The Norwalk-based nonprofit, Filling in the Blanks, has been distributing weekend meals to children in schools, camps, and at after school programs in Fairfield and Westchester counties since 2013. Over 10 years later, and after providing over three million meal bags to food insecure children, Filling in the Blanks growing and quite literally taking their show on the road with a mobile pantry. !!! If you’re 21+ you can Volunteer at the Mobile Pantry!!!
Overlooking the Mediterranean sea, nestled among 3 hills and their valleys, is the beautiful, old town of Safita, Syria. Only a few miles from the long island sound, nestled between Westport and Fairfield proper, is the beautiful, month old middle eastern restaurant, SAFITA. It is the "Tale" of two Safitas, both with their charm, beauty, and authenticity. And it is just this authenticity that Kheder Hassoun and his family bring to this brand new Middle Eastern restaurant, situated where the old Chat 'N Chew used to be. Tiny in size but big in hospitality, Safita, at 2217 Post Road in Fairfield is pulling in the crowds, night after night. This is middle eastern at its finest, with "Ummu" ("mother" in Arabic) Amal in the kitchen, cooking up all her own recipes from scratch. This ain't your roadside Shawarma.
