GIVE WHERE YOU LIVE

Because living in Minnesota rules, we give back to our community with Surly Gives A Damn (SGAD). We contribute to the fine organizations that are making the North a better place to live through charitable donations, partnerships, and volunteer events. Our volunteers are a really active, passionate bunch and man do they give a damn. 

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Volunteer Hours In 2022

SO YOU'D LIKE A DONATION?

We'd be happy to help! We make donations for charitable causes and events to organizations across Minnesota (and beyond).

DONATIONS MADE TO:

   Education

   Arts & Culture

   Environment

   Human Services

CLUES Food Distribution

October 9, 2023 - 2:00 pm-5:00 pm

St Paul

Join Surly Gives A Damn in helping CLUES with their weekly food distribution event.

CLUES mission is to advance social and economic equity and wellbeing for Latinos by building upon their strengths and cultures, uplifting their community, and activating leadership for systemic change.

We are looking for 7 folks to join us. We will be helping setup and run the weekly food distribution.

Clues St Paul, 797 E 7th St, St Paul, MN 55106, USA

Mississippi Park Connection Tree (Plug) Planting

October 14, 2023 - 9:00 am-12:00 pm

Rosemount

Join Surly Gives A Damn to plant 1500-1800 baby trees (AKA plugs) at Spring Lake Park Reserve, with Mississippi Park Connection, in the bison range. We will be looking for 50 folks to help with the endeavor.

Mississippi Park Connection strengthens the enduring connection between people and the Mississippi River by enriching the life of the river and the lives of all who experience our national park, the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area.

You bet there will be a THANK YOU Surly afterward. Come join the fun and possibly see a bison.

13798-13758 Fischer Ave, Rosemount, MN 55068, USA

Habitat for Humanity: House that Beer Built

October 17, 2023 - 8:30 am-3:30 pm

Roseville

A handful of local breweries are gathering together again with Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity to create this year’s House That Beer Built. Surly Gives A Damn is going back again for the sixth year in a row and we are looking for 8-10 folks to help with this build day.

This year is a little different in that we will be rehabbing a house vs. building from the ground up.

Please note, you must volunteer for the entire day, 8:30am-3:30pm. Habitat does not allow half day volunteering.

Come on out and join in the fun. There will be a thank you beer for all your hard work after we are done!

1210 Sherren St W, Roseville, MN, USA

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY: HOUSE THAT BEER BUILT

October 18, 2023 - 8:30 am-3:30 pm

Roseville

A handful of local breweries are gathering together again with Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity to create this year’s House That Beer Built. Surly Gives A Damn is going back again for the sixth year in a row and we are looking for 8-10 folks to help with this build day.

This year is a little different in that we will be rehabbing a house vs. building from the ground up.

Please note, you must volunteer for the entire day, 8:30am-3:30pm. Habitat does not allow half day volunteering.

Come on out and join in the fun. There will be a thank you beer for all your hard work after we are done!

1210 Sherren St W, Roseville, MN, USA

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY: HOUSE THAT BEER BUILT

October 19, 2023 - 8:30 am-3:30 pm

Roseville

A handful of local breweries are gathering together again with Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity to create this year’s House That Beer Built. Surly Gives A Damn is going back again for the sixth year in a row and we are looking for 8-10 folks to help with this build day.

This year is a little different in that we will be rehabbing a house vs. building from the ground up.

Please note, you must volunteer for the entire day, 8:30am-3:30pm. Habitat does not allow half day volunteering.

Come on out and join in the fun. There will be a thank you beer for all your hard work after we are done!

1210 Sherren St W, Roseville, MN, USA

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY: HOUSE THAT BEER BUILT

October 20, 2023 - 8:30 am-3:30 pm

Roseville

A handful of local breweries are gathering together again with Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity to create this year’s House That Beer Built. Surly Gives A Damn is going back again for the sixth year in a row and we are looking for 8-10 folks to help with this build day.

This year is a little different in that we will be rehabbing a house vs. building from the ground up.

Please note, you must volunteer for the entire day, 8:30am-3:30pm. Habitat does not allow half day volunteering.

Come on out and join in the fun. There will be a thank you beer for all your hard work after we are done!

1210 Sherren St W, Roseville, MN, USA

SGAD Donation Garden Closeout Workday

October 21, 2023 - 10:00 am-12:00 pm

611 13th Ave NE

Our SGAD Donation Garden will have worked so very hard this year and we will be putting it to bed for the winter. Please come be part of getting it all ready for a long restful winter nap.

Everything that is grown out of our garden is donated to Every Meal who will in turn gives it to their clients to have healthy, fresh produce over the summer months.

And we will raise a toast to the successful year of growing when we are done with our chores.

611 13th Ave NE, MPLS, MN 55414

Bridging Cookware & Bakeware Sort

November 6, 2023 - 4:00 pm-6:00 pm

Roseville

Join Surly Gives A Damn at Bridging! We are looking for 40 folks to help with sorting, inspecting, and inventorying a large donation of cookware and bakeware, so they can get it out to their clients as quickly as possible.

Bridging provides donated furniture and household goods to families and individuals transitioning out of homelessness and poverty.

We will raise a THANK YOU toast when our work is complete.

Bridging MN, Terrace Drive, Roseville, MN, USA

FREE WORK SHIRTS+

Sign up to volunteer with Surly Gives a Damn and you get the following: a free Surly, a bunch of community, all the good feels and a free t-shirt. Wear the shirt each time you volunteer with us and feel prouder each time, guaranteed.

Fine Print: If there are opportunities to volunteer at special events, you need to first put in some time. (Simply sign up and complete an SGAD event first and that will get you on the “inside scoop list”.)