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Hiring: Executive Director
UPDATE: 8/1/22 - Applications for this position are now closed. Thank you for your interest. Open Table Inc. seeks a highly skilled executive Director to lead our 33-year-old non-profit organization whose mission is to end hunger in the local community by providing healthy food in ways that respect the dignity…
News from Our Executive Director
July 1, 2022 Dear Open Table Community, After nine years of leading Open Table, I’ve decided that the time has come to close this chapter of my life and move on to a new one. My last day will be September 14th, 2022, the date of our Annual Meeting. I…
And the Chopped Champion Is…
To our entire Open Table Community, Chopped for Charity 2022 cooking competition and fundraiser is now in the history books - and what a party it was! Thanks to our sponsors, honorees, dignitaries, chefs, judges, vendors, staff, volunteers, the Chopped Committee and in-person and on-line attendees - for making this…
Press Release: Chef Jordan Mackey Wins Chopped!
Chef Jordan Mackey Wins Open Table’s Chopped for Charity Competition Michelle Schmidt of Gilson Family Foundation and Mary Landolfi of Osterman Family Foundation honored at annual fundraising gala Concord and Maynard, MA (June 28, 2022) – Open Table, the Concord and Maynard charity dedicated to fighting hunger and building healthy…
Summer Break Closure
Open Table will be temporarily closed July 2 through July 10th to allow our staff and volunteers to take a summer break. We apologize for any inconvenience and look forward to seeing you again starting on Monday, July 11th. Please contact us at [email protected] with any questions
Our Heroine
Now it is official! We are pleased to announce that in recognition of her tireless work to end hunger in the local community, Open Table Executive Director, Jeanine Calabria has been presented with a Commonwealth Heroine award. "The annual Commonwealth Heroine honor goes to incredible women who are recognized as…
Thank You, CCCC
Open Table was honored to receive two generous grants from the Concord-Carlisle Community Chest at their “Day of Giving” celebration at Verrill Farm on June 9th. The grant awards support the work Open Table is doing to combat hunger in our community. By supporting both our operations and a special…
Kids Run Food Drive – Friday, June 17th
The Concord Service Squad will be running a food drive in support of Open Table outside of Crosby's Market in Concord this Friday, June 17 from 3:30 - 5:30pm. Concord Service Squad, is a local group of elementary and middle schoolers interested in serving their community. The goal of Service Squad is to…
Book Club with Concord Library
Join Open Table and the Concord Free Public Library for a discussion of Beautiful Country by Qian Julie Wang on Thursday, July 21st, 7:00 to 8:30pm at the Fowler branch, 1322 Main Street Concord. “In Chinese, the word for America, Mei Guo, translates directly to ‘beautiful country.’ Yet when seven-year-old Qian arrives…
Thank You, West Concord Businesses
Thank you to all those who came out for "Spring into West Concord" on May 21st and to the wonderful West Concord Business Community who organized the event. Many of the businesses set out donation boxes for Open Table in memory of Debra Stark, of DEBRA'S NATURAL GOURMET's. The Business…
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