Seeking Volunteers to Make Community Kitchen Dinners – JULY, AUGUST & SEPTEMBER Dates Open
Our Community Kitchen is in dire need of volunteers to provide dinner (or dinner components) for dates this summer, and in particular, July 5. For July 5, please sign up to make and deliver something here. We serve up to 50 guests who come to us hungry, and for many of our guests, this will be the only meal they eat that day. Dates where we need meals prepared and delivered:
- July 5, 16 & 23
- August 2, 8, 20 & 27
- September 12, 17 & 24
Please send us an email here if you can help. We rely on so many generous volunteers in the community and surrounding area to prepare and donate these meals. This is a fun volunteer opportunity for families, book clubs, friends, clubs, teams, Scouts, etc. We will respond with further details and answer any of your questions. Quick overview of what we need:
- Meal components to feed 50 people and be fully cooked upon drop off
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Drop off at our Community Kitchen at 50 Nichols Street, Fairfield between 9:30am-3:00pm on day of assigned date
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Meal components include a protein main course, a starch, a vegetable, salad & dressing
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Beverages (gallon jugs of tea & lemonade are always welcome)
Office, Food Pantry & Community Kitchen Closed for Juneteenth National Independence Day
Our business office, Community Kitchen and Food Pantry will be closed Wednesday, June 19, in recognition of Juneteenth National Independence Day. We will resume normal operations on Thursday, June 20. Donations will be accepted once reopened. Thank you.
Happy Father’s Day!
We wish a wonderful day of blessings to all fathers here today and beyond, and to the people who may not be fathers but serve as role models, cheerleaders, surrogate parents and more to those they love. Happy Father’s Day!
Connecticut Seaport Car Club Show A Success!
The Connecticut Seaport Car Club‘s 8th Annual Antique and Classic Car Show held last Sunday at Ludlowe High School in Fairfield was a huge success! Hosted by Fairfield Parks & Recreation, this fun for all ages event had a stellar turn out of over 150 cars! Over 100 trophies were awarded to participants! Thank you to everyone who participated and came out for a great day, and an especially big thank you to CT Seaport Car Club for selecting Operation Hope as the beneficiary of the show. We are grateful
Also, we’d like to thank the many car show sponsors, contributors and volunteers:
- Anthony Calabrese and Doug Novak of Fairfield Parks & Recreation
- Marc Ulan of Z2 Motorsports in New Britain
- Sal Sinardi of Danbury Dodge, Jeep, Kia
- Joe Pramer and Rick Krollman of Morgan Stanley, in the Brick Walk in Fairfield
- Don Clady of Connecticut Cruise News
- Anthony Venditto, Lori Scala & Chris Corchoran of community partner Trinity Solar
- Trudi Durrell, Operation Hope Tag Sale Chair and volunteer
And to these wonderful folks from the Connecticut Seaport Car Club:
- Club President Lissa Seeberger
- All of its past and present officers
- The many volunteers
- The publicity team made up of Gwen & Parker Ackley
Pictured here: Joe Pramer of Morgan Stanley handing a $500 sponsor check to CT Seaport Car Club member Gwen Ackley, who in turn handed the check to Michelle Stearns, Operation Hope’s Volunteer Coordinator.
Columbia University Local Alumni Group Holds Food Drive
It may seem like we are flush with pantry items from the recent postal food drive, but we care for a lot of neighbors in need, and the non perishables
and cleaning products 
disappear quickly, especially during the summer months! 
Young Friends Gather to Make Freezer Meals for Pantry Clients
Recently, we had some young chefs gather to make some delicious freezer-ready meals for our neighbors in need. The chefs, along with their moms Jamie Braden and Katie Holley, were Emma (12), Ava (11), Elodie, Hailey and Alexandra (9), and Abigail (7). The girls made 6 trays of pasta and meatballs as a baked casserole and 3 trays of mac and cheese loaded with hidden veggies. These take and bake meals are some of the pantry items our clients most appreciate. After a long day, it’s so convenient to pull from the freezer and bake when needed to offer their families a nutritious and filling meal. We’ve also used these take and bake meals in our Community Kitchen to feed our guests when we’re in need of last minute meals. They really are a blessing!
According to the moms, the girls were so excited to be in the kitchen cooking meals for others! We love that the girls took their own initiative to help those in need, as this was just a group of friends gathering to see how they can make a difference, it was not associated with any organization. Thank you, girls! You are shining lights in our community.
We happily welcome anyone who’d like to make a meal or two for us to stash in the Pantry and Community Kitchen freezers. Contact us here for details.
Donations Needed to Help Fill Pantry Shelves this Month
– Canned chili & stew
– Flushable wipes
– Toilet paper
– Paper towels
“Feeding Our Families” Regional Drive a Success
Last Saturday’s NBC New York, Telemundo 47, WNJU and Stop & Shop large-scale food drive to support regional food banks during their campaign “Feeding Our Families”/ “Alimentando a Nuestras Familias” was a great success. We collected over 70 boxes of food and just over $1,200 in donations! Thank you to the 1160 Kings Hwy Cutoff Stop & Shop management & staff, Connecticut Foodshare, NBC & Telemundo, as well as SASO Boys, SASO Girls Fairfield, City Coast Church, Storm and the Bridgeport Islanders and all the wonderful individual volunteers. And a huge thank you to everyone who shopped and donated! We are grateful for your help to fill our shelves for the early summer months!
Mill Hill 5th Grade Donates “Happy Bags”
Thanks so much to the Mill Hill Elementary School 5th Grade! They collected donations to make “happy bags” for our clients and then spent time together filling the bags. The bags contain toiletries and socks, and will be distributed by our outreach staff to those most in need. Thank you for your generosity and help, Mill Hill 5th Grade! Congratulations to the Class of 2024!
Happy Memorial Day
OFFICE & FOOD PANTRY
636 Old Post Road
Fairfield, CT 06824
203-292-5588
[email protected]
OFFICE & DONATION HOURS
Monday-Friday, 9:00am - 5:00pm (donations accepted until 4:30pm)
Please do not leave donations unattended at the door or when the office is closed.
PANTRY HOURS
- Monday, Wednesday & Friday:
10:00am - 12:00pm - Thursday: 4:00pm - 6:00pm
OUTREACH & COMMUNITY KITCHEN
50 Nichols Street
Fairfield, CT 06824
203-254-2935
COMMUNITY KITCHEN HOURS
Meals served Monday - Friday:
- Lunch: 11:30am - 1:00pm
- Dinner: 5:00pm - 6:30pm
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