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We envision a future where everyone in our community has consistent access to fresh, healthy food.

10/20/2026

🎉 WE DID IT! (And we’re almost to the finish line!) 🎉

A massive THANK YOU to everyone who joined us for Party Under the Harvest Moon as we celebrated 45 years of serving Greater Boston! 🌾🍂 Your presence, partnership, and generosity made this celebration of 45 years of serving communities so special. At the heart of it all is something we believe: food is community, and food is love.

Thanks to your incredible generosity, we raised over $120,000 to keep our trucks moving, our warehouse stocked, and fresh, nutritious produce arriving at our partners' doors. 🚚🥦 ✨

We are just $10,000 away from reaching our event goal! Help us get across the finish line by donating: https://secure.qgiv.com/for/partyundertheharvestmoon2026/event/partyundertheharvestmoon2026/

10/15/2026

🎉TONIGHT!!!🎉

Thursday, October 15, we're coming together for Party Under the Harvest Moon to celebrate 45 years of Food For Free! 🌙✨

There will be great food from Cafe Luna, Silent Auction items on which to bid, and Raffle Items to win!!!

Don't forget about our NEW LOCATION!
📍 Sala de Puerto Rico (2nd Floor), MIT Stratton Student Center
📍 84 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA
⏰ Thursday, Oct 15 | 5:30–8:00 PM

We can't wait to celebrate with you! Grab your tickets before they’re gone 🎟️https://secure.qgiv.com/for/partyundertheharvestmoon2026/event/partyundertheharvestmoon2026/

10/13/2026

⏰JUST 2 DAYS LEFT! ⏰

This Thursday, October 15, we're coming together for Party Under the Harvest Moon to celebrate 45 years of Food For Free! 🌙✨

Don't forget about our NEW LOCATION!
📍 Sala de Puerto Rico (2nd Floor), MIT Stratton Student Center
📍 84 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA
⏰ Thursday, Oct 15 | 5:30–8:00 PM

We can't wait to celebrate with you! Grab your tickets before they’re gone 🎟️https://secure.qgiv.com/for/partyundertheharvestmoon2026/event/partyundertheharvestmoon2026/

10/09/2026

Inclement weather may have canceled the in-person Ride & Stride for Food event, but it didn't stop our participants from raising critical funds and hitting the roads, treadmills, and hand-drawn routes to complete their own rides and strides 🚴‍♂️🏃‍♀️✨

A big, heartfelt THANK YOU to all who participated, including our incredible board members Michelle Lower, Deanne Wherry, Amy Copperman, Trish Fontanilla, Stephen Pratt, and their family members. We owe a special thanks to our team captain, Regina Wu, for leading this awesome crew. Together, they have raised over $16,000 to keep Food For Free's trucks on the road, partners stocked, and tens of thousands of neighbors fed with fresh, nutritious food throughout Greater Boston. We also want to give a special shout-out for prioritizing community safety while organizing this event.

It's not too late to show your love and support for Team Food For Free. Every dollar raised helps ensure everyone in our community has reliable access to healthy food.

🔗 Support Team Food For Free here: https://ride.threesquaresne.org/team/823352

Thank you all for turning miles into meaningful impact. One ride, one stride at a time, you prove that food is community, and food is love. 💚

10/08/2026

There’s something pretty special about bringing together great music and a great cause. 🎵 💚

A huge thank you to our partners at Music for Food for an incredible 'Kurtág at 100' concert — and for already raising more than $3,400 to support Food For Free programs!

We’re so excited to be partnering with Music for Food throughout their 2026-27 Boston concert season. It’s such a beautiful way to bring people together while helping make sure our neighbors have access to the fresh, nutritious food they need.

And there’s more music to come!

🎻 Next up: The Joy of Chamber Music
📅 Sunday, December 13 at 7 PM
📍 New England Conservatory – Brown Hall

Admission is free with a suggested donation, and proceeds will benefit Food For Free.

Thank you to the musicians, everyone at Music for Food, and everyone who has attended and donated. We’re really looking forward to all that this new partnership will bring this season!

Great music. Good food. Stronger communities. 💚

10/07/2026

🌙✨ The countdown is on. Just one week until Party Under the Harvest Moon! ✨🌙

It'll be a special evening celebrating 45 years of Food For Free. Neighbors helping neighbors and a community committed to making healthy, nutritious food accessible to all since 1981.

Join us for an evening of delicious food, inspiring stories, great company, and celebration as we honor the people and partnerships that have made 45 years of impact possible—and look ahead to what comes next.

📅 Thursday, October 15 | 5:30–8:00 PM

📍 NEW LOCATION! Sala de Puerto Rico (2nd Floor), MIT Stratton Student Center, Cambridge, MA

🎟️ There’s still time to join the party! Reserve your spot today.

10/06/2026

A huge thank you to our amazing corporate volunteer teams from Cambridge Savings Bank, Point32Health, S&P Global, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Whole Foods - River Street, and Biogen for spending time with us in September! 🙌

By lending a hand, working together, and jumping in wherever needed, your time and energy helped us get more good food to people throughout our community.

We’re incredibly grateful to partner with companies and employees who choose to show up, get involved, and make a difference alongside us.

Thank you for being part of the Food For Free community! We can’t wait for your next visit! 💚

09/25/2026

WEATHER UPDATE 🌧️ | Out of an abundance of caution due to the expected inclement weather, our friends at have officially canceled this weekend’s in-person Ride & Stride for Food.

While Team Food For Free won't be out on the course this weekend, the need for fresh, nutritious food across Greater Boston, and all of New England, remains incredibly urgent.

You can still support our team’s fundraising efforts and help us keep our trucks moving, pantries stocked, and neighbors fed! Every dollar raised directly supports our mission and programs. 💚
Support our team here: https://ride.threesquaresne.org/team/823352

Thank you to everyone who's signed up, donated, and supported Team Food For Free, and to Three Squares New England for keeping our community safe! 🚴‍♀️👟✨

09/24/2026

Join us for an evening of classical music to support Food For Free! We are thrilled to partner with Music For Food for this season's concert series. For their season-opening concert, they'll be celebrating György Kurtág’s 100th year and honoring two renowned musical families.

100% of proceeds will directly support Food For Free, helping us source and distribute fresh, nutritious food to over 197,000 neighbors throughout Greater Boston.

📍 Where: New England Conservatory, Brown Hall
📅 When: September 27 at 7:00 PM
🎻 Featuring Works By: Sibelius, Dvořák, Kurtág, Mozart, and the Boston premiere of Alex Robertson’s III. Choralebuch “Vocalise”.
🌟 Performers Include: Donald & Vivian Weilerstein, Cameron Stowe, Kim Kashkashian, Lucy Shelton, Miriam Fried, Paul Biss, Nicholas Cords, and Yeesun Kim.

Admission? FREE! (Suggested donation: $40 adults / $15 students). No tickets or RSVPs are necessary.

Bring a friend, enjoy world-class music, and help us ensure no family in our community goes hungry.

09/23/2026

🚴‍♀️🏃‍♂️Team Food For Free is gearing up to Ride & Stride for Food, and we’re proud to see so many people turning their miles into meaningful support for our community.

Whether it’s a bike ride, a run, a walk, or a donation, every generous contribution moves us closer to a community where everyone has reliable access to nutritious food.

The funds raised by Team Food For Free help us do our work: recovering and redistributing nutritious food while providing critical logistical support to 100+ community partners.

There’s still time to get involved! Join Team Food For Free, support one of our participants, and make a donation. 💚

However you participate, you’re helping us fight hunger. One mile at a time.

🔗 Donate, sign up & learn more:
https://ride.threesquaresne.org/team/823352

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