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Dine & Do Good with Rachel’s Table — discover local restaurant partners whose menus help fight hunger across Worcester. Every meal supports food rescue, fresh meals, and neighbors in need. Dine & Do Good A Rachel’s Table Initiative The Story of Dine & Do Good Dine & Do Good brings together the vibrant Worcester food community to fight hunger — one dish, one treat, and one partnership at a time. Through collaborations with local restaurants, cafés, and bakeries, we transform featured menu items into real, measurable support for families across Worcester County. Since 1989, Rachel’s Table has rescued and redistributed more than 14.5 million pounds of food, ensuring that fresh, nutritious meals reach shelters, youth programs, recovery homes, and pantries throughout our community. Dine & Do Good extends that mission by inviting our culinary partners to make an impact through the food they love to create. How It Works Each partner selects a special dish or bakery item to feature for a set period. A portion — or in some cases, all — of each sale is donated directly to Rachel’s Table to support local hunger relief and food rescue. Together, our partners and their customers make it possible for surplus food to be delivered to the people who need it most. Our Partners Armsby Abbey Featured Dish: Fall squash + sausage pasta Donation: $3 per plate Campaign: October 1–31, 2025 Impact: Armsby Abbey’s partnership created a remarkable wave of support for families across Worcester County. Their featured dish helped rescue and deliver a significant volume of fresh, nourishing food — sustaining children, parents, and seniors at moments when nutritious meals mattered most. This collaboration made a real, lasting difference in our community. European Bakery Featured Item: Double Chocolate Babka Donation: 100% of each sale Campaign: November 19–26, 2025 Impact: European Bakery’s Treat Week generosity fueled a major advancement in our hunger-relief work. Their special babka offering transformed community enthusiasm into hundreds of healthy meals, ensuring households throughout Worcester County received the food they needed. This partnership stands as a powerful example of how small treats can spark big change. Root & Press Featured Items: • Cinnamon Bun — $1 donated per item • GF/Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookie — $1 donated per item Campaign: Week of September 14, 2025 Impact: Root & Press helped extend our reach to even more families who depend on rescued food. Each featured treat contributed to delivering fresh, nutritious meals to neighbors facing food insecurity. Their participation added meaningful momentum to our mission and helped ensure no food — or community member — is left behind. BirchTree Bread Co. Featured Item: Cookies — $1 donated per item Campaign: Week of September 21, 2025 Impact: BirchTree Bread Co.’s Treat Week support provided essential nourishment for families and shelters in our community. Every cookie purchased helped transform surplus food into reliable meals, reinforcing our commitment to dignity, care, and compassion. Their involvement strengthened the network of support Worcester families can count on. American Flatbread Worcester Featured Items: Large Flatbreads — $3.50 donated per item Small Flatbreads —$1.75 donated per item Campaign: January 27th, 2026 Impact: American Flatbread helped provide essential nourishment to local families who depend on rescued food. Each item sold contributed to delivering fresh, nutritious meals to neighbors facing food insecurity. Their involvement strengthened the network of support Worcester families can count on and made a real, lasting difference in our community. Coming Soon! April 2026

Meet the sponsors and food donors who help Rachel’s Table fight hunger in Worcester. Learn how your business can support our mission. A Special Thanks to the Following Companies: Worcester Envelope Thank you to the following pizzerias that prepare and donate fresh pizzas every month! Dean Park Pizza Blue Jeans Pizza Boynton Pizza Thank you to these supporters who donate food to Rachel's Table on a regular basis: Abby Keller Foster Charter School Auburn Senior Center Bagel Time Bancroft School Big Y Supermarkets Boylston Senior Center Clark University Congregation Beth Israel Darby's Bakery Debbie Silverberg First Congregational Church, Boylston Honey Dew Donuts, Worcester Longhorn Steakhouse Manor Restaurant Olive Garden Marlborough Outback Steakhouse, Auburn Panera Bread, Worcester, Shrewsbury Price Chopper, Worcester Schmidt Equipment Seven-Eleven, Worcester Shady Corner Farm Shrewsbury Senior Center Stop&Shop Supermarkets, Worcester, Westborough Stow Council on Aging St. Roch Church Table Talk Pies Temple Emanuel Sinai Tower Hill Botanic Garden Whole Foods Worcester Senior Center Special recognition goes out to the Social Action Committee of Beth Israel Synagogue, Worcester, who prepare and deliver meals to area shelters. Also, special thanks to the Southborough Community Garden for growing food for us! Our Sponsors We extend our heartfelt thank you to the generous corporate and foundation sponsors whose support makes our mission possible. Your partnership helps us rescue more food, reach more families, and build a stronger, more nourished Worcester community. We’re proud to stand alongside you in this shared commitment to compassion, dignity, and impact.

