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September is Hunger Action Month
September is the time to take ACTION to end hunger in our community. Your actions, voice, and commitment will ensure nobody has to make an impossible choice between food and other necessities such as medicine, utilities, or childcare. Here are a few ways you can help families facing hunger NOW:…
Labor Day Week Changes
Reminder: The Labor Day Holiday necessitates the following program changes: There will be no online or phone ordering for pickup or delivery the week of September 5th. Instead, prepacked bags with modest choice will be provided for all programs that week.There will be no Drive-thru pantry on Tuesday, September 6th. All…
Needed: Garden Designer
UPDATE 8/24/22: We have found a designer! Thanks for the quick response. Come check out the new space this fall. Do you have landscape design experience? Or just a good eye for plantings? We’re looking a volunteer to help us beautify the Municipal Parking area behind our facility. You won’t…
Needed: Volunteer Drivers
Mill City Grows is a network of urban farms, community garden plots and school gardens that provide fresh, healthy food to local people in need. Open Table is currently delivering 100 delicious frozen meals each week for people temporarily living in hotels, shelters, and cars, where cooking isn’t an option.…
Annual Meeting – September 14th
Once a year, we get together to celebrate our supporters and volunteers and share information on the latest goings on with Open Table and the food insecurity space. This year that will happen on Wednesday, September 14, from 6:00-7:30 pm. Come hear about our new Annex, our plans to become…
Recipe: Blueberry Pie
By Stefanie Cloutier Blueberry pie is like summer in a pie plate! Blueberry Pie Ingredients: 4 cups fresh blueberries ¾ cup of sugar ¾ cup of water 3 tbsp flour ¼ cup water ¼ tsp salt Baked 9-inch pie shell Directions Simmer over medium heat one cup of the blueberries…
Thank You, Welch’s Artists
A talented team from Welch's recently repainted our front window display - stop by and check it out! Many thanks to team leader Yelena Barbosa and Katie Snape Croak, Rhonda Donaghue, and Greg May for their beautiful work. The new window theme is Ride for Food - the annual fundraiser…
Blueberries for All!
We asked on short notice for volunteers, and wow did you deliver! About 40 people showed up to pick over 160 lbs and 100 containers of blueberries for us last week at Blue Meadow Farm! thanks to owners Glen and Audrey for donating some of your crop to Open Table…
See You at the Farmers’ Market
Open Table will have an information table (with giveaways while supplies last!) at the Maynard Farmers’ Market on Saturday, August 13th, 9am to 1pm. Stop by and learn more about Open Table, volunteering, and food insecurity issues. We hope to see you there.
Thank You, Strategic Risk Solutions
Thank you to the volunteer team that joined us from Strategic Risk Solutions in Concord. With their help, we packed 66 boxes for the Hudson community, processed 1000 pounds of donations from Hanscom AFB Commissary, and created over 60 Kids bags! It was definitely a productive partnership for this day!…
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