 While the second Tuesday of each month, Ruby's Pantry visits Brainerd for community members to save money on their groceries. The non-profit organization serves anyone who wants to save on their grocery budget without any income requirements. All you have to do is show up, pay $20 and receive nearly $120 worth of groceries. Ruby's Pantry serves many rural communities around Minnesota and has been in Brainerd for just over a year. We're averaging about 250 a month, but in Brainerd alone, we have over 13,000 people. So there's simply a communication gap. We just need to get the word out there because there's definitely more people out there that wanna save on their grocery budget and that might need this resource. The service is run by local volunteers who help distribute the shares of food. Currently, there's no limit on how many shares of groceries you can buy in Brainerd. Some people come in by four or six shares and they go to their neighbors and bless their neighbors. And it's just a wonderful, especially this time of year, to kind of pay it forward and give to the max. Ruby's Pantry will continue the second Tuesday of each month at 11 in the morning at the Armory. If you've enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax deductible contribution to Lakeland Public Television.