EZ Services is not your average business. What sets it apart is its owner, Ezra Zimmerman.
Zimmerman has lived in Ridgefield his entire life. He launched EZ Services in 2011, starting out with a little bit of everything—from tree work to junk removal to moving.
Over the years, the company became more focused on moving. Now renowned throughout Fairfield County and beyond for its white-glove treatment, EZ Services first operated out of a warehouse on Bailey Avenue. Today, they’re based in a sprawling 5,500-square-foot facility at 679 Danbury Road, across from Flobee’s.
A few years after starting the business, Zimmerman began doing philanthropic work.
“I’ve always been about helping others,” he says. “And I’ve always thought businesses don’t give enough back to people who are in need—especially, typically, blue-collar businesses.”
Determined to change that narrative, Zimmerman decided to lead by example. He partnered with Open Doors, a housing and homeless service organization that supports individuals and families on the path to stability.
From 2015 to 2020, Zimmerman and his team collected over 5,000 coats in Ridgefield and delivered them to the Open Doors facility in Norwalk. He’s also organized drives for the Women’s Center of Greater Danbury (now The Center for Empowerment and Education).
Beyond Fairfield County, Zimmerman and a few friends once pooled their own money to purchase over 400 turkeys, hand-delivering them to families in Harlem on Thanksgiving.
When Hurricane Harvey devastated Houston in 2017, Zimmerman didn’t hesitate.
“That was one of our biggest missions,” he recalls. “We raised over $20,000 in less than three days. I flew to Texas with a friend and met another friend there. Then we filled a truck with supplies and drove to Houston, donating everything to a church supporting displaced residents. We wrote them a check with the leftover funds.”
As our conversation with Zimmerman unfolded, his humility became more apparent. That Houston mission landed him and his friends on national news—something he mentions in passing.
“That was pretty interesting,” he tells us with a shrug.
Pressed a little more, he shared a few additional stories—like the time, early in the pandemic, when Danbury Hospital ran out of ventilators. They called Zimmerman, who sent a member of his team to Kentucky—not once, but twice—to retrieve a truckload of them. The second time, the truck even had a police escort back to Danbury.
When Hurricane Helene wreaked havoc in North Carolina last September, Zimmerman launched a GoFundMe page and raised nearly $11,000. With a friend, he purchased pallets of food, winter clothing, and other essentials, then drove the items to Arden, NC, donating everything to the Asheville Buncombe Community Christian Ministry.
Zimmerman is a member of Shir Shalom in town, where his mother, Deborah Katchko-Gray, recently retired as cantor after 25 years. He can’t point to a watershed moment for his philanthropic drive. It just seems part of his nature.
For the past six years, he’s quietly provided dozens of meals to residents of the Ridgefield Housing Authority and others in town who were, as he puts it, “going through it.”
He adds, “Oftentimes I’d slip $1,000 or $1,500 into the bags because I knew they needed that money for food and bills.”
EZ Services has also partnered with SOAR Together to sponsor a Social Seats meal, which provides an opportunity for intergenerational community members to connect with each other for food and conversation.
Zimmerman currently sits on the Executive Board of Compassionate Ridgefield, an organization dedicated to cultivating empathy and inclusivity in town. He is a natural fit.
“The whole purpose of the group is to promote compassion,” he says. “We meet once a month and go over what’s been happening in town. We have these coins we give to people who’ve demonstrated compassion in their lives or in the community. The spreading of those coins has helped raise awareness and share the mission.”
With five large trucks and nearly as many staff members, it’s easy to forget that Zimmerman’s day job is moving, decluttering, and junk removal. But just like his charitable efforts, each job is approached with care and respect.
“We specialize in high-end moving,” Zimmerman explains. “Antiques, artwork, pianos, home furnishings—we pride ourselves on being able to move everything without a scratch. That’s our cornerstone. We’ve done everything from moving a single couch upstairs to clearing out entire estates.”
With a heart of gold, Zimmerman is forging a new gold standard for blue-collar business.
“I aim to do something philanthropic once a quarter,” he says. “For the most part, we’re the ones putting up the money. And any time I’ve accepted donations, they’ve gone straight to the people who need it most.”
You can feel good knowing that each time you use EZ Services, you’re supporting something bigger.
To learn more, visit ezservicesct.com.