Ridgefield Responds

At anniversary, we give thanks

A full year has passed and Haiti continues to suffer under the hardships created by the natural disaster of last January 12th, 2010. At the anniversary of the earthquake, we would like to express our sincere gratitude to the residents of Ridgefield and beyond who supported our town effort to send relief to those [...]

RES Variety Show to benefit RR

Ridgebury Elementary School is holding their First Annual Variety Show on Friday, June 18th at 7PM in their gymnasium. 50% of proceeds will benefit Ridgefield Responds: Hope for Jacmel Haiti. RES parents are putting this together and Isabel Chase will be presenting a slide presentation on our efforts in Haiti. Don’t miss this wonderful [...]

5K Race a big success!

The Hearts, Hands & Feet 5K Race/Walk, which took place Sunday, May 23rd was a great success. Almost 200 participants enjoyed the day and helped support Jacmel. First place male runner was RHS student, Kevin Ford, with a time of 18:47. First place female runner was Teren Block of Ridgefield, with a [...]

A big thank you to our Race sponsors…

We thank area businesses and families who are sponsoring the Hearts, Hand & feet 5K race this coming weekend: A big thanks goes out to: Ridgefield Diagnostic Imaging BMW of Ridgefield Tony’s Corner Deli Practically Green Moore Lawn Maintenance The Stockel Family TR Design Sound Financial Services Georgetown Auto Kilometeres Peterson Chiropractic The Brand Family Fairfield County Bank Elevation Spinning HomeVision Cooper Mulch Tiger Sports Garden of Ideas Ridgefield Physical Therapy Ridgefield Fitness Pepsico Southwest Cafe Pamby [...]

Lemonade at St Stephens to benefit Haiti on Memorial Day

Stop by St. Stephen’s on Main Street for their Nursery School’s Lemonade Stand during the Memorial Day Parade, Monday, May 31st. This year there will also be a bouncy house for the children. Donations collected will be given to Ridgefield Responds: Hope For Jacmel, Haiti, to help our feeding program. We thank [...]

Join us at Nature’s Temptations for Earth Day 4/25

Visit us this Sat, April 25th at Nature’s Tempations’ Earth Day celebration 10 am – 4 pm at 32 Prospect St in Ridgefield. Free samples and all you can eat BBQ, music and more! For the whole family.

Photos from Jacmel trip

Isabel Chase returned from Jacmel with many great photos of the children we are supporting at the center as well as images from the town. Many of the children are wearing our Ridgefield Responds logo’d t-shirts. More t-shirts will be sent in May so all of the kids can have one.

Letter from Jacmel

Hello everyone, We arrived in PAP and Bonite and Myrlande were waiting for me. We ‘toured’ PAP, saw the medical center that Myrlande’s team is building and saw a lot of the destruction. I cannot even begin to explain what it looks like. Buildings that collapsed still had rubble in the streets where you might see [...]

Celebrity Bartender night 4/1 benefits Ridgefield Responds

First Selectman, Rudy Marconi, will be the Celebrity Bartender this Thursday night, April 1st at Toscana Ristorante from 6 – 9 pm. 10% of the tab and all the tips will go to Ridgefield Responds. We’ll be selling t-shirts, holding raffles and playing Haitian music. Toscana’s is located at 43 Danbury Road in Ridgefield, CT. [...]

May 1st Girl Scouts Tag Sale to benefit Jacmel

Ridgefield Girl Scout Troop 50598 will be hosting a tag sale on Saturday, May 1st. The event will take place at 168 Branchville Road in Ridgefield. Rain date is May 2nd. Troop 50598, a group of freshmen at RHS, has voted to donate their proceeds to Ridgefield Responds. The date will coincide with the Downtown [...]