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Answer the Challenge – $50,000 Match
The Gilson Family Foundation has offered us a match of $50,000 if our Appeal can raise that amount by December 31st! All donations from today will be counted towards this goal! That means your donation will go twice as far toward Feeding People Where They Are and bringing delicious, healthy food to your neighbors! We thank the Gilson Family…
Thank You, Thoreau School Community
We delivered 26+ banana boxes to Thoreau Elementary School in Concord and they all came back filled with food! Through outstanding generosity and hard work, the students, families, and staff of Thoreau collected 1,100lbs of food. Not only was this a large donation, but the food was sorted by category…
Thank YOU for Giving Tuesday
We are humbled by the support we received during Giving Tuesday. We were able to meet our two challenge matches of $12,000 and $10,000! Thank you to the families who stepped forward to award us these matched donations. We appreciate the faith our donors put in us to serve our…
Get Ready for Giving Tuesday!
Get ready to make a difference today... It's Giving Tuesday! And thanks to an anonymous donor, your donation can go twice as far with a $12k match opportunity! You can help take the worry away from a neighbor who isn't sure how to pay for groceries. You can help us…
The word is out!
On Giving Tuesday, November 29th, Open Table will be running a special fundraiser in the hope of raising much needed funds to help further expand our pantry and meals programs to fill the unmet needs in our community. Seniors, families, and individuals in our area are struggling to put food…
Volunteers Needed for Holiday Events
Open Table is so fortunate to be supported by local communities during the holidays. We are the recipients of food donations being collected at: Turkey Trot in Concord 11/24, 7-10:30am Maynard Holiday Parade 12/4, 2-3pm Concord Tree Lighting and Holiday Parade 12/4, 2:30-4:30pm and 4:30-6:30pm Family-to-Family Bag Collection Maynard site…
Recipe: Sweet Potato and Apple Casserole
By Gaining Ground Our good friends at Gaining Ground provide tip sheets with fabulous recipes for each of the vegetables and herbs that they grow. These informational materials can be of great use for clients who receive vegetables that they are not familiar with - or for other farm's CSA…
Open Table on Channel 5
We were thrilled to welcome WCVB Channel 5 Boston into our kitchen this morning for a glimpse into our Thanksgiving preparations! We are offering our clients a choice of either delicious, fully-prepared traditional Thanksgiving meals or a frozen turkey and all of the ingredients for a make-at-home festive meal. Some…
Thank You, Nashoba Brooks School
Sending a big Thank You out to the students at Nashoba Brooks School who brought in 580lbs of food during their food drive! This is their second year doing this drive and we are so appreciative of their recurring efforts. The Nashoba Brooks community certainly knows how to spread More…
Turkey Trot to Feed Families
The wonderful tradition of the Concord Turkey Trot continues — and we hope you will TROT! Get a good morning workout to “make room” for your Thanksgiving dinner while helping to put dinner on the table for your neighbors in need. This family-friendly event attracts over 1,000 runners/walkers each year…
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