Do More Than Drink 2016

Overview

The next time you go out drinking and feel that warm, fuzzy feeling, it might not be because you've had one too many. Hopefully, it'll be because the money you spent on your beverage is being used to support an extremely important cause. Starting this week, more than two dozen bars across Melbourne are once again teaming up with social enterprise Scarf for a campaign to help refugees, asylum seekers and recent migrants find work.

Running November 27 until December 4, Scarf's Do More Than Drink initiative will help raise awareness and funding for young migrants facing barriers to employment. Participating venues — including many Concrete Playground favourites such as Smalls, Saint.Urban, The Beaufort, Belleville, Neighbourhood Wine and Gerald's Bar — will put out donation jars and encourage patrons to dig deep. Proceeds will be used to provide migrants with training, mentoring and employment in the hospitality industry.

In addition to the donation jars, participating venues will reach into their tills and donate $1 from each drink sold on the final weekend (December 2-4) of the campaign. Basically, this means you're duty-bound to buy a drink. A move that's assured to give you the aforementioned warm and fuzzies across the bar.

Launching last year, Do More Than Dine raised over $17,000 for Scarf initiatives. This year, with more bar partners, they're hoping to top that figure. So drink up.

Here's a list of venues participating on the final weekend.

Friday, December 2
Gerald's Bar
The Lincoln
Smalls
Neighbourhood Wine
Pixel Alley
Lily Blacks
Double Happiness
Carwyn Cellars
Mesa Verde
The Rum Diary Bar
Half Moon
Eau De Vie
Sun Moth Canteen & Bar
Joe Taylor
Two Birds Brewing
STARWARD Whisky Distillery
Kelvin
Section 8

Saturday, December 3
Markov
Green Park
Belleville
Mr Wow's Emporium
Robert Burns Hotel
New Gold Mountain
The Rooks Return
Saint Urban
Hats and Tatts
Some Velvet Morning
Kitty Somerset
The Beaufort
Lucky Coq

Sunday, December 4
The B.East