Open Table News

Although we fully understand that hunger never takes a vacation, we unfortunately must suspend our Sudbury Dinners for the summer, as our location, the Sudbury United Methodist Church undergoes repairs. As always, we welcome all of our Sudbury/Maynard guests to join us for Dinner in Concord on Thursday evenings. We…

Fourth grade students at the Alcott Elementary School in Concord recently held a Penny Drive and collected $810 in pennies which they generously donated to Open Table. All those pennies add up to real food for those experiencing food insecurity in Massachusetts. $810 allows us to purchase over $4,800 pounds…

The Food Research & Action Center has released a report on their Summer Nutrition Programs. WASHINGTON, June 14, 2016 – After three years of significant growth, national participation in the Summer Nutrition Programs plateaued last summer, according to the Food Research & Action Center’s annual Hunger Doesn’t Take a Vacation…

Students from the Nashoba Brooks School recently spent time at our Maynard Pantry during their Community Service Day. The seventh graders worked with our Pantry Coordinator, Pam Gardner, sorting fresh vegetables and groceries. It is always wonderful to work with enthusiastic young volunteers; and we aways greatly appreciate their help. If your school,…

Summer is almost here and local farms are starting to harvest their first rounds of crops. Many of these farms work with us as Contributing Partners and are starting to make are starting to make wonderful fresh produce donations. We and our guests are so appreciative. Thank you!

We need riders! Consider joining our team and rising with us to end hunger in our community! Open Table is again partnering with Three Squares New England for the fifth annual Ride for Food on Sunday, September 25, 2016. We are looking for 20 riders who will each help us…