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Concord-Carlisle Mobile Pantry
Way back in March, Bryce McKnight, the director of food services for the Concord school district realized that with schools closed because of the pandemic, some people might need food assistance. So he organized a food distribution service out of the high school for anyone in Concord or Carlisle who…
Thank You, State Reps
Another huge thank you to State Representative Kate Hogan and State Senator Jamie Eldridge for their continued support of those in need in our community. Recognizing the significant impact that COVID has had on the number of residents facing food insecurity, they were able to earmark $40,000 in the state…
#GivingTuesday Thanks!
We are overcome by your generosity. Thanks to YOU, we more than tripled our goal on #GivingTuesday! Your support will help us feed hundreds more families. We could not do this without you — THANK YOU!! Here is our Vice President, Mary Siegel with a few words of thanks:
Make a MATCH This #GivingTuesday
And give TWICE as much milk and other healthy groceries to families in need in our community. GivingTuesday (December 1st), is an international day of generosity; and YOU can make a positive local impact by making a gift to Open Table. As a result of the pandemic, record numbers of…
Mobile Food Partnership with First Parish Concord
Press Release Concord and Maynard, MA – Open Table, the Concord and Maynard charity dedicated to fighting hunger and building healthy communities, in partnership with First Parish Concord announced today that the Open Table Mobile Food Pantry will begin offering drive-through grocery distribution at First Parish in Concord, 20 Lexington Road,…
Help from Our Friends
Open Table and the families we serve have so much to be thankful for this holiday season. We are overwhelmed with the outpouring of support from the community and the generosity of so many organizations and individuals who are running food drives, organizing fundraisers, and donating groceries to help our…
Thank You, Apellis
Last year Apellis Pharmaceuticals packed and delivered 100 Thanksgiving bags to Open Table. This year, with the pandemic, it was impossible to assemble the bags in person - so they took their generous spirit virtual AND increased their goal to 150 bags. The Apellis community stepped up and donated the…
Turkeys are Coming!
Turkey are coming - turkey dinners, that is! Thanksgiving week we have special pantry on Tuesday (11/24) from 10am-6pm to distribute pre-ordered prepared Thanksgiving meals. We will not have standard pantry that week. We are closed to the public the rest of the week, but volunteers that are scheduled for…
Family-to-Family Holiday Food Drive
We are very excited to announce our Family-to-Family Holiday Food Drive! The holidays may be quite different for many families this year. Come together as a family to assure that other families have food on the holiday table and other items to make this season as festive as possible. Please…
Michael Tobin
Open Table mourns the loss of Michael Tobin, founder of Mt Calvary Community Supper of Acton. Many of our guests attended both their dinners and ours, resulting in synergy between our two organizations. Michael cared about feeding people while giving them a comfortable place to socialize. We will miss this…
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