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Support our local artists and donate money to the Ridgefield Family Resource Center

Help Ridgefield Community Gleaners ‘Make a Difference’ in 2021 b y becoming a  ‘Fresh Food Friend’: 100% of your donation will be used to buy fresh produce weekly for the Ridgefield Family Resource Center (RFRC) to help Ridgefield families in need.

Any size donation is welcome! All donations are tax deductible.

If you are able to Adopt-a-Week, $100 provides a week’s worth of produce for RFRC.

If you are able to Adopt-a-Month, $400 provides a month’s worth of produce for RFRC.

Participate by yourself or form a team of family and friends to reach your contribution goals.

Donations by check can be made payable and mailed to:
Ridgefield Community Gleaners
304 Riverview Dr.
Ridgefield, WA 98642

Donations can be made through our GoFundMe campaign at

https://charity.gofundme.com/o/en/campaign/ridgefield-produce-partners

For more information email: rcgleaners@gmail.com

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Find us on FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/RidgefieldGleaners

Thank you for helping to ‘Make a Difference’ in Ridgefield!

Gratitude is a thankful appreciation for what we receive, whether tangible or intangible. With gratitude, we acknowledge the goodness in our lives. In the process, we recognize that the source of that goodness lies at least partially outside ourselves. As a result, gratitude connects us to something larger than ourselves – to our families, friends, and community.

Check out our community gratitude compilation on YouTube!

Think about how to take that inward reflection of gratitude and extend it to your community. How can Gratitude make a difference?

Gratitude Week Challenges:

Create a Thankful Wheel (directions here!)

Add to a Gratitude Tree: Starting on Monday, November 23rd find colorful tree leaves and a tree trunk at select locations. Write down what you are thankful for on the leaf and attach it to the tree!

Participate in our first ever Make a Difference Month! Each week, beginning with Ridgefield First Saturday on Saturday, November 7^th, will have its own theme, activities, and challenges.

We have all had a difficult year. Take the time to care for your surroundings, spread kindness, exercise gratitude and connect to your community.

The City of Ridgefield and Ridgefield First Saturdays is launching our first ever Make A Difference Month starting with Make A Difference Day Saturday, November 7th and ending with Hometown Celebration on Saturday, December 5th.

Make A Difference month is a community wide challenge with weekly themes and activities that emphasize the importance of caring for and appreciating our community. Each week will have its own theme, activities, and challenges. Complete all the challenges and receive a “I Made A Difference” certificate and thank you card from Ridgefield Mayor Don Stose. Weekly themes include: Stewardship, Small Acts of Kindness, Gratitude, and Community Connection. All activities and content can be found on our website, at bit.ly/RIDGEFIELDCARES

We recognize how challenging the past year has been for our community, and have seen an incredible demonstration of resilience and community among our residents and businesses. The Ridgefield community has stepped up to the plate to help one another through difficult times. With Make A Difference Month, we want to recognize and promote those actions in our community as we enter a time of year that can be tough for many. Come together with your community and Make A Difference in Ridgefield!

Make A Difference Month begins November 7th and there will be many opportunities to participate in the event throughout the month, but before then we want to ask the community for help in preparing a video. One of our weekly themes, is Gratitude, and we are asking: “What are you thankful for in Ridgefield/the Ridgefield Community?” If you have an answer to this question, and are willing to be featured in a video produced by the City of Ridgefield for Make A Difference Month, please email Events@ci.ridgefield.wa.us by Monday, October 26th for information on how to participate. Ridgefield community members of ALL ages are welcome to participate.