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For as long as we’ve been Surly, we’ve been Giving a Damn. Connecting with and supporting our community is deeply embedded in our values and in how we spend our time.

Primarily through volunteerism, Surly Gives a Damn (SGAD) partners with local organizations that feed the hungry, fill our blood banks, house families, clean up our neighborhoods, and so much more. Our volunteers are both employees as well as Surly superfans who are simply as passionate about giving back as we are. All of us together make a damn difference.
Will you join us?

We Give a Damn About

Food

Food fuels us. Food connects us. When we share a meal, we share our thoughts and our culture, creating stronger ties and building a vibrant community.

Food is a human right and no individual or community should go without. SGAD believes in not only feeding and connecting people at our Beer Hall, but also partnering with and supporting our local food shelves/food banks and community organizations. We work to get food into the hands and mouths of those who need it.

People

It is hard for people to connect and be part of the community when they’re struggling.

SGAD believes in leaning in and lending a hand to organizations that help folks locate the resources and support they need to find sure footing during challenging times and to live their lives independently and with dignity.

Environment

There may not be anything better than drinking a beer in the beer garden, or on a lake, or in the park on a beautiful day. SGAD believes we need to preserve these spaces so we can continue to enjoy them for years to come.

Because of this, we’ve worked on maintaining Trail Head gardens and planting trees along The Greenway. We maintain and create hiking trails. We plant trees along the Mississippi River and we gather to beautify our city by picking up garbage.

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Charitable donations are currently paused. When they resume, we’ll update it here! Please keep checking back periodically.

Volunteer Opportunities

Thrivent Bags for Bags Cornhole Tournament

Surly Brewing Co. 520 Malcolm Avenue Southeast, Minneapolis, MN

Join us for an afternoon of fun at the Thrivent Bags for Bags Cornhole Tournament on Saturday, May 18th, from 12-4pm in our Beer Garden! Grab your best cornhole partner and register as one of 30 teams competing to be crowned the Every Meal Bags for Bags Champion! The winning team will also receive a…

$50

Living Well Yard Beautification

Living Well 219 E. Thompson Ave., St. Paul, MN

Join Surly Gives A Damn to help our friends at Living Well Disability Services. If you love working outside, we got your gig. Living Well Disability Services delivers exceptional services that transform the lives of people impacted by intellectual, developmental and physical disabilities. We will be working in the yard of one of Living Well's…

Special Olympic Summer Games

Stillwater High School 5701 Stillwater Blvd N, Stillwater, MN

Join SGAD and the Special Olympics for the Summer Games as Fans In The Stands. Yup, you heard me, we will be cheering on all the athletes loud and proud as they compete in Track & Field events! Special Olympics mission is to create a new world of inclusion and acceptance for people with intellectual…

Free Work Shirts+

Sign up to volunteer with Surly Gives a Damn and you get the following: a free Surly beer, a bunch of community, all the good feels and a free SGAD 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”.)

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