Dining Out For Life presented by Brown-Forman is Thursday, September 24. You can dine in, carry out, get delivery, or buy a gift card from our participating restaurants.

This year we are thanking restaurants for participating in prior years and not asking them for donations to us like we have in the past. The pandemic has left our restaurant partners reeling, and we want to return the favor by supporting them in 2020.  We invite you to join in the thanks by giving them your business on September 24!  Go to www.houseofruth.net for details and a list of participating restaurants.

The proceeds House of Ruth will receive for Dining Out will come from our sponsors -- (Brown-Forman, Republic National Distributing Company, Childress Associates, Fifth Third bank, L&N Federal Credit Union, and Creation Gardens) and from donations by individual givers. To make your contribution between and Dining Out Day, visit www.houseofruth.net and look for the Donate button.  Or you can find us at our mailing address below.

Thank you to Missy Vitale for her 6 years of service on the House of Ruth Board of Directors. If you participate in Dining Out For Life, Missy is probably a familiar face. She has won the Dining Out For Life Ambassador of the Year Award multiple times. That honor goes to the Ambassador who raises the most funds in their restaurant on event day.

Missy has been a dedicated supporter and will certainly be missed, but we know that we will be able to find her on Dining Out For Life day encouraging others to make a donation to House of Ruth.

On August 13, House of Ruth held our Back to School event which supports our clients with school-aged children. Each child received a backpack full of school supplies and a gift card to purchase school uniforms or school appropriate clothing. Each family also received reusable masks.

This event is to lessen the financial burden that back-to-school shopping puts on families. Many of our clients live on a very limited budget and often must make difficult financial decisions. We never want a family to have to decide between purchasing school supplies or paying their utility bills.

The event looked a bit different this year to comply with CDC regulations around social distancing. Staff members worked our Food Pantry window and clients sat at a table outside to fill out their paperwork. Then, prepacked backpacks and masks were given to the parents along with their gift cards. Everyone was safe and had the supplies they needed to start the school year ready to learn.

During the Covid-19 crisis, our Food Pantry has never closed. We adapted the pick up to meet the guidelines set by the CDC so our clients could still have access to groceries and toiletries.

We have a dedicated volunteer come in to pack up the groceries and have the bags ready for our clients to pick up every Friday.

Dare to Care and food/toiletry donations from the community have kept us up and running. Thank you to all who have donated or worked to keep our Food Pantry open! 

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