Open Table News

Thank you to Emerson Hospital for a recent grant to support our Carlisle Mobile Pantry Program. The program, in collaboration with the Carlisle Council on Aging and Carlisle Elderly Housing Authority, delivers groceries and prepare meals to individuals and families in Carlisle who may be facing food insecurity, but find…

Local Chefs Take Center Kitchen for Open Table’s Chopped for Charity Gala Evening at Sanctuary Maynard to feature chefs cooking challenge, music, food and silent auction Concord and Maynard, MA (April 20, 2022) – Open Table, the Concord and Maynard charity dedicated to fighting hunger and building healthy communities, today…

Chances are that you have already met Karen who volunteers for shifts at Open Table in nearly every area of the pantry. She works around 20 hours per week on shifts and even more behind the scenes. Karen works on the phone team making calls to clients to help them…

By Ellen Green Spring is here, which means it's greens season here in Massachusetts. The hardy little guys like spinach, arugula, mizuna, and watercress don't mind cold feet and a bit of frost–in fact, it makes them even tastier. And luckily for us, they're good for us and good in…

You can support the Chopped for Charity 2022 event and Open Table programming by purchasing an advertisement in the program book. The Event Program will be a 5.5 X 8.5 color booklet to be distributed at the event. By placing in ad in our program you can be a part…

No foolin' these numbers! We are so grateful to have a partnership with Lovin' Spoonfuls who contributed 26,365 lbs of rescued food in 2021 for our clients. As their website notes, roughly 38 million people are facing food insecurity (16.4% of Massachusetts households in March 22 according to Project Bread),…

Our dynamic fundraising event is back! This year we have three local chefs battling it out on stage at Sanctuary in a fast-paced cooking challenge, and YOU will help decide who wins, along with our judges.  Join us on June 24th at 6:30pm at Sanctuary, 82 Main St, Maynard, MA. Tickets will…

We thoroughly enjoyed discussing our latest Book Club pick, How the Other Half Eats, with many of you. Having discussions about food insecurity and the shared experience of feeding our families helps us better understand the various ways the many "other halves" eat and thus how to better meet the…

UPDATE: Applications are now CLOSED; selected participants will be notified soon. If you are not part of the team and would still like to make a real difference this summer, we are always looking for volunteers! Looking for a meaningful way to spend a few weeks this summer? Apply to…