Open Table News

Many thanks to the generous employees at Sun Life Investment Management for the wonderful summer kids' bags they packed for Open Table's young guests. The bags not only included the regular snack foods parents and children have come to expect, but also a water bottle, sun screen, flashlight, toy and…

On Friday, May 26th, members of the senior class of Concord Carlisle Regional High School gave back to their community during their Priffti Day of Service. Open Table was thrilled to have a group of the Class of 2017 build shelves in our new facility and then sort and shelve…

To All Open Table Volunteers Re: Open Table Closings, Transitions and Openings Jeanine Calabria, Executive Director of Open Table May 21, 2017

West Concord Union Church will be temporarily unavailable as a drop off location for Open Table as of June 1, 2017. The church will be undergoing a renovation. The expectation is that the renovation will be completed at the end of the summer, but there's no definite date as to…

The Letter Carriers' 25th Annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive was held on Saturday, May 13th, and the drive was a great success again this year. Friends and neighbors left donations at their mailboxes and letter carriers collected them. All donations were given directly to non-profit charity food agencies in the community…

Open Table couldn't be prouder of our Board Members Stefanie Clouthier and Betsy Soule who will be featured in the up-coming Women's Lunch Place fundraiser featuring stories of courageous and compassionate women. Feeding Sisters: The Voices of Women’s Lunch Place is a documentary play created by Lisa Rafferty and Corina Silva.…

Many thanks to Concord Academy's students and staff for their recent, very successful food drive in support of Open Table. Concord Academy's Junior class won the contest for who collected the most food, but Open Table considers the whole school winners! And our guests will greatly appreciate the wonderful food.

And there is light... Pendant lights in the dining room space of our new facility. The beautiful lights were donated by architect, Holly Cratsley, of Nashawtuc Architects, and installed pro bono by our electrician, Raul Battalas, of Battalas Electric in Fitchburg. We are so excited, as these types of little additions…

We are very proud that Open Table is one of the nonprofit organizations being recognized by the Massachusetts Nonprofit Network (MNN) at their annual Nonprofit Awareness Day celebration on Monday, June 5th at the State House. During the celebration, MNN will present the winners of this year’s Nonprofit Excellence Awards to…

May 13th is the 25th anniversary of the National Letter Carriers' Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive. Each year on the second Saturday in May our letter carriers collect non-perishable food donations and deliver them to local food pantries including Open Table's food pantries in Concord and Maynard. Please support your letter carrier…