Open Table News

We are sending our heartfelt thanks to the Bromfield School in Harvard for the multiple service projects they have done recently. Early this month the Bromfield Cares after school club collected over 480 pounds of delicious snacks, which the packed into 320 Kids Bags decorated by the Hildreth Elementary all…

The Essential Workers of Open Table - Showing up every day! Next week (starting April 19th), Open Table will be closed. After a year of working full throttle, our staff is taking the week off for well-deserved rest and relaxation. Before they leave, I want to take this opportunity to highlight their…

The Maynard Public Library is hosting outdoor browsing (weather permitting) on Wednesday afternoons (3:00 - 4:30pm) and select Saturdays (April 10th, 10:30am - 12:00 noon) in April. Throughout the month, the Library will be collecting food donations for Open Table. See our list of needed item HERE. Then bring something…

Who are the people who made sure no one went hungry during this pandemic year? Some pretty amazing people. As the leader of Open Table, I’m humbled by the incredible commitment of our volunteers to end hunger. Many of our longtime volunteers pivoted from in-person volunteering to joining the ranks…

Open Table will be closed, and all staff and volunteers will be out of the building having a much-needed break, from April 19th - April 23rd. Please be advised we will not be taking donations of food outside our building during this week. We appreciate your understanding and hope we…

This morning we received 170 spring flowers complements of Harriet and David Kaufman’s stimulus check and the Concord Flower Shop's generous discount. These are to be given out to our pantry clients to spread a little cheer for spring. Thank you to Helen and David Halloran for your support today…

Open Table Introduces Healthy Helpings Program with Community Health Network Area Grant Collaborates with Acton, Carlisle and Concord Councils on Aging to distribute healthy meals and groceries to seniors Concord and Maynard, MA (March 29, 2021) – Open Table, the Concord and Maynard charity dedicated to fighting hunger and building…

Our very own Operations Assistant and Comm Corps service member, Scarlett Cheung joined Acton Town Manager John Mangiartatti on his weekly show, Java with Joe this week. Check out the recording on YouTube to learn more about our Healthy Helpings program, which began delivering "heart healthy" meals and groceries to…

UPDATE: This position has been filled. Open Table is seeking a Kitchen Assistant for our Maynard kitchen. You will be a part of our Mobile Meals program that creates healthy pre-cooked meals for those in need. This position would assist the Kitchen Manager in aspects of menu planning, prepping, production,…

We are thrilled to have our first Healthy Helpings meals going out for delivery (in our new van from our State Food Infrastructure Grant!) this afternoon to over 30 families! Here is our crew from yesterday: Amy Simon, Laurie Foster, Kate Simon and Happy Goethert, preparing salmon with rice and…