Meet ‘The Fridge Lady’: Her Pantry Has Fed 53,000+ Hoosiers

DeAndrea Rayner, also known as “The Fridge Lady,” started her pantry in an old newspaper box and has since expanded to seven refrigerators across Indianapolis where people can take what they need for free.

Rayner joined anchor Cameron Ridle and journalist Deja Studdard on FOX59 Tonight for a Deep Dive with Deja segment, where she shared how she invested $250 to buy the first fridge for her community. Since then, major companies like DoorDash, Trader Joe’s, and Kroger have stepped up to support the initiative.

“My mother, she was a single mother, who had six kids,” Rayner said. “I always look at it like if this refrigerator was around when I was a kid growing up on 28th and Harding it would have been amazing it would have helped my mother so much. So, when I look at the people that our taking advantage of it. The people that need it more outweigh that.”

Learn more about the Indy Community Pantry here.