Neighborhood Supper
Since June 1991, Neighborhood Supper has been providing a free meal and
a place of community every Tuesday evening at the Congregational Church
in Littleton. Neighborhood Supper is a nonprofit organization
modeled after meals served in the nearby towns of Acton, Maynard, and
Concord, and coordinated to occur on a night not covered by these
towns. Many come out of financial need, but many come for
companionship or to have someone to talk to. It is supported by
donations from local businesses, organizations and individuals and run
by volunteers from four Littleton Churches: Congregational
Church of Littleton, First Church Unitarian, St. Anne’s Catholic, and
the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
Responsibility for the preparation and serving of the meal rotates
weekly between the churches. FCU cooks on the third Tuesday of every
month. Volunteers include cooks, servers, shoppers, and dish
washers; up to 20 or more volunteers are involved each
week. They begin to arrive early in the afternoon
to start cooking the evening meal and set the tables. As the guests
arrive, plates of food will be delivered to them. Our church
has two regular seasonal meals: beef stew with mashed
potatoes and buttered carrots in the winter and pasta salad, sliced ham
and fresh fruit in the summer. And of course we always have
chocolate chip cookies for dessert. An average of 40 to 60 people are
served each week.
If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Kristen
at
Neighborhood@fculittle.org. As always, we
appreciate all the wonderful chocolate chip cookies baked each month. If
you would like to bake, please drop the chocolate chip cookies off at the
Congregational Church on the afternoon of the supper, or you may leave
them in the FCU kitchen.
Neighborhood Supper is supported by donations. It is a
501(c)(3) charitable organization; all gifts are tax deductable. If you
would like to make a donation, please send it to Neighborhood Supper,
P. O. Box 112, Littleton MA 01460-0112.