Maynard Food Pantry

03/28/2026

12/14/2025

Join us for Gospel Brunch, featuring Gordon Michaels & Company!

Gordon Michaels’ voice has been described as a deeply personal expression of his soul. began singing at age three and quickly found his voice in gospel and musical theatre. A graduate of New York City’s famed Music & Art High School (the inspiration for Fame) and the Boston Conservatory of Music, his extraordinary talent has carried him around the world—sharing stages with legends like Patti LaBelle, Jennifer Holliday, James Taylor, Aerosmith, Rod Stewart, Cissy Houston, Keith Lockhart, Peter Cetera, Deborah Cox, Tramaine & Edward Hawkins, and Natalie Cole. He’s also performed as a special guest soloist with the Harlem Gospel Choir at the Vatican for Pope John Paul II’s internationally televised Christmas Eve celebration.

Michaels created and hosted the first Gospel Brunch at the original House of Blues in Harvard Square, Cambridge—a now-closed venue that helped launch a citywide love affair with gospel brunch culture. Now, Sanctuary is honored to continue that tradition. Set in a beautifully restored former church, the venue provides the perfect setting for an uplifting morning filled with music, soul, and community. Guests can enjoy a delicious southern-inspired brunch from Gloria Moon Catering.

Menu:
Shrimp & Grits
Spinach & Broccoli Quince
Carmel cinnamon French Toast & warm Butter syrup
Glazed Bake Ham
Turkey & Beef Sausage
Cajun Chicken Gumbo with white parsley Rice
Dessert
Red velvet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
Creamy Banana Pudding
Drinks
Coffee/ Tea/ water
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12/09/2025

We are still in need of more sponsors to purchase gifts for children, as the demand is much greater this year. Those who would like to purchase gifts will be given specific information about a certain child(ren), including ages, sizes, and special gift requests.

If you would like to donate one or more of these items or would like additional information, please contact Mary Brannelly at [email protected]

Please consider sending a donation of any amount to Maynard Food Pantry, PO Box 55, Maynard, MA 01754. As we begin our 33rd year, the Maynard Food Pantry is very grateful for the outpouring of support we receive from residents, businesses, and organizations in Maynard and beyond! Thank you and enjoy your Holidays!

12/02/2025

As we get closer to the holidays, the Maynard Food Pantry is still hoping to match a few more children with sponsors. If you are in a position to help, even in a small way, it would make a meaningful difference for a local child and their family.

If sponsoring a child on your own feels a bit out of reach this season, teaming up with another family or a group of friends can be a wonderful (and fun!) way to spread the cost and still share in the joy of giving. Many families in past years have pooled their kindness to make a child’s holiday brighter.

Those who would like to purchase gifts will be given specific information about a certain child(ren), including ages, sizes, and special gift requests. If you would like to donate or need additional information, please contact Mary Brannelly at [email protected] no later than Friday, December 12, for drop-off information. Thank you!

11/23/2025

As in years past, the Maynard Food Pantry will be helping local families in need during the upcoming holiday season by providing them with dinner baskets and gifts.

Donations of dinner baskets and/or gifts from families, organizations, groups and companies will help us accomplish this goal. Suggestions for dinner baskets include a canned ham or fresh ham together with a combination of bagged potatoes, fresh squash, carrots, sweet potatoes, canned or fresh vegetables, apples, oranges, canned pineapple, fruit juice, packaged rolls and packaged desserts.

Those who would like to purchase gifts will be given specific information about a certain child(ren) including ages, sizes and special gift requests.

If you would like to donate one or more of these items or would like additional information, please contact Mary Brannelly at [email protected] no later than Friday, December 12, 2025 for drop off information.

Please consider sending a donation of any amount to Maynard Food Pantry, PO Box 55, Maynard, MA 01754. As we begin our 33rd year, the Maynard Food Pantry is very grateful for the outpouring of support we receive from residents, businesses and organizations in Maynard and beyond! Thank you and enjoy your Holidays!

10/15/2025

The Maynard Food Pantry will once again be providing Thanksgiving dinner baskets to families in need within our community this holiday season.

In the past, families, organizations, groups, and companies have generously donated dinner baskets consisting of a frozen turkey or canned ham together with a combination of bagged potatoes, fresh squash, carrots, sweet potatoes, canned or fresh vegetables, apples, oranges, fruit juice, packaged rolls, and packaged desserts. Thinking about a family of 6 when putting together the basket is a good guide.

We would greatly appreciate similar donations this year so that the Maynard Food Pantry can provide these wonderful gifts to our client families. In previous years, we have been able to provide approximately 85-90 dinner baskets to local families in need.

If you would like to donate a Thanksgiving dinner basket or a quantity of one of the above-referenced items, please contact Mary Brannelly by email at [email protected] no later than Friday, November 14, 2025, for drop-off instructions. Also, feel free to send along a note if you need additional information.

The Maynard Food Pantry is always appreciative of cash donations that are used to purchase food to keep the Food Pantry stocked, especially at this time of the year when we consistently see an increase in the number of families in need of our services. Checks can be made payable to the "Maynard Food Pantry" and may be sent c/o PO Box 55, Maynard, MA 01754. Thank you and enjoy your Holiday!

12/12/2024

As in years past, the Maynard Food Pantry will be helping local families in need during the upcoming holiday season by providing them with dinner baskets and gifts.

Donations of dinner baskets and/or gifts from families, organizations, groups, and companies will help us accomplish this goal. Suggestions for dinner baskets include a canned ham or fresh ham together with a combination of bagged potatoes, fresh squash, carrots, sweet potatoes, canned or fresh vegetables, apples, oranges, canned pineapple, fruit juice, packaged rolls, and packaged desserts.

Those who would like to purchase gifts will be given specific information about a certain child(ren) including ages, sizes, and special gift requests.

If you would like to donate one or more of these items or would like additional information, please contact Mary Brannelly at [email protected] ASAP for drop-off information.

Please consider sending a donation of any amount to Maynard Food Pantry, PO Box 55, Maynard, MA 01754. As we begin our 31st year, the Maynard Food Pantry is very grateful for the outpouring of support we receive from residents, businesses, and organizations in Maynard and beyond! Thank you and enjoy your Holidays!