Press Mention – Food banks seeking donations ahead of Thanksgiving
by: Kayleigh ThomasPosted: Nov 15, 2024 / 06:21 AM ESTUpdated: Nov 15, 2024 / 06:21 AM EST CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – We are two weeks away from Thanksgiving and that means families in need will be looking for food for a traditional turkey…
Press Mention – These 60 Springfield-area businesses recognized for success
by: Ashley ShookPosted: Oct 9, 2024 / 02:35 PM EDTUpdated: Oct 9, 2024 / 02:35 PM EDT SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – The Springfield Regional Chamber announced the winners of its annual Super 60 awards program.Businesses were nominated that achieved remarkable success and made significant…
Press Mention – Rachel’s Table Food Drive at Big E Generates More Than 3,000 Pounds of Donations
SPRINGFIELD — The Big E facilitated a food drive among its concessionaires this year, which generated more than 3,000 pounds in donations to Rachel’s Table of Western Massachusetts (RTWM), a Springfield-based food rescue service that distributes donated and specially purchased foods,…
Press Mention – How the ‘Queen of Glean’ and others fight food insecurity in WMass
Updated: Nov. 10, 2024, 5:30 a.m.|Published: Nov. 10, 2024, 5:29 a.m. If you venture out by yourself to gather leftover vegetables from a field, picking over an already harvested potato patch in, say, the Northampton Meadows, you’ll most likely do it alone.…
Press Mention – The Big E vendors donate over 1.5 tons of food to those in need
by: Ashley ShookPosted: Oct 24, 2024 / 03:24 PM EDTUpdated: Oct 24, 2024 / 03:50 PM EDT WEST SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – A collaboration between Eastern States Exposition and Rachel’s Table of Western Massachusetts, more than 1.5 tons of food…
Press Mention – These 60 Springfield-area businesses recognized for success
Posted on MSN.com October 14, 2024 SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – The Springfield Regional Chamber announced the winners of its annual Super 60 awards program. Businesses were nominated that achieved remarkable success and made significant contributions to the region, as well as…
Press Mention – Too many apples? Farms with surplus offer up produce to those in need
Some western Massachusetts farmers say the apple bounty is so good this year they're giving away thousands of pounds of the fruit. That's in stark contrast to last year, when a late frost decimated local apple crops. Leslie Harris of Quon-Quont Farm…
Press Release – Rachel’s Table of Western Massachusetts celebrates its 350 volunteers!
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Press Mention: Rachel’s Table honors its nearly 350 volunteers helping to fight food insecurity
by: Kayleigh ThomasPosted: Sep 24, 2024 / 10:32 PM EDTUpdated: Sep 25, 2024 / 08:42 AM EDT SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – There are over 98,000 food-insecure people in western Massachusetts. In Springfield, volunteers at Rachel’s Table were recognized and appreciated for their work…