- Donating Food
- Other Donations
- Programs
- Gleaning
- Big Y Foodraiser
- Bountiful Bowls
- Agencies
- Food Donors
- Contact Us
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Hosting an elegant and entertaining evening to benefit our agency.
Donating Food
Maybe you've ordered too much food for your catered event, or your child is organizing a food drive as a community service project, or you simply want to help your hungry neighbors by purchasing a few extra cans of food at the supermarket. Give Rachel's Table a call! We will make sure that your food gets to the people who need it most.
Other Donations
Although distributing food is our primary function, Rachel’s Table helps the community in other ways as well. You can make a monetary donation in honor of a loved one, bring in unused toiletries, or give us your extra Big Y gold coins and turkey coins. Every donation makes someone’s life a little bit easier.
Our Programs
Over the years, many generous people have created special projects to help feed the hungry. Find out specific ways you can help, or start a program of your own!
The Gleaning Project: Helping Harvest
Thanks to the generous support of our donors, Rachel’s Table brings young volunteers into the fields where they can harvest surplus produce from local farms and bring it directly to our agencies. In addition to feeding the hungry, the Gleaning Project educates the community about hunger, food security, and agriculture.
Big Y Foodraiser
Are you a savvy shopper? Put your skills to the test at our annual Big Y Foodraiser! Prizes are awarded to the most efficient shoppers, and of course all the purchased food goes straight to our agencies.
Bountiful Bowls
Every two years, Rachel’s Table hosts a gala event to raise the funds we need to help as many people as we can. Our next Bountiful Bowls will take place in the spring of 2013. Be sure to join us for an elegant, fun, and vitally important evening.
Agencies
Rachel’s Table distributes food to more than forty food pantries, shelters, and soup kitchens in Western Massachusetts. Learn more about our partner agencies and the wonderful work they do.
Food Donors
Our success depends upon the many restaurants, cafes, and supermarkets that donate their extra food. Find out who our donors are, and be sure to thank them next time you patronize them!
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Our Biggest Fundraiser
On May 17, 2011, more than 250 people attended Bountiful Bowls, the primary fundraiser for Rachel’s Table. The event raised more than $60,000 to help alleviate hunger in the greater Springfield area.
This year’s Bountiful Bowls paid tribute to the memory of Daydie Hochberg, one of Rachel's Table's most dedicated volunteers. Daydie’s husband Bruce shared the honor. The evening also honored John Davis and the Irene E. and George A. Davis Foundation for their ongoing support of Rachel’s Table. The Davis Foundation contributes to the Gleaning Program, in which young people from across the region collect surplus produce from local farms and bring it directly to shelters and food pantries.
The event featured a kosher buffet, a silent auction and a live “Rent-a-Mensch” auction in which local comedian David Rosen auctioned off the services of ten generous people. This year’s “Mensches” included Red Sox announcer Carl Beane, who promised a personal tour of Fenway Park along with four tickets to a game, and Delaney House owner Peter Rosskothen, who donated a dinner for ten people at his restaurant.
Every year, Rachel’s Table donates over 300,000 pounds of food to 43 agencies. In the past year, Rachel’s Table has seen an increase of 20-40% in the number of people it serves. In the greater Springfield area alone, nearly 50% of school-age children are “food insecure”- they aren’t sure where their next meal is coming from. Thanks to the generous support of the community, Rachel’s Table can meet these challenges head-on, donating over 300,000 pounds of food a year.
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