Community Dining Room Inc.

10/15/2026

A huge THANK YOU to Branford Early Start Partnership for Children for co-sponsoring our Halloween Costume Swap! 🎃👻

We’re so grateful for your partnership and support in helping families celebrate Halloween in a fun, affordable, and sustainable way. Your generosity helped make this event a success! 🧡

Thank you for being such a wonderful community partner! 🍂🎃

10/14/2026

🧡 WISHLIST WEDNESDAY! 🧡

🥪 This week’s wish: Ziploc Sandwich Bags!

Sometimes it’s the little things that help us keep everything running smoothly! 💙

At CDR, sandwich bags are used throughout our programs to help package, organize, and distribute food and supplies for our guests and community members. Every box donated helps us stretch our resources a little further! 🥰

🛒 Want to help?
Add a box (or two! 😉) of Ziploc sandwich bags to your shopping list and drop them off at CDR.

⏰ Donation Drop-Off Days / Hours:
📍 Monday–Friday
⏰ 8:00–11:30 AM or 1:00–3:00 PM

💙 Every donation makes a difference.
🧡 Every volunteer makes a difference.
💚 Every act of kindness makes a difference.

Thank you for helping CDR continue to be More Than Just a Meal! 🍽️🧡

10/13/2026

10/12/2026

A huge THANK YOU to Bausch + Stroebel for helping make a difference in our community! 💙
Our generous friends collected 91 pounds of food during their quarterly food drive! 🥫❤️

We’re so grateful for your commitment to giving back and helping neighbors in need. Together, we can make a meaningful impact!

10/11/2026

🧀👻 DID YOU KNOW? 👻🧀

Mac & cheese isn’t just a comfort food… it’s basically happiness in a bowl! 💛🍽️

But we want to know… HOW DO YOU LIKE YOUR MAC & CHEESE? 🤔👇

🧀 Classic & Cheesy
🥓 Loaded with Bacon
🌶️ A Little Spicy
🥦 With Some Veggies
🔥 Extra Crispy on Top
😋 Or… JUST GIVE ME THE MAC & CHEESE!

Drop your favorite way to enjoy it in the comments! 👇💬

And speaking of mac & cheese… SAVE THE DATE! 🎃👻

🍽️🧀 Tuesday, October 20th
🎃 CDR Halloween Party Dinner
📍 First Congregational Church, Branford

Join us for a SPOOK-TACULAR evening filled with fun, community, Halloween spirit… and mac & cheese! 👻🧡

Come hungry, come dressed up, and come ready to celebrate! 🎃🕷️🍽️

🧡 Community Dining Room — More Than Just a Meal. 🧡

10/10/2026

🎃👻 HALLOWEEK is coming to Community Dining Room! 👻🎃

We’re making the week of Halloween a little extra fun for our amazing volunteers! 🧡

🍬 Treats for our Lunch Service Volunteers — EVERY DAY!
Want to help make someone’s shift a little sweeter? Sign up to bring a treat for our lunch service volunteers! Homemade or store-bought, whatever works for you. Just let Madeline know or email [email protected] to pick a day.

🫙 Guess the Candy Jar!
Take your best guess when you come in during Halloweek. The closest guess at the end of the week wins a prize!
👻 Dress up if you want!

Halloween spirit is encouraged, but costumes are completely optional. No pressure!
We’re looking forward to a fun and festive week with all of you! 🧡🎃

10/09/2026

🎃👻 We need YOU for Halloweekend! 👻🎃

We’re looking for volunteers for BOTH days of our Halloweekend lunch services, and we could really use your help! 🧡
Unfortunately, a volunteer group had to reschedule, which has left us desperately needing volunteers for:

🕸️ Saturday, October 31st | 9:30 AM–1:30 PM
We’ll be making our spooky Halloween meal featuring spaghetti and “eyeballs”! 👀🍝

🎃 Sunday, November 1st | 9:30 AM–1:30 PM
Menu TBD, but we’ll still need plenty of helping hands to make lunch happen!

Whether you can join us for one day or both, we would be SO grateful to have you! 🙌

📧 Email [email protected] or sign up on POINT to grab a spot.
Let’s make Halloweekend at the Community Dining Room a spooktacular success! 🧡👻

10/08/2026

Event Cancellation

We’re sorry to share that our upcoming Silk Road Supper event has been cancelled.
We appreciate everyone who was looking forward to joining us and apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Thank you for your understanding and continued support of our community events.

We hope to welcome you to a future gathering soon. ❤️

Please contact the Community Dining Room for a refund of any pre-paid tickets.

10/08/2026

🍳☕ FREE SATURDAY BREAKFAST CLUB! 🥞

Everyone is invited to join us on Saturday mornings (see the flyer for dates) for a free breakfast, friendly faces, and time together. ❤️
Come along, enjoy a delicious breakfast, meet other local families, and start your Saturday with us!

Everyone is welcome — we’d love to see you there!

10/07/2026

🍂🚋 You’re Invited to Our Volunteer Recognition Reception! 🚋🍂
We’re so grateful for the incredible volunteers who make everything we do at Community Dining Room possible. Now it’s time to celebrate YOU! ❤️

Join us for an evening of appreciation, fun, and a few surprises!
📅 Thursday, October 22nd
⏰ 6:00–8:00 PM
📍 Shoreline Trolley Museum
17 River St, East Haven, CT 06512
Enjoy trolley rides, surprise gifts, Jimmy John’s, and more! 🚋🎁🥪

Please RSVP to Madeline by October 14th at [email protected].

We hope you’ll join us as we celebrate the amazing people who give their time, energy, and heart to CDR. This evening is for YOU! 🧡