Interested in donating surplus food? Complete this form to become a food donor with Rachel’s Table and support food rescue in Worcester County. Food Donor Interest Form Organization/business name* Business type* Restaurant Cafe/Bakery Grocery/Market Caterer Farm/Producer School/Institution Other First name* Last name* Email* Phone Pickup Address Best days for pickup Mondays Tuesdays Wednesdays Thursdays Fridays Saturdays Sundays Preferred pickup window Submit

Interested in hosting a food drive or fundraiser? Use this form to partner with Rachel’s Table and support food rescue in Worcester County. Food Drive/Fundraiser Interest Form First name Last name Organization/group name Email Phone What type of effort are you planning? Primary location (city and zip code) Submit

Partner with Rachel’s Table to support food rescue efforts across Worcester County. Fill out this form to explore general partnership opportunities. Partner with Rachel's Table Organization/Business Name* Contact Name* Email* Type of food business * Restaurant/Cafe/Bakery/Bar Grocery / Food Business Corporate / Office Small Business / Retail School / Faith Group Nonprofit / Community Organization Other Partnership idea* Dine & Do Good (restaurant or food business partnership) Food donation / food rescue Benefit night or community fundraiser Corporate or workplace partnership Food drive or group fundraiser Creative or custom partnership Not sure yet — would like to explore options Preferred timing * Any other info you'd like to share? Submit

Explore Rachel’s Table in the news — read features, interviews, and community stories highlighting our mission to end hunger across Greater Worcester. In The News From community events to major milestones, explore how the press is highlighting our work to rescue food and nourish our neighbors. Rachel’s Table × European Bakery Featured on What’s Up Worcester! We’re honored to be featured on What’s Up Worcester for our Treat Week partnership with European Bakery & Pastry, where every purchase of their beloved Chocolate Babka helped fight hunger in Greater Worcester. This special collaboration highlighted not just delicious food, but the power of local businesses to uplift neighbors facing food insecurity. Whether purchased in-store or shared during the holidays, the bakery’s support helps us continue delivering fresh, nutritious meals to more than 50 local shelters, youth programs, and families across Greater Worcester. With generosity like this, we’re able to rescue over 14,500 pounds of food each week—and keep this mission going strong. Read the full feature: https://shorturl.at/J3xoH Rachel’s Table x American Flatbread Featured in Worcester Patch! We’re honored to be featured in Worcester Patch for our upcoming Benefit Night at American Flatbread, where every pizza sold on August 19, 2025 helped fight hunger in Greater Worcester. In case you missed it: Rachel’s Table partnered with American Flatbread on Green Street for a one-night-only fundraiser where $3.50 from every large pie and $1.75 from every small supports our food rescue and redistribution work. “This event is more than a fundraiser — it’s a chance for our community to come together over something as simple as a pizza and make a real difference.” Whether you dine in, take out, or order online, your purchase goes directly toward getting rescued food to more than 50 local shelters, pantries, and meal programs. With your help, we distribute over thousands of lbs of food each week — and nights like this keep our mission going strong. 📰 Read the full article on Worcester Patch Feature Article: “Hometown Hero: Alissa Schimmel” Worcester Magazine's 2024 Hometown Heroes spotlight on our Executive Director “Everyone deserves access to food. All children deserve access to milk.” — Alissa Schimmel, Executive Director & Food Rescue Program Coordinator Read more about Alissa’s journey and impact in Worcester Magazine’s 2024 Hometown Heroes feature