Saturday, November 29 @ 10:30 am: Students in Grades K-5 and their families are invited to meet local student Ruby Weiner and learn more about her community service projects, including Ruby’s Little Pantries, small structures that hold food free and available to all. Ruby will share the mission of Ruby’s Little Pantries, then students will have a chance to help assemble ingredients for healthy meals to be donated to the five food pantries here in Ridgefield. Ruby’s Little Pantries will be collecting food at the event: donations of nonperishable, shelf stable food are welcome, but not required to participate. Register for this program on the Library’s Event Calendar.

About Ruby’s Pantries

Ruby’s Freestanding Little Free Food Pantries offer canned, pre-packaged, non-perishable food to our community, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Gifted to Ridgefield in 2021 by Ruby Weiner, Ruby’s Pantries were built by Ross Clark and Clark Construction after the pandemic, when Ridgefield’s food insecurity spiked. There is still need in our community today. Go to any of the freestanding little free food pantries (listed below) to drop off canned and pre-packaged food, or pick up food to round out a meal, make a meal or make several meals. The food is there for all.

• Jesse Lee Memorial United Methodist Church, 207 Main Street
• Ridgebury Congregational Church, 605 Ridgebury Road
• Boys & Girls Club of Ridgefield, 41 Governor Street
• Wooster Hollow Cafe, 659 Danbury Road
• New Location! Clark Construction, 51 Ethan Allen Highway

More information is available on the Town of Ridgefield’s website. Each freestanding little free food pantry offers:

• Anonymous access to canned and pre-packaged food for all, 24/7
• Community engagement
• A quick and easy way to share with our neighbors
• Access to free food and personal items, when Federal Nutrition and SNAP Programs may not cover all needs
• Community service opportunities for all ages, anytime: feel free to stock the pantries, host food drives, donate to fill a pantry, or make birthday cake kits, to ensure everyone is celebrated on their special day!