Riversdale Community Fridge

05/29/2026

A reminder, as we see folks asking occasionally! You can always check our FAQ highlight on Instagram or see our photos on our Facebook albums for what’s acceptable and what’s not. Thank you to everybody who has dropped off things at the fridge.

05/29/2026

05/26/2026

As the weather starts to get warmer, we’re preparing for another summer ahead of us! Please consider helping us whether it be through monetary donations (etransfer to [email protected]) or by stocking the fridge with water and Gatorade. Thank you!

05/19/2026

✨Repost with updated drop off locations

Is your cupboard full of reusable water bottles that aren’t being used? Maybe your business, gym, classroom, or lost and found are overflowing. Let us help! ☀️
The Riversdale Community Fridge is looking for donations of gently used reusable water bottles. Water bottles can be dropped off at The Night Oven (216 Ave D, North), Guide Hair Salon (413 Ave B, South), or Darkside Donuts (625c 1st Ave, N) during business hours.
If you want to host a bottle drive at your work or business let us know and we can pass on a printout and arrange pick-up!

05/15/2026

Is your cupboard full of reusable water bottles that aren’t being used? Maybe your business, gym, classroom, or lost and found are overflowing. Let us help! ☀️
The Riversdale Community Fridge is looking for donations of gently used reusable water bottles. Water bottles can be dropped off at The Night Oven (216 Ave D, North) during business hours.
If you want to host a bottle drive at your work or business let us know and we can pass on a printout and arrange pick-up!

05/09/2026

Fridge switch-out and deep-clean day. Swipe for before and after -->>

Thanks to all the volunteers who helped and for the volunteer munchies. We had lots of folks coming to grab food and someone coming to donate. There is definitely a huge need for food. We urge everyone to donate when they can. Pop on over anytime 24/7 and drop off in the fridge and pantry. See the list of acceptable items in our highlights.

02/11/2026

Financial update for the last six months:

As you can see our donations have significantly dwindled recently. We have been relying on Second Harvest donations and donations from local food businesses to keep the fridge stocked while trying to keep spending to a minimum.The Flash Food app that we normally rely on has increased their prices and the availability of food on the app has also decreased. We spent some funds on stocking the fridge with food and winter items during the coldest days of the year and doing some outreach.

WE ARE STILL LOOKING TO PARTNER WITH LOCAL FOOD BUSINESSES TO ENSURE REGULAR FOOD DONATION DROP OFFS (RESTAURANTS, BAKERIES, CATERING COMPANIES, HOTELS , ETC). if you know someone who works at or owns such a business, we'd love to chat.

We also urge community members to drop off food at the fridge and pantry anytime. Read our FAQs for acceptable items.

We want to thank all the community members and businesses who donated food or funds recently!

01/22/2026

PLEASE DO NOT DROP OFF ITEMS THAT ARE NOT FOOD OR WINTER ITEMS

We aren't sure if this was done maliciously or with good intentions but items such as this being dumped at the fridge structure are not helpful. Folks are unable to access the fridge to donate food or take food. It also compromises our relationship with our host organization that was generous to let us occupy this space.

Please read our FAQs in our highlights for items that we accept.

01/08/2026

Hi Folks, we’re looking for one or two volunteers who are interested in volunteering to transport a weekly donation from a business on Broadway to the fridge. This shift can be done by one individual, twice a week; or two individuals once a week. We are looking for a long term commitment.
Weekly on Tuesday, between 3-7pm
Weekly on Friday, between 3-7pm

Please send us a DM if you are interested in more information! ❤️

12/31/2025

The Riversdale Community Fridge would like to thank all of the amazing businesses, people, and organizations who helped us serve the community in 2025! ✨
A special thanks to Starbucks Midtown, Cobbs Bread Lawson Heights location, , , , , , .books , , , and .yxe for their generosity assisting with food, monetary donations, volunteer gifts, and community support!
And of course a huge thank-you to everyone who has volunteered at a market, picked up donations, cleaned the fridge, purchased merch, or otherwise assisted with operations.
✨We can’t wait to work together again in 2026 ✨
With love,
Denise, Renata, Cleo, Sawandra & the RCF Team