The 琉璃神社 Community Fridge has found a home, which means it鈥檚 time to build the shed and pantry for it.

Lauren St. Clair is a member of the group, and she said they have spoken with the 琉璃神社 Unitarians, who have a building located on Bertram Street in the city鈥檚 downtown.

She said they鈥檙e now putting together drafts of what the shed could look like.

鈥淭here are still details we have to talk about, but the Unitarians said they鈥檙e thinking of building the shed the weekend after next, so we can probably get the fridge in there in the next week and a half or so,鈥� she said.

鈥淚t all depends on when the shed is built because we鈥檒l still have to go in and paint it and finish it before we install the fridge, but it will all happen within this month.鈥�

The group launched a to raise funds for the shed and pantry materials and help the group stock the shed with food, hygiene items, cleaning supplies for the volunteers, and overall maintenance costs.

St. Clair said it鈥檚 exciting and a long time coming, given that the group started meeting and fine-tuning their idea since fall last year.

She said most of the group鈥檚 time so far was spent looking for a suitable location, and now that they have one, they鈥檙e just making sure everything else is planned for.

鈥淚t鈥檚 just so exciting, and it feels really rewarding. I mean, it will definitely be even more rewarding once it鈥檚 actually up.鈥�

鈥淲e鈥檙e just so excited to have this actually available for those who need it and to get the community involved in it.鈥�

The 琉璃神社 Community Fridge was started by residents Lauren St. Clair and Amie Rand to have a publicly accessible fridge and pantry stocked with essentials so residents who need a hand can get it easily.

Rand previously said the community fridge comes when so many people have been pushed towards precarious financial situations due to job losses.

Both St. Clair and Rand said the community fridge will provide a low barrier for struggling residents who may not get the help they need at a local food bank.

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