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Most Wanted – July 2023
Let's get baking! Items most needed in the pantry this month include staple baking supplies: Suga Salt Baking soda Baking powder Flour (2 or 5 pound bags) Boxed baking mixes Gluten-free baking mixes Canned frosting Chocolate chips You can drop off donations to our Main St Maynard or our Beharrell…
July Closure Information
Open Table will be temporarily closed from July 1 through July 9, 2023. Our staff and volunteers are taking a summer break. We will reopen on July 10, 2023. There will be NO online ordering for the week of July 10th. At the Drive-through Pantry on Tuesday and Thursday, we…
Now Hiring: Program Associate
Update 7/25/23: We are no longer accepting applications for this position. See our employment page for other opportunities as they become available. Open Tables seeks a part-time Program Associate to join our team and advance Open Table’s mission: to address hunger in our local community by providing healthy food in…
Thank You, Rotary Clubs
Open Table and our guests are greatly thankful to the Rotary Club of Concord, Rotary Club of Acton-Boxborough, and Rotary Club of Bedford and other area Rotary members and supporters for their ongoing efforts collecting personal care items. These items are essential everyone's health and well-being, but are often expensive…
Two of These Children Need Your Help
Right now, food insecurity among families with children is an even bigger than expected challenge. One in three households in eastern Massachusetts experienced child-level food insecurity, as reported in the recent Greater Boston Food Bank study. And the problem could get even worse as SNAP benefits decrease or expire. Summer is…
Now Hiring: Marketing & Development Associate
Update 7/10/23: We are no longer accepting applications for this position. Open Tables seeks a part-time Marketing and Development Associate to join our team and advance Open Table’s mission: to address hunger in our local community by providing healthy food in a welcoming environment that respects the dignity and diversity…
Shop Local and Support Open Table
Support Open Table's mission while you shop in select stores in Concord during the month of June - and enjoy refreshments and discounts too! Holiday Boutique, Revolutionary Concord, Albright Art Supply, The Concord Toy Box, J.McLaughlin, and Sara Campbell are all participating. See the flyer for specific dates and locations…
One in Three: Report on Food Equity and Access
The Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB) collaborated with Mass General Brigham’s Center for Healthy Weight and Nutrition Equity to release its third annual statewide study, Opportunities to Improve Food Equity and Access in Massachusetts: Ending Hunger - Together. This study not only discovered that 1 in 3 Massachusetts households continue to struggle with…
Memorial Day – Schedule Changes for the Week
The Memorial Day Holiday necessitates the following program changes: There will be no online or phone ordering for pickup or delivery the week of May 29th. Instead, prepacked bags with modest choice will be provided for all programs that week. There is no change to our pantry hours or delivery schedule. Some volunteer…
Stamping Out Hunger
This past Saturday the Letter Carriers in Concord collected donations on their routes for Open Table. We want to thank all the Postal Workers in Concord, the people of Concord who donated, and the volunteers, including a group from National Charity League, Inc., who helped ferry the donations from the…
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