DC Silver Lining

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.

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...

@mndarkclouds.bsky.social

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

@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!

@mndarkclouds.bsky.social @blackhartstp.com

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

Volunteer: MNUFC CommonBond Youth Clinic & Family Night Thursday, May 8, the Minnesota United Football Club (MNUFC) is hosting a youth clinic and family night for participants in youth programming at Twin Cities CommonBond Communities. Youth participants w...

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