Open Table News

Open Table will be temporarily closed July 2 through July 10th to allow our staff and volunteers to take a summer break. We apologize for any inconvenience and look forward to seeing you again starting on Monday, July 11th. Please contact us at [email protected] with any questions

Now it is official! We are pleased to announce that in recognition of her tireless work to end hunger in the local community, Open Table Executive Director, Jeanine Calabria has been presented with a Commonwealth Heroine award. "The annual Commonwealth Heroine honor goes to incredible women who are recognized as…

Open Table was honored to receive two generous grants from the Concord-Carlisle Community Chest at their “Day of Giving” celebration at Verrill Farm on June 9th. The grant awards support the work Open Table is doing to combat hunger in our community. By supporting both our operations and a special…

The Concord Service Squad will be running a food drive in support of Open Table outside of Crosby's Market in Concord this Friday, June 17 from 3:30 - 5:30pm. Concord Service Squad, is a local group of elementary and middle schoolers interested in serving their community. The goal of Service Squad is to…

Join Open Table and the Concord Free Public Library for a discussion of Beautiful Country by Qian Julie Wang on Thursday, July 21st, 7:00 to 8:30pm at the Fowler branch, 1322 Main Street Concord. “In Chinese, the word for America, Mei Guo, translates directly to ‘beautiful country.’ Yet when seven-year-old Qian arrives…

Thank you to all those who came out for "Spring into West Concord" on May 21st and to the wonderful West Concord Business Community who organized the event. Many of the businesses set out donation boxes for Open Table in memory of Debra Stark, of DEBRA'S NATURAL GOURMET's. The Business…

On June 9th, a fabulous team of twenty seven(!) volunteers from Welch's helped out at our Beherrall Street Concord Community Donation Center - they were game for anything, and got a lot of much needed work done! They sorted several pallets of food donations, built 66 boxes for next Wednesday's…

By Ellen Green I assigned myself strawberries as our featured ingredient this month, and as I've chewed on what to write for the newsletter, I've run into a problem–I have way too much to say about strawberries. I have led a rather strawberry-flavored life. I grew up near a lot…

Open Table staff and volunteers were thrilled to receive a ceremonial check from State Representative Kate Hogan, State Senator Jamie Eldridge, representatives from Lori Trahan’s office, and Maynard town officials yesterday. The check represents funding these through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). We are deeply grateful for this support…

Please join Open Table, State Representative Kate Hogan, State Senator Jamie Eldridge, and the Town of Maynard as we celebrate community partnerships on Tuesday, June 7, 2022 at 4:15pm at Open Table in Maynard (33 Main Street).  At this informal event Ms. Hogan and Mr. Eldridge will be presenting Open…