The need is great in Eastern Massachusetts

Hello All,

Are you wondering about the need for food for the hungry here in Eastern Massachusetts? Check out the following video from the Greater Boston Food Bank for the latest info.

So we are all set with raisins for this month (our commitment is 40). But we still need 23 more bags of rice.

Please buy a pack to donate when you are doing your Thanksgiving shopping.

Every bit helps.

"A community is too heavy for any one person to carry alone."

I just returned from the annual Site Coordinator Meeting for JF&CS Family Table. It was great to meet other people in the same volunteer role as me. Several ideas that I heard sounded as though they might work at TE. Part of the purpose of the meeting was also to remind us how important our role is in feeding over 500 people each month. We were each given a bookmark with a great quote that relates to this:

"A community is too heavy for any one person to carry alone."

- from Midrash, Deuteronomy Rabbah.

This quote sums up Family Table. It takes a community to make it work.

Reaching for Raisins and Rice

Today I stopped by TE and picked up all the food that was donated since last week. This week we collected 14 packages of Brown Rice and 4 packages of Raisins. This brings us to 49 packages of raisins and 60 packs of brown rice. The October distribution is this Sunday.

We will now start collecting for the November distribution. As you shop for your Thanksgiving meal, please pick up brown rice or raisins for Family Table. Our goal each month is 40 packs of raisins and 70 packs of brown rice.

Every bit helps!