Ruby's Community Events

🎃👻 Halloween Spooktacular Alert! 👻🎃

Get ready for a evening full of sweet treats, fright, and delight! Join us for our 3rd annual Halloween Boo Bash!

📅 October 21, 2025
📍 De Leon Plaza
⏰ 5:00pm-9:00pm

We’re also looking for local organizations, businesses, and community groups who’d like to be part of the fun! If you’d like to decorate a trunk, or be a sponsor, please contact Townsquare Media of Victoria at (361).575.0777 or the Parks department at [email protected].

Mark your calendars tell your family, friends, and get your costumes for a spooky good time! 🕸️🦇

Ｆａｌｌ 🍂 Ｆｅｓｔｉｖａｌ 🍁 ２０２７

Crown Hospice and the Victoria Parks Department are excited to bring back, for the second year, a 🔸️ Senior Fall Festival 🔸️ ! Mark your calendars and join us for a day of fun, food, and community support:

What to Expect:
🎲 Bingo & Door Prizes
🍽️ Free Lunch
🏥 Local Healthcare Resources
🎶 Live Music
New this Year:
🛍️ Craft & Vendor Booths! Come do some shopping while you enjoy bingo and visit our local healthcare resource tables!

‼️ Vendor Information‼️
Interested in being a vendor at the festival?
🔸️ To Register: Call Rosalinda at 📞 361-575-5900

🍎 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐊𝐢𝐝𝐬 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐤! ☀️

Victoria ISD Child Nutrition is providing free summer meals for all children 18 years of age and younger through both on-site meal locations and the Rural Summer Meal Program.

🚗 Rural Summer Meal Program (Curbside Pickup)
📍 Aloe Elementary School
📅 Mondays & Thursdays | June 1 – July 30
⏰ 4:00–6:00 p.m.

Families will receive multiple days' worth of breakfast and lunch meals during each pickup. Students must be verified prior to meal pickup.

🥪 On-Site Summer Meal Program
Free breakfast and lunch meals will be available at campuses and community partner locations throughout the summer. Meals must be consumed on site.

Children do not have to attend Victoria ISD to participate.

📞 For verification or questions, contact the VISD Child Nutrition Department at (361) 788-9235.

📍 View the complete list of meal sites, dates, and serving times in the first comment below.

☀️ Welcome to June Toddlers on the Trail! ☀️
😎 You don't want to miss it!
📅 Wednesdays from 10am to 11am
🍏 We have snacks, fun activities, music, and lots of fun!
🔗 https://secure.rec1.com/TX/victoria-tx/catalog

🔵 GETTING AHEAD Registration is OPEN!

Tired of feeling stuck, living paycheck to paycheck, and wondering how to finally move forward? Getting Ahead is a 13-week class designed to help you build resources, set goals, identify barriers, and create a plan for long-term stability.

🔴 Dinner, childcare, materials, and support are provided.

Request your spot today!! https://form.jotform.com/261397424733159

🍎 BLACK EDUCATOR APPRECIATION GIVEAWAY 🍎

In honor of Black History Month, we’re celebrating the incredible Black educators who pour into our children and our community every day.

Nominate an educator for a chance to win a $25 Visa gift card!

HOW TO ENTER:
1️⃣ Tag a Black educator in the comments
2️⃣ Tell us where they teach (or taught)
3️⃣ Feel free to share why they deserve recognition ❤️

Random Draw - Winner announced: February 28th

Let’s give our educators their flowers while they can receive them. 🖤

This giveaway is funded by community love and Melanated Mamas supporters.

🎸📚Save the Date!
Get ready for a groovy good time with Pete the Cat and the whole family!

📅 Saturday, March 7 | ⏰ 11 AM–1 PM
📍 Victoria County Public Health Department
🎉 FREE community event | 📚 Free books for the first 200 kids!

👉 RSVP & get event updates here: https://brnw.ch/21x026H

Tired of working hard and never getting ahead?
Join our FREE Getting Ahead Course today. This 14-week course comes with:
✔️Free materials
✔️Dinner and childcare provided
✔️$25 H.E.B. Card at the end of each class

Get more info at: https://unitedwaycrossroads.org/getting-ahead/
Sign up at: https://form.jotform.com/260196116297158

DEADLINE is Tuesday, February 3rd @ midnight (no exceptions)