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Franklin County Community Meals Program

Neighbors nourishing neighbors for over twenty years!

 

“There are people in the world so hungry that God cannot appear to them except in the form of bread.”

                      Indira Gandhi

Upcoming Events to Watch For:

  • Available immediately:
    Part-time Meal-Site Coordinator position - Tuesday and Wednesday evenings from 4:00 – 6:30 p.m. in Greenfield. The selected candidate will be reliable, welcoming, flexible, well-organized, respectful of diverse populations, and capable of becoming ServSafe certified (at our expense).  Please e-mail  a resume and contact information for 3 references  by Saturday, July 10th to info@fccmp.org or mail to:
    Franklin County Community Meals Program
    P.O. Box 172
    Greenfield, MA   01302
    FCCMP is an equal opportunity employer

 

News:

 

  • Thank you to all who supported FCCMP at the Greenfield Grille!

  • Thanks to the Community Service Club at Deerfield Academy!
    The Community Service Club at Deerfield Academy has been helping FCCMP this year by making bagged lunches given out at the Wednesday meals. This helps people make it through the end of the week. The Club has done this a number of times during the year. Thank you so much! Please click here to view pictures of the Community Service Club!

  • April 13th 6:00 a.m. to 6 p.m. Food-a-Thon in Orange
    A total of $29,946.35 was raised for FCCMP. Thanks to all!

  • 2010 FCCMP Auction - please click here for our thank you!

  • SHARE THE BOUNTY 2009
    The totals are in - 2009 Share the Bounty raised $2,915.92! The top fundraiser was (for the second year in a row) The Mohawk Diner in Shelburne! People's Pint was second with Taylor's Tavern third. Thanks to all the restaurants who participated and all who gave so generously!

  • SOUPER BOWL WEEKEND- FEBRUARY 2010

    The Souper Bowl was very successful for FCCMP! In the end, 1500 pounds of food were collected and along with over $350. Thanks to all who collected and all who gave! And the timing of the collection was wonderful as the Food Bank was closed the week after the Souper Bowl and the Orange Food Pantry was not able to stock the shelves. They would have had to close without the Souper Bowl food!

  • ALTERNATIVE HOLIDAY FAIR
    The non -traditional Holiday Sale at First Church netted FCCMP $190. Thank you to all who participated!

  • SHARE THE BOUNTY 2009 IS here!!
    Please join our participating restaurants in helping us help our neighbors. To find a list of participating restaurants, please click here. For the FCCMP news release, please click here..

 

  • SOUPER SATURDAY Fall 2009!
    Thank you to all who contributed at Foster's and Food City. There was a great assortment of food - staples such as cereal, soup, peanut butter, and stew - as well as monetary contributions. Every little bit helps and we appreciate all the donations!

  • ORGAN CONCERT AT THE BRICK CHURCH IN OLD DEERFIELD
    The concert was held on Sunday, October 4th at 4:00 p.m. All donations from the concert went to FCCMP! Thank you to all for helping us help those who are hungry!

  • PIE SALE AT THE POLLS
    The Pie sale at the polls earned $282.05! Thanks to all who contributed and all who bought!

  • GAME NIGHT AT HOPE & OLIVE
    Hope and Olive hosted a very successful fund raiser for FCCMP on Monday, June 1, 2009. The food was wonderful, and the people attending were very generous. The total collected was $1,825! Thanks to all who donated food and raffle items, worked at the fund raiser, all who attended, and to Hope and Olive. Please click here for the thank you!

  • HERE'S ANOTHER WAY TO HELP FEED HUNGRY FAMILIES IN OUR COMMUNITY! 
    You might consider planting an extra row of vegetables this summer, and bringing that produce to a local food pantry or meal-site.  For more information, please call Dino Schnelle at 773-5029, or check this web-site: plantarowwmass.blogspot.com/  
    The Hunger Task Force, which includes representatives from the Franklin Area Survival Center, Franklin County Community Meals Program, Salvation Army, Center for Self Reliance, and Franklin County Home Care is organizing this effort. Donations of a few tomatoes right up to a field of squash will be welcome!

  • 2009 FCCMP ANNUAL AUCTION!!                            
    The 2009 FCCMP Auction was a big hit! Jay Fidanza was a terrific auctioneer, Deerfield Academy provided a wonderful space and a delicious breakfast, and lots of people donated items, worked at the auction, and gave generously. Thank you to all who participated! Please click here to see our photos from the auction and we hope you'll join us next year!

 

  • CLARKE NEVER SEEMS TO TIRE OF VOLUNTEERING
    Recorder citizen of the year.
    Please click         here to read more.

 

  • Interested in hosting a meal?

If any group is interested in hosting a meal, please call 413-772-1033.  It's a rewarding experience! Click here to read what a host group does!

Orange Food Pantry:

If you need a little help making ends meet, the Orange Food Pantry is there for you!

 

Open every Thursday, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., we can give you enough food to feed your family for 3-5 days and also can include household supplies, diapers, and personal care items.

 

All low income residents of Orange, Athol, and surrounding towns are welcome - if you are unemployed, on Social Security, receiving food stamps, or receiving WIC assistance, you will meet the income guidelines to shop at our pantry.

Come visit us on Thursdays

at

7 South Main Street

in downtown Orange