautiful spring day to support PanCAN and event turnout was great! Ended the morning with food and beverages with friends and fellow voLOONteers. @mndarkclouds.bsky.social

Hello voLOONteers! We are participating in WalkMS on May 4th and you can still register to be part of our team! Can’t make it? You can still support this important cause by donating to our team. We are just $75 away from $2,000! Link to register/donate: events.nationalmssociety.org/team/73615

We still need some voLOONteers for May 18th! m.signupgenius.com#!/showSignUp... @mndarkclouds.bsky.social

Our team is just over $100 away from raising $2,000 for Walk MS. Any donation to help us reach this milestone would be oh so appreciated! events.nationalmssociety.org/team/73615

!! NEW DATE !! Field Striping for SAYEC has been changed to May 18th. Sign-up today! www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0848AC...

Hello voLOONteers! We have another voLOONteer opportunity - PanCAN 2025! Each year PanCAN raises awareness and funds to keep programs running so patients and families don’t have to navigate pancreatic cancer alone. m.signupgenius.com#!/showSignUp... @mndarkclouds.bsky.social

Thanks to our largest group yet showing up for a spring cleanup in the Midway neighborhood! 👏🏻👏🏻 Much 🗑️ was picked-up today and covering more residential areas than before. #silverlining #dcmn #volunteer #volunteering #midwaystpaul @mndarkclouds.bsky.social @redloons.bsky.social

Red Loons helped out with the @dcsilverlining.bsky.social neighborhood clean up this morning! 3 points from the boys in black and blue would cap off a good day today!

We have another volunteer opportunity! We need 10 voLOONteers to help prep the soccer pitch for the Somali-American Youth Enrichment Club’s upcoming season. Sunday, April 20th from 10am-1pm. Rain date is Sunday, April 27th. Post Event Gathering @ Mississippi Pub. www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0848AC...

It’s time for a spring clean-up! Come help us tidy up the streets before the watch party at Blackhart for the Loons game on April 12th. We will start at 10am & pick up trash until Noon. The game will kick off at 1:30pm & we will cheer on the Loons from afar. www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0848AC...

What a great overview of an amazing program! If you haven’t volunteered with us at one of these events yet, check it out to learn more about Sol of the Cities! @mndarkclouds.bsky.social www.facebook.com/share/v/15ps...

Hello voLOONTeers! Walk MS is coming up soon. If you register with our team by March 9th, you will earn 25 rewards points that can go towards earning some cool swag! events.nationalmssociety.org/index.cfm?fu...

Last week was our VoLOONteer appreciation party. In 2024, we held 15 shifts. We logged 646 hours & raised nearly $8,400! We also celebrated 14 MVVs & our VoLOONteer of the Year, Margaret Couture. She provides all our graphic design work & is on the planning committee. We are incredibly grateful!

It was a chilly, magical night voLOONteering at the Luminary Loppet ❄️❄️ Thanks for having us Loppet Foundation - we had so much fun!! . . . @mndarkclouds.bsky.social #volunteering #darkclouds #silverlining #mnufc #luminaryloppet #dcmn

We could still use a few more voLOONteers this Saturday at the Luminary Loppet. Signed up already? Bring a friend! Remember to sign-up with us AND the Loppet Foundation. m.signupgenius.com#!/showSignUp... @mndarkclouds.bsky.social

Yesterday @mndarkclouds.bsky.social and Silver Lining discussed fundraising for good stuff at the @iscsupporters.bsky.social conference. Great conversations around volunteering, fundraising, and how to support the communities around us! #dcmn #mndarkclouds #darkclouds #silverlining #volunteering

We had so much fun helping prep for the upcoming Luminary Loppet! @mndarkclouds.bsky.social

Are you a fan of winter AND volunteering? We are supporting two shifts with the Luminary Loppet this year and have spots open for each! Bonus - you get a sweet Loppet hat. m.signupgenius.com#!/showSignUp...

Hello voLOONteers, the new year is approaching & that means new Silver Lining events. Reminder that these are outdoor events so dress for the weather. If you volunteer you will get a sweet Loppet Volunteer Winter Hat! m.signupgenius.com#!/showSignUp